Item-based Parsing of Dynamic Scenes in a Combined Attentional Tracking and Working Memory Task.

Human visual processing is limited-we can only track a few moving objects at a time and store a few items in visual working memory (WM). A shared mechanism that may underlie these performance limits is how the visual system parses a scene into representational units. In the present study, we explored whether multiple-object tracking (MOT) and WM rely on a common item-based indexing mechanism.

Do not turn your head when estimating the distance: influence of head rotation on distance judgement.

According to the mental number line (MNL) concept, people mentally represent numbers along a line with smaller values on the left and greater on the right. Embodied cognition theory assumes that MNL is activated by postural bias and in turn affects cognitive processes; for example, research shows that quantitative estimates are smaller when participants' bodies are leaning to the left than to the right. In this study, we tested whether distance estimation in the natural environment is influenced by head rotation.

Manual : A nifty tool for presenting real objects in fMRI research.

One of the greatest challenges in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research using real objects as stimuli is their timely delivery and (pseudo)randomized presentation. To this end, we designed an apparatus which solves the majority of problems that fMRI researchers may encounter during testing. The display apparatus - here: delivering objects for manual exploration and grasping (hence the "Grasparatus") - is equipped with semi-attachable stimulus belts and, therefore, allows for presentation of numerous 3D objects in a pre-ordered sequence.

The neural underpinnings of haptically guided functional grasping of tools: An fMRI study.

The neural bases of haptically guided interactions with tools are largely unknown. Whereas in the visual domain there is clear evidence for left lateralization of the networks underlying the guidance of actions involving tools, comparable evidence in haptic modality is missing. Therefore, we examined whether the temporo-parieto-frontal networks responsive to interactions with tools also support haptically guided functional grasping.