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Prof. Karl R. Gegenfurtner is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany. His research explores the visual system's information processing, focusing on interactions between sensory perception, cognition, and motor control in natural environments.
- Education: Psychology (Diploma) at University of Regensburg (1986), Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology at New York University (1990)
- Academic Career: Postdoc at NYU (1990-1993), Research Scientist at Max-Planck-Institute Tübingen (1993-2000), Professor at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (2000-2001), Professor at Giessen University (since 2001)
His work spans visual perception, color vision, and oculomotor control, with groundbreaking studies on color categorization in neural networks, sensorimotor integration, and visual processing during eye movements. Recent publications focus on chromatic contrast sensitivity, gloss perception in AI models, and color constancy in virtual reality.
Notable scientific awards include the Wilhelm Wundt Medal (2016), Pineapple Science Award (2024), ICVS Verriest Medal (2024), and the Russell Devalois Memorial Lecture (2024). He served on editorial boards for journals like Journal of Vision and Psychological Review, and currently leads the Color 3.0 ERC Advanced Grant project.
