معرفی
Prof. Dr. Katja Dörschner Boyaci is a Professor at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, leading the Perception & Active Exploration Group. Her research focuses on understanding how the human brain constructs rich perceptual experiences from sensory input, particularly in the perception of material properties like softness, glossiness, and roughness.
Research Interests:
- Computational and neural mechanisms of material perception
- Integration of visual and haptic information
- Expectation-driven modulation of perception
- Neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG) and psychophysical approaches
- Virtual reality and computational modeling
Her work combines psychophysics, neuroimaging, and computational modeling to explore how humans judge material properties from static and dynamic images, and how prior experiences shape these perceptions.
Scientific Contributions:
- Published extensively on material perception, with recent papers in Nature Human Behaviour, Journal of Neuroscience, and Vision Research.
- Leads the collaborative B8 project on integrating experience and sensory information in material perception.
Collaborations & Funding:
- Co-leads the B8 project with Prof. Hüseyin Boyaci, funded to investigate neural mechanisms of expectation-based perception.
- Employs interdisciplinary methods including EEG, fMRI, VR, and behavioral experiments.
Laboratory & Team:
The Perception & Active Exploration Group at Giessen University studies how humans perceive intrinsic object qualities through active exploration and sensory integration, with implications for product design, computer graphics, and robotics.
