Stimuli:
We use anything from highly controlled stimuli (such as 3D-dotfields), virtual reality, to natural movies. Special paradigms such as binocular rivalry and visual illusions allow dissociating pure processing from processing related to conscious perception, attentional control and decision making.
Patients:
We are highly interested in understanding the mechanistic reasons that can lead to neglect, autism, ADHD, or schizophrenia. We therefore collaborate with clinicians (Neurologists and Psychiatrists) and examine their patients using our paradigms - purely behaviourally or also using fMRI.
Brain imaging:
fMRI (3T and 9.4T) and EEG. Analyses: we use standard statistics and multivariate approaches to gain insights into neural information content.
Brain stimulation:
TMS. We use neuronavigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to disturb perception, attentional processes and associated decision making, in order to test the causal involvement of brain regions in a task. Simultaneous TMS-fMRI is used to examine neural effects of various TMS protocols using the latest 7-channel surface coils.
Throughout most experiments we use eye tracking (EyeLink or Arrington).