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Kurt Debono MSc
Early Stage Researcher
Room 314Justus Liebig University
Fachbereich 06 Psychologie
Abteilung Allgemeine Psychologie
Otto-Behaghel-Strasse 10F
Giessen , Germany 35394 Work: (049) 641-9926113
Education:
- I hold a BSc. degree in Speech & Language Pathology from the University of Malta and a MSc. degree in Cognitive Science from University College Dublin, Ireland. In Ireland I worked with Dr. Fred Cummins, studying the visual processing of biological motion in children with autism.
Biography:
The CODDE network investigates the link between sensory input, brain activity and motor output. I am studying this transformation in terms of the relationship between visual input and eye movements. There are various types of eye movements. I focus mainly on the smooth pursuit type, which allows the eyes to follow closely a slow-moving target. At our lab in Giessen we are looking at how visual input influences smooth pursuit and how smooth pursuit, in turn influences what we perceive. We do this by using psychophysical techniques and tools such as video-based eye trackers that use corneal reflection and the pupil to track eye movements over time. I am currently collaborating with CNRS in Marseille to model smooth pursuit mechanisms.
Journal articles
- Debono K., Schütz A. C., Spering M., Gegenfurtner K. R. (2010) Receptive fields for smooth pursuit eye movements and motion perception Vision Research, 50(24): 2729-2739.
- Debono K., Schütz A. C., Gegenfurtner K.R. (2012) Illusory bending of a pursuit target. (in press).
Conference posters
- Debono K., Schütz A. C., Gegenfurtner K. R. Oculoceptive fields for smooth pursuit eye movements. Vision Science Society conference (VSS), Naples, Florida 2010.
- Debono K., Schütz A. C., Gegenfurtner K.R. Illusory bending of a pursuit target sheds light on early direction estimation. Vision Sciences Society conference (VSS), Naples, Florida 2011.
Talks
- "Oculoceptive fields for smooth pursuit eye movements" Colloquium on May 26th, 2010 (Current Topics in Perception and Cognition, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany).
- "Direction estimation during smooth pursuit eye movements" In Symposium: 'Orienting the Gaze towards Predictions' 16th European Conference on Eye Movements (ECEM), Marseille, France.
