Campus: Building F1, Room 307
Phone: +49(0)641 / 99-26103
Fax: +49(0)641 / 99-26119
Email: Doris.Braun@psychol.uni-giessen.de
Position: Senior Scientist

Education

Research interests

Publications

Journal articles

• Spering, M., Schütz, A. C., Braun, D.I. & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2011). Keep your eyes on the ball: Smooth pursuit eye movements enhance prediction of viusal motion. Journal of Neurophysiology, in press.
• Braun, D. I., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2010). Lokalization of speed differences of context stimuli during fixation and smooth pursuit eye movements. Vision research, 50 (24), 2740-2749.
• Billino, J., Braun, D. I., Böhm, K.-D., Bremmer, F., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2009). Cortical networks for motion processing: Effects of focal brain lesions on perception of different motion types. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.04.005 Neuropsychologia, 47, 2133-2144.
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2009). Improved visual sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements: temporal and spatial characteristics Visual Neuroscience, Visual Neuroscience, 26 (3), 329-340..
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2009). Object recognition during foveating eye movements. Vision Research, 49 (18), 2241-2253.
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2009). Chromatic contrast sensitivity during optokinetic nystagmus, visually enhanced vestibulo-ocular reflex and smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Neurophysiology, 101, 2317-2327.
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2008). Improved visual sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Nature Neuroscience, 11(10), 1211-1216.
• Braun, D. I., Mennie, N., Rasche, C., Schütz, A. C., Hawken, M. J., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2008). Smooth pursuit eye movements to isoluminant targets. Journal of Neurophysiology, 100, 1287-1300.
• Schütz, A. C., Delipetkos, E., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Temporal contrast sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Vision, 7(13):3, 1-15.
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Contrast sensitivity during the initiation of smooth pursuit eye movements. Vision Research, 47, 2767-2777.
• Braun, D.I., Pracejus, L. & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2006) Motion aftereffect elicits smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Vision, 6, 671-684. http://journalofvision.org/6/7/1
• Wichmann, F.A., Braun, D.I. & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2006) Phase noise and the classification of natural images. Vision Research, 46, 1520-1529.
• Spering, M., Kerzel, D., Braun, D.I., Hawken, M.J. & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2005) Smooth pursuit eye movements at low stimulus contrast. Journal of Vision, 5, 455-465. http://journalofvision.org/5/5/6
• Spering M, Kerzel D, Braun DI, Hawken MJ, Gegenfurtner KR. Effects of contrast on smooth pursuit eye movements. J Vis. 2005 May 20;5(5):455-65.
• Ruttiger L, Braun DI, Gegenfurtner KR, Petersen D, Schonle P, Sharpe LT.  Selective color constancy deficits after circumscribed unilateral brain lesions. J Neurosci. 1999 Apr 15;19(8):3094-106.
• Braun D, Petersen D, Schonle P, Fahle M.  Deficits and recovery of first- and second-order motion perception in patients with unilateral cortical lesions. Eur J Neurosci. 1998 Jun;10(6):2117-28.
• Zanker JM, Patzwahl DP, Braun D, Fahle M.  Complex motion stimuli localize higher-order visual processing in normal observers and in patients with parietal lesions. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1998 May;26(2):149-55. Review.
• Braun DI, Boman DK, Hotson JR.  Anticipatory smooth eye movements and predictive pursuit after unilateral lesions in human brain. Exp Brain Res. 1996 Jun;110(1):111-6.
• Boman D, Braun D, Hotson J.  Stationary and pursuit visual fixation share similar behavior. Vision Res. 1996 Mar;36(5):751-63.
• Hotson J, Braun D, Herzberg W, Boman D.  Transcranial magnetic stimulation of extrastriate cortex degrades human motion direction discrimination. Vision Res. 1994 Aug;34(16):2115-23.
• Braun D, Weber H, Mergner T, Schulte-Monting J.  Saccadic reaction times in patients with frontal and parietal lesions. Brain. 1992 Oct;115 ( Pt 5):1359-86.
• Sharpe LT, Harris JP, Fach CC, Braun DI.  Contingent aftereffects: lateral interactions between color and motion. Percept Psychophys. 1991 May;49(5):434-47.
• Braun D, Breitmeyer BG.  Effects of reappearance of fixated and attended stimuli upon saccadic reaction time. Exp Brain Res. 1990;81(2):318-24.
• Braun D, Breitmeyer BG.  Relationship between directed visual attention and saccadic reaction times. Exp Brain Res. 1988;73(3):546-52.

Buchkapitel

• Gegenfurtner, K.R., Schütz, A. C. & Braun, D.I. (2009) Wie die Bilder in den Kopf kommen. Visuelle Informationsverarbeitung im Gehirn In: Nicht wahr?! Sinneskanäle, Hirnwindungen und Grenzen der Wahrnehmung (Eds. Rosenzweig, R.) mentis Verlag, Paderborn.
• Gegenfurtner, K.R., Walter, S. & Braun, D.I. (2002) Visuelle Informationsverarbeitung im Gehirn In: Bild | Medien | Wissen. Visuelle Kompetenz im medienzeitalter (Eds. Huber, H.D., Lockermann, B. & Scheibel, M.) Kopaed Verlag, München.

Talks

• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2008). Improved sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Talk at the the 8th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL, USA, 2008-05-10
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2008). Improved color sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Talk at the 50. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen, Marburg, 2008-03-05
• Gegenfurtner, K. R., Schütz, A. C., Kerzel, D., & Braun, D. I. (2007). Improved color sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Talk at the European Conference on Visual Perception, 2007, Arezzo, Italy, 2007-08-31
• Schütz, A. C., Delipetkos, E., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Temporal contrast sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Talk at the Fachtagung Psychologie und Gehirn, Dortmund, 2007-06-7
• Schütz, A. C., Delipetkos, E., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Temporal contrast sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Talk at the Bühler Kolloquium, Dresden, 2007-01-24

Poster

• Schütz, A. C., Spering M., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2009). Smooth pursuit eye movements and the segregation of coherent motion. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL, USA, 2009-05-11 --> get pdf-file
• Gegenfurtner, K. R., Braun, D. I., & Schütz, A. C. (2009). Human detection and localization of speed differences during smooth pursuit eye movements. Poster presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL, USA, 2009-05-11
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2008). Influence of pursuit velocity on the enhancement of chromatic sensitivity during smooth pursuit. Poster presented at the International Congress of Psychology, 2008, Berlin, Germany, 2008-07-23 --> get pdf-file
• Braun, D. I., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2008). Object recognition during eye movements. Poster presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, FL, USA, 2008-05-11 --> get pdf-file
• Braun, D. I., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2008). Human detection of speed differences of luminance and color stimuli during fixation and smooth pursuit eye movements. Poster presented at the 50. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen, Marburg, 2008-03-03 --> get pdf-file
• Billino, J., Braun, D.I., Bremmer, F., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2008). Kortikale Netzwerke der visuellen Bewegungswahrnehmung. Poster präsentiert auf der 23. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Neuropsychologie, Tübingen.
• Billino, J., Braun, D.I., Bremmer, F., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2008). Effects of focal brain lesions on perception of different motion types. Poster präsentiert auf dem Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Naples, Florida.
• Billino, J., Braun, D.I., Bremmer, F., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2007). Wahrnehmung biologischer Bewegung nach Läsion des anterioren Corpus callosum. Poster präsentiert auf der 22. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Neuropsychologie, Bamberg.
• Billino, J., Braun, D., Bremmer, F., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2007). Heading perception deficit in a patient with right frontal eye field lesion. Poster präsentiert auf der 30. European Conference on Visual Perception, Arezzo, Italien.
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Improved visual sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Poster presented at the Autumn School "Vision and Movement, 2007, Wildbad Kreuth, Germany, 2007-08-21 --> get pdf-file
• Braun, D. I., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Contrast sensitivity during the initiation of smooth pursuit eye movements. Poster presented at the European Conference on Visual Perception, Arezzo, Italy, 2007-08-28 --> get pdf-file
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., Kerzel, D., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Improved color sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements. Poster presented at the European Conference on Eye Movements, 2007, Potsdam, Germany, 2007-08-21 --> get pdf-file
• Gegenfurtner, K. R., Schütz, A. C., Kerzel, D., & Braun, D. I. (2007). Chromatic sensitivity is improved during smooth pursuit eye movements. Poster presented at Vision Down Under 2007, Cairns, Australia, 2007-07-21 --> get pdf-file
• Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Contrast sensitivity during smooth pursuit initiation. Poster presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, Sarasota, FL USA, 2007-05-14 --> get pdf-file
• Schütz, A. C., Braun D. I., & Gegenfurtner K. R. (2007). Contrast sensitivity during the initiation of smooth pursuit eye movements. Poster presented at the 49. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen, Trier, 2007-03-26. --> get pdf-file