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9th Tübinger Wahrnehmungskonferenz

Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th March 2006
The TWK programme consists of three symposia with invited speakers, an evening lecture by Prof. Jürgen Wertheimer, and poster presentations. The complete programme can be downloaded as a (594 kB) PDF file here.

Friday 3rd March 2006

14:00 Registration and hanging of posters
14:55 Welcome
Symposium 1: Vestibular Perception
From Basic to Applied Research
(Karl Beykirch and Heinrich H. Bülthoff, MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen)
Symposium to be conducted in English
15:00 Introduction
Karl Beykirch (MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen)
15:10 Spatial Perception: Multisensory Integration in Extrastriate Visual Cortex
Dora Angelaki (Washington University, St. Louis)
15:40 The Role of Time in Vestibular Perception of Self-Motion
Stefan Glasauer (University of Munich)
16:10 Visual Vestibular Interactions for Self Motion Estimation
Stuart Smith (Trinity College, Dublin), John Butler, Karl Beykirch (MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen) & Heinrich H. Bülthoff (MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen)
16:40 Coffee break
17:10 Postrotatory Vestibular Influences on Visual Processes
Heiko Hecht (University of Mainz)
17:40 Investigations Developing a Vestibular Prosthesis
Daniel M. Merfeld (Harvard University), Wangsong Gong (Harvard University), Jennifer Morrissey (Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary), Csilla Haburcakova (Harvard University) & Richard F. Lewis (Harvard University)
18:10 Consequences of Visual-Vestibular Interactions in High-Tech Environments
Willem Bles (TNO Human Factors, Soesterberg), Jelte Bos, Eric Groen & Mark Wentink

Saturday 4th March 2006

Symposium 2: Sensory Ecology in Mammals
A Comparative Approach to Mammalian Perception of the World
(Björn Siemers, Universität Tübingen)
Symposium to be conducted in English
09:00 Introduction
Björn Siemers (Universität Tübingen)
09:05 Adaptation of Sensory Systems to the Properties of their Natural Input
Christoph Kayser (MPI for Biological Cybernetics, Tübingen)
09:35 Sensory Ecology in Foraging Primates
Nathaniel Dominy (University of California)
10:05 Tactile Perception in Aquatic Mammals
Guido Dehnhardt (University of Bochum)
10:35 Coffee break
11:05 Sensory Ecology of Subterranean Rodents
Hynek Burda (University of Duisburg-Essen)
11:35 Sensory Ecology of Insect-Eating Bats
Björn Siemers (University of Tübingen)
12:05 Smelling who Fits: The Role of Olfaction for Mate Choice in Mice and Men
Dustin Penn (Konrad Lorenz Institute for Ethology, Vienna)
12:35 Lunch break
Poster sessions
The posters will be divided into 4 groups. The authors should be present at their poster at least during the time allocated to their group as follows. The poster boards will be marked to indicate which group the poster is in. Note that we have extended the poster session to allow more time at the posters.
13:45 Group A
14:55 Group B
16:05 Group C
17:15 Group D
18:20 Poster prize to be awarded
Public evening lecture (to be given in German)
18:30 Wie wirklich ist die Illusion?
Jürgen Wertheimer (Universität Tübingen)
20:15 Banquet in the Tübinger Kelter
NB: places are limited. Tickets may be reserved during online registration, and any remaining tickets will be sold at the registration desk.

Sunday 5th March 2006

Symposium 3: Perceptual-Cognitve Mechanisms of Action Control
(Matthias Weigelt, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Munich)
Symposium to be conducted in English
09:00 Introduction
Matthias Weigelt (MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Munich)
09:10 Sensory-Motor Control of Grasping Forces: from Experimental Studies to Clinical Application
Dennis A. Nowak (University of Ulm, Germany)
09:40 Self and Other in the Human Motor System
Simone Schuetz-Bosbach (University College, London), Bendetta Mancini (University College, London), Salvatore M. Aglioti (University of Rome) & Patrick Haggard (University College London)
10:10 Dorsal and Ventral Processing in the Psychological Refractory Period Paradigm
Wilfried Kunde (Universität Halle-Wittenberg)
10:40 Coffee break
11:10 Fitts’ Law under Conditions of Transformation Between Movement Space and Visual Space
Martina Rieger (MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Munich) & Wolfgang Prinz (MPI for Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig)
11:40 Task-Specific Action-Effect Binding
Dieter Nattkemper (Humboldt-Universität, Berlin), Peter A. Frensch (Humboldt-Universität, Berlin) & Michael Ziessler (University of Sunderland)
12:10 Preparing Two Actions: The Influence of Actions Goals on the Production of Bimanual Responses
Matthias Weigelt (MPI für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften, Munich)
12:40 Closing discussion, removal of posters, end of conference
 
TWK 2006