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2026

Schütz, A.C., Bolat, O., Kori, K., Kircher, T., Straube, B. (2026). The role of attention in perceptual biases in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and healthy controls. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience https://doi.org/10.1007/s00406-026-02317-8 

Alcan, E., Sharvashidze, N., Melzig, C. A., Schütz, A. C. (2026). Observing interoceptive threat: Gaze and pupillary responses reveal observational fear learning of aversive bodily symptomes in others.  Behavior Research and Therapy, 201, 105018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2026.105018

Baykan, C., Mamassian, P., Schütz, A. C. (2026). Low confidence for perceptual completion of partially occluded objects. Journal of Vision, 26 (1):4 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.26.1.4

Hui, M., Schütz, A. C. (2026). Filling-in of the foveal rod scotoma and confidence preference for the central vision under mesopic viewing conditions. Vision Research, 243, 108794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2026.108794

Polgári, P., Schütz, A. C. (2026). Visual working memory-related corrective saccade biases are amplified by task demands, without updating working memory content. Atten Percept Psychophys, 88, 117. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-026-03264-1

2025

Barrionuevo, P. A., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2025). Increased brightness assimilation in rod vision. iScience, 28(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2024.111609

Baykan, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2025). Electroencephalographic Responses to the Number of Objects in Partially Occluded and Uncovered Scenes. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 37(1), 227-238. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_02264

Baykan, C., Schütz, A. C. (2025). Eye movements do not preferentially test inferences in the blind spot. Scientific Reports, 15, 43589. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-31647-1

Brand, T. K., Schütz, A. C., Müller, H., Maurer, H., Hegele, M., & Maurer, L. K. (2025). Predicted task success and outcome history mediate eye movements toward locations with high informational or motivational value. Journal of Neurophysiology, 134(2), 568-579. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00072.2025

Men, H., & Schütz, A. C. (2025). Confidence in incomplete visual search. Visual Cognition, 33(4), 285–298. https://doi.org/10.1080/13506285.2025.2571626

Ovsepian, R., Souto, D., & Schütz, A. C. (2025). Robust generalization of tuning to self-induced sensation. iScience, 28(6), 112563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.112563

Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2025). Within-subject confidence intervals for pairwise differences in scatter plots. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-025-02750-1

Schütz, A. C., & Stewart, E. E. (2025). A review of the costs of eye movements. Nature Reviews Psychology, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44159-025-00481-7 (free online version)

Wagner, I., Tünnermann, J., Schubö, A., & Schütz, A. C. (2025). Trade-off between search costs and accuracy in oculomotor and manual search tasks. Journal of Neurophysiology, 133(5), 1350-1367. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00488.2024

2024

Brand, T. K., Schütz, A. C., Müller, H., Maurer, H., Hegele, M., & Maurer, L. K. (2024). Sensorimotor prediction is used to direct gaze toward task-relevant locations in a goal-directed throwing task. Journal of Neurophysiology, 132, 485-500. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00052.2024

Goktepe, N., Drewing, K., & Schütz, A. C. (2024). Spatiotemporal congruency modulates weighting of visuotactile information in displacement judgments. IEEE Transactions on Haptics, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1109/TOH.2024.3421953

Goktepe, N., & Schütz, A. C. (2024). Frequency-specific and periodic masking of peripheral characters by delayed foveal input. Scientific Reports, 14, 4642. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51710-7

Henare, D., Tünnermann, J., Wagner, I., Schütz, A. C., & Schubö, A. (2024). Complex trade-offs in a dual-target visual search task are indexed by lateralised ERP components. Scientific Reports, 14, 22839. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72811-3

Sharvashidze, N., Hübner, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2024). A bias in transsaccadic perception of spatial frequency changes. Vision Research, 222, 108453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2024.108453

Sharvashidze, N., Valsecchi, M., & Schütz, A. C. (2024). Transsaccadic perception of changes in object regularity. Journal of Vision, 24(13):3, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.24.13.3

Stewart, E. E., Fleming, R. W., & Schütz, A. C. (2024). A simple optical flow model explains why certain object viewpoints are special. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 291(2026), 20240577. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.0577

2023

Goktepe, N., & Schütz, A. C. (2023). Familiar objects benefit more from transsaccadic feature predictions. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-022-02651-8

Men, H., Altin, A., & Schütz, A. C. (2023). Underestimation of the number of hidden objects. Journal of Vision, 23(2):1, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.23.2.1

Wagner, I., Henare, D., Tünnermann, J., Schubö, A., & Schütz, A. C. (2023). Humans trade off search costs and accuracy in a combined visual search and perceptual task. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics 85, 23–40. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-022-02600-5

Wagner, I., & Schütz, A. C. (2023). Interaction of dynamic error signals in saccade adaptation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 129, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00419.2022

2022

Braun, D., & Schütz, A. (2022). Eye Movements and Perception. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.845

Stewart, E. E., Ludwig, C. J., & Schütz, A. C. (2022). Humans represent the precision and utility of information acquired across fixations. Scientific Reports, 12, 2411. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06357-7

Wexler, M., Mamassian, P., & Schütz, A. C. (2022). Structure of visual biases revealed by individual differences. Vision Research, 195, 108014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2022.108014

2021

Braun, D. I., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2021). Age effects on saccadic suppression of luminance and color. Journal of Vision, 21(6):11, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.21.6.11

Einhäuser, W., Sandrock, A., & Schütz, A. C. (2021). Perceptual Difficulty Persistently Increases Dominance in Binocular Rivalry—Even Without a Task. Perception, 50(4), 343-366. https://doi.org/10.1177/0301006621999929

Hübner, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2021). Rapid visual adaptation persists across saccades. iScience, 102986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102986

Hübner, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2021). A bias in saccadic suppression of shape change. Vision Research, 186, 112-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2021.05.005

Luna, R., Serrano-Pedraza, I., Gegenfurtner, K. R., Schütz, A. C., & Souto, D. (2021). Achieving visual stability during smooth pursuit eye movements: Directional and confidence judgements favor a recalibration model. Vision Research, 184, 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2021.03.003

Panitz, C., Endres, D. M., Buchholz, M., Khosrowtaj, Z., Sperl, M. F., Mueller, E. M., Schubö, A., Schütz, A. C., Teige-Mocigemba, S., & Pinquart, M. (2021). A revised framework for the investigation of expectation update versus maintenance in the context of expectation violations: the ViolEx 2.0 model. Frontiers in psychology, 5237. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.726432

Park, A. S., & Schütz, A. C. (2021). Selective postsaccadic enhancement of motion perception. Vision Research, 188, 42-50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2021.06.011

Pinquart, M., Endres, D., Teige-Mocigemba, S., Panitz, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2021). Why expectations do or do not change after expectation violation: A comparison of seven models. Consciousness and cognition, 89, 103086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2021.103086

Wagner, I., Wolf, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2021). Motor learning by selection in visual working memory. Scientific Reports, 11, 9331. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87572-6

2020

Hwang, B.-W., Schütz, A. C. (2020). Idiosyncratic preferences in transparent motion and binocular rivalry are dissociable. Journal of Vision, 20(12):3, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.20.12.3

Knopp, B., Velychko, D., Dreibrodt, J., Schütz, A. C., & Endres, D. (2020, September). Evaluating perceptual predictions based on movement primitive models in VR-and online-experiments. In ACM Symposium on Applied Perception 2020 (pp. 1-9). https://doi.org/10.1145/3385955.3407940

Sharvashidze, N., & Schütz, A. C. (2020). Task-Dependent Eye-Movement Patterns in Viewing Art. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 13(2). https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.13.2.12

Souto, D., & Schütz, A. C. (2020). Task-relevance is causal in eye movement learning and adaptation. In Kara D. Federmeier & Elizabeth Schotter (Eds.), Gazing Toward the Future: Advances in Eye Movement Theory and Applications, 73, 157-193. Amsterdam: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.plm.2020.06.002

Stewart, E. E. M., Hübner, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2020). Stronger saccadic suppression of displacement and blanking effect in children. Journal of Vision, 20(10):13, 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.20.10.13

Stewart, E. E. M., Valsecchi, M., & Schütz, A. C. (2020). A review of interactions between peripheral and foveal vision. Journal of Vision, 20(12):2, 1-35. https://doi.org/10.1167/jov.20.12.2

2019

Gloriani, A. H., & Schütz, A. C. (2019). Humans trust central vision more than peripheral vision even in the dark. Current Biology, 27(9), 1206-1210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.02.023

Hein, E., & Schütz, A. C. (2019). Competition between color and luminance in motion correspondence. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 81, 310-322. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-018-1589-5

Heuer, A., Wolf., C., Schütz, A. C., & Schubö, A. (2019). The possibility to make choices modulates feature-based effects of reward. Scientific Reports, 9, 5749. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42255-1

Stewart, E. E. M., & Schütz, A. C. (2019). Transsaccadic integration is dominated by early, independent noise. Journal of Vision, 19(6):17, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1167/19.6.17

Stewart, E. E. M., & Schütz, A. C. (2019). Transsaccadic integration benefits are not limited to the saccade target. Journal of Neurophysiology, 122, 1491–1501. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00420.2019

Wolf, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2019). Choice-induced inter-trial inhibition is modulated by idiosyncratic choice-consistency. PLoS ONE 14(12): e0226982. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226982

Wolf, C., Wagner, I., & Schütz, A. C. (2019). Competition between salience and informational value for saccade adaptation. Journal of Vison, 19(14):26, 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1167/19.14.26

2018

Goettker, A., Braun, D. I., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2018). Execution of saccadic eye movements affects speed perception. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115(9), 2240-2250. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1704799115

Stewart, E. E. M., & Schütz, A. C. (2018). Attention modulates trans-saccadic integration. Vision Research, 142, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2017.11.006

Stewart, E. E. M., & Schütz, A. C. (2018). Optimal trans-saccadic integration relies on visual working memory. Vision Research, 153, 70-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2018.10.002

2017

2016

Paeye, C., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2016). Visual reinforcement shapes eye movements in visual search. Journal of Vision, 16(10):15, 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/16.10.15

Schütz, A. C., & Mamassian, P. (2016). Early, local motion signals generate directional preferences in depth ordering of transparent motion. Journal of Vision, 16(10):24, 1-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/16.10.24

Souto, D., Gegenfurtner, K. R., & Schütz, A. C. (2016). Saccade adaptation and visual uncertainty. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10227, 1-12. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00227

Spering, M. & Schütz, A.C. (2016). The functional role of eye movements in sports - A comment on Vickers. Current Issues in Sport Science, 1(114), 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.15203/CISS_2016.114

2015

Paulun, V. C., Schütz, A. C., Michel, M. M., Geisler, W. S., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2015). Visual search under scotopic lighting conditions. Vision Research, 113, 155-168. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2015.05.004

Schütz, A. C.^e, Billino, J.^e, Bodrogi, P., Polin, D., Khanh, T. Q., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2015). Robust underestimation of speed during driving: A field study. Perception, 44(12), 1356-1370. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0301006615599137

Schütz, A. C., Lossin, F., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2015). Dynamic integration of information about salience and value for smooth pursuit eye movements. Vision Research, 113, 169-178. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2014.08.009

Schütz, A. C., & Souto, D. (2015). Perceptual task induces saccadic adaptation by target selection. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9:566, 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2015.00566

Wolf, C., & Schütz, A. C. (2015). Trans-saccadic integration of peripheral and foveal feature information is close to optimal. Journal of Vision, 16(16):1, 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/15.16.1

2014

Schütz, A. C. (2014). Inter-individual differences in preferred directions of perceptual and motor decisions. Journal of Vision, 14(12):16, 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/14.12.16

Schütz, A. C., Kerzel, D., & Souto, D. (2014). Saccadic adaptation induced by a perceptual task. Journal of Vision, 14(5):4, 1-19. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/14.5.4

2013

Schütz, A. C., Lossin, F., & Kerzel, D. (2013). Temporal stimulus properties that attract gaze to the periphery and repel gaze from fixation. Journal of Vision, 13(5):6, 1-17. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/13.5.6

Spering, M., Dias, E.C., Sanchez, J.L., Schütz, A. C., & Javitt, D.C. (2013). Efference-copy failure during smooth pursuit eye movements in schizophrenia. Journal of Neuroscience, 33(29), 11779-11787. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0578-13.2013

Thaler, L., Schütz, A. C., Goodale, M.A., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2013). What is the best fixation target? The effect of target shape on stability of fixational eye movements. Vision Research, 76, 31-42. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.visres.2012.10.012

Valsecchi, M., Gegenfurtner, K.R., & Schütz, A. C. (2013). Saccadic and smooth pursuit eye movements during reading of drifting texts. Journal of Vision, 13(10):8, 1-20. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/13.10.8

2012

Debono, K., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2012). Illusory bending of a pursuit target. Vision Research, 57, 51-60. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.visres.2012.02.001

Schütz, A. C. (2012). There's more behind it: Perceived depth order biases perceived numerosity/density. Journal of Vision, 12(12):9, 1-16. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/12.12.9

Schütz, A. C., Trommershäuser, & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2012). Dynamic integration of information about salience and value for saccadic eye movements. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109(19), 7547-7552. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1073/pnas.1115638109

2011

Schütz, A. C. (2011). Motion transparency: Depth ordering and smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Vision, 11(14):21, 1-19. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/11.14.21

Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2011). Eye movements and perception: a selective review. Journal of Vision, 11(5):9, 1-30. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/11.5.9

Schütz, A. C.^e, & Souto, D.^e (2011). Adaptation of catch-up saccades during the initiation of smooth pursuit eye movements. Experimental Brain Research, 209(4), 537-549. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1007/s00221-011-2581-7

Spering, M.^e, Schütz, A. C.^e, Braun, D.I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2011). Keep your eyes on the ball: Smooth pursuit eye movements enhance prediction of visual motion. Journal of Neurophysiology, 105(4), 1756-1767. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1152/jn.00344.2010

2010

Braun, D. I., Schütz, A. C., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2010). Localization of speed differences of context stimuli during fixation and smooth pursuit eye movements. Vision Research, 50(24), 2740-2749. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.visres.2010.07.028

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. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.visres.2010.09.034

Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., Movshon, J. A., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2010). Does the noise matter? Effects of different kinematogram types on smooth pursuit eye movements and perception. Journal of Vision, 10(13):26, 1-22. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1167/10.13.26

Schütz, A. C., & Morrone, M. C. (2010). Compression of time during smooth pursuit eye movements. Vision Research, 50(24), 2702-2713. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.visres.2010.07.022

2009

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(5), 2317-2327. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.91248.2008

Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2009). Improved visual sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements: Temporal and spatial characteristics. Visual Neuroscience, 26(3), 329-340. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1017/S0952523809990083

Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2009). Object recognition during foveating eye movements. Vision Research , 49(18), 2241-2253. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2009.05.022

2008

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(3), 1287-1300. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/jn.00747.2007

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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nn.2194

2007

Schütz, A. C., Braun, D. I., & Gegenfurtner, K. R. (2007). Contrast sensitivity during the initiation of smooth pursuit eye movements. Vision Research, 47(21), 2767-2777. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2007.07.006

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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/7.13.3