M.Sc. Alexander Goettker

		Research Assistant Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen Fachbereich 06, Psychologie und Sportwissenschaft Abteilung Allgemeine Psychologie Otto-Behaghel-Strasse 10F D-35394 Gießen Room: 303, Building F1 Telephone:+49 (0)641 99 26118 Fax: +49 (0)641 99 26119 alexander.goettker@psychol.uni-giessen.de

Research Assistant

Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Fachbereich 06, Psychologie und Sportwissenschaft
Abteilung Allgemeine Psychologie
Otto-Behaghel-Strasse 10F
D-35394 Gießen

Room: 303, Building F1
Telephone:+49 (0)641 99 26118
Fax: +49 (0)641 99 26119

alexander.goettker@psychol.uni-giessen.de

Research Interests

Saccadic and pursuit eye movements
Control of Arm and Eye movements
Perception and Action

Education

Since 09/2016	Ph.D., Department of General Psychology, Giessen University. Enrolled in the SFB Cardinal Mechanisms of Perception, Project "Prediction of position and motion during saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements", Supervisor: Karl R. Gegenfurtner Associated with the International Research Training Group (IRTG) 1901 "The Brain in Action"
09/2014–09/2016	Studies of Psychology at Giessen University, Germany Degree Awarded: M.Sc. Additionally completed the predocotral program (PreProPsych) in visual neuroscience, supervisor: Karl R. Gegenfurtner Thesis: "The interaction between saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements and their effect on motion perception" (Supervisor Prof. Karl R. Gegenfurtner)
09/2011 - 09/2014	Studies of Psychology at Giessen University, Germany Degree Awarded: B.Sc. Thesis: "Eye-Hand or Hand-Eye Coordination - Who leads directional decisions ? " (Supervisor Prof. Alexander C. Schütz)

Since 09/2016

Ph.D., Department of General Psychology, Giessen University.

Enrolled in the SFB Cardinal Mechanisms of Perception, Project "Prediction of position and motion during saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements", Supervisor: Karl R. Gegenfurtner

Associated with the International Research Training Group (IRTG) 1901 "The Brain in Action"

09/2014–09/2016

Studies of Psychology at Giessen University, Germany
Degree Awarded: M.Sc.

Additionally completed the predocotral program (PreProPsych) in visual neuroscience, supervisor: Karl R. Gegenfurtner

Thesis: "The interaction between saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements and their effect on motion perception" (Supervisor Prof. Karl R. Gegenfurtner)

09/2011 - 09/2014

Studies of Psychology at Giessen University, Germany
Degree Awarded: B.Sc.

Thesis: "Eye-Hand or Hand-Eye Coordination - Who leads directional decisions ? " (Supervisor Prof. Alexander C. Schütz)

Additional Training

2016 Visual Neuroscience- from Spikes to Awareness, European Summer School

2015 3-month lab visit at the Computational Sensorimotor Neuroscience lab, Queen's University,Kingston, Ontario, Cancada (Supervisor: Gunnar Blohm)

Publications

Voudouris, D., Goettker, A., Mueller, S., Fiehler, K. (2016). Kinesthetic information facilitates saccades towards proprioceptive-tactile targets. Vision Research, 122, 73-80.

Goettker, A. Braun, D.I. , Schütz, A.C., & Gegenfurtner, K. (in preperation). Execution of saccadic eye movements affects speed perception

Goettker, A., Xu, S., Fiehler, K. & Blohm, G. (in preperation). Anodal tDCS stimulation improves online control in reaching.

Conference Posters

Goettker, A., Braun, D.I., Schütz, A.C. & Gegenfurtner, K. Saccadic eye movements affect perceived speed. VSS 2017, St. Pete Beach, Florida

Goettker, A., Xu, S., Fiehler, K. & Blohm, G. Anodal tDCS stimulation improves online control in reaching. SFN 2016 San Diego

Goettker, A., Gegenfurnter, K. Interaction between pursuit and saccades for speed judgments. ECVP 2016 Barcelona

Voudouris, D., Goettker, A., Mueller, S. & Fiehler K. Saccades towards targets of different somatosensory modalities. ECVP 2015 Liverpool