We're saying goodbye to our wonderful colleague and friend Lisa, who just wrapped up her PhD and a short postdoc at rolfslab. Lisa brought sharp science, a generous spirit, and endless curiosity to the lab—and Emmi, her ever-enthusiastic lab-rador, who ensured there was always a reason to smile (or take a break for a game … Continue reading Farewell, Lisa (and Emmi!)
Back from ECVP—Tired but Inspired
After a rough 36-hour train ride through the beautiful Scottish, British, Belgian, and German countryside, even the last lab members have returned from ECVP in Aberdeen. We thoroughly enjoyed presenting our work and attending a wide range of inspiring talks and poster sessions—as well as the whisky tasting and a lively introduction to traditional music … Continue reading Back from ECVP—Tired but Inspired
New Preprint: Sensorimotor Awareness Requires Intention
Our latest work, now on bioRxiv, shows that people can detect even the tiniest eye movements—microsaccades—when these movements are preceded by an intention. Using a novel paradigm, we dissociate intention from sensory consequences and find that awareness of these minuscule actions hinges on intention itself. Klanke, J.-N., Ohl, S., & Rolfs, M. (2024). Sensorimotor awareness … Continue reading New Preprint: Sensorimotor Awareness Requires Intention
Welcome, Ronja!
We’re thrilled to welcome Ronja Buchin to rolfslab as a student research assistant! Ronja joined us in June 2024 and is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at HU. With a background interest in physics and a growing passion for perceptual psychology, she’ll be working on her Bachelor’s thesis with Nina, focusing on transsaccadic … Continue reading Welcome, Ronja!
New preprint: What to do with outdated movements?
Congratulations to Clara for pushing out her PhD's first preprint! This work is the first of its kind from the lab to utilize a novel sequential hand movement paradigm -- and to show that outdated hand movements are inhibited following different types of changes in one's immediate environment. Stay tuned for more work on this, … Continue reading New preprint: What to do with outdated movements?
New commentary: The power and potential of a blink
Martin and Carolin just published a commentary in PNAS about the potential of thinking about blinks as more than just the gates of perception -- they may also play a critical role in changing some of the earliest computations that are performed by the visual system. Read the commentary here: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2404021121 And we also recommend … Continue reading New commentary: The power and potential of a blink
Sven is awarded the Heisenberg Fellowship
After being with us since 2013, Sven will now be starting his own group - the Mind In Action Lab - as supported by the Heisenberg Program of the DFG. We're not ready to say goodbye yet though - which is why we are thrilled that his lab will be located right here at HU … Continue reading Sven is awarded the Heisenberg Fellowship
New papers exploring eye movements and psychosis
We've been pushing forward several papers in collaboration with Katy Thakkar's lab at Michigan State University, dealing with the role of eye movements in individuals with psychosis (and schizophrenia)! Here's one on an oculomotor measure of psychosis: https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbad180. But interestingly, it isn't always that individuals with schizophrenia must necessarily be worse off. Here's another paper … Continue reading New papers exploring eye movements and psychosis
Lisa wins the Adlershof Dissertation Prize
The lab is incredibly proud of one of our own, Lisa Kröll, who was awarded the Adlershof Dissertation Prize 2023 for her work on how active predictions shape human vision. For more information on the prize and the runners-up, you can check out the news here: https://www.adlershof.de/news/dissertationspreis-adlershof-fuer-2023-geht-an-dr-lisa-kroell.
People, old and new
We've had a lot of movement in our team recently. We've had to say some difficult goodbyes, with Carolin headed to TU Chemnitz, Angie to UC Berkeley, Richard to CiMeC in Italy, and Kathi for a new job. Lisa is headed to Munich (but only for a few months, thank goodness!) to start a collaboration … Continue reading People, old and new
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