Journal articles
A PubMed listing of all my papers can be found here. Click here for my google scholar profile. Names of trainees in bold.- Carrasco, M., Spering, M. (2024). Perception-action dissociations as a window into consciousness. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 1-9.[pdf]
- Kreyenmeier, P., Kumbhani, R., Movshon, J.A., Spering, M. (2024). Shared mechanisms drive ocular following and motion perception. eNeuro, 11(6), https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0204-24.2024.[pdf]
- Kreyenmeier, P., Spering, M. (2024). A unifying framework for studying discrete and continuous human movements. Journal of Neurophysiology, 131(6): 1112-1114, https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00186.2024.[pdf]
- Kreyenmeier, P., Bhuiyan, I., Gian, M., Chow, H.M., Spering, M. (2024). Smooth pursuit inhibition reveals audiovisual enhancement of fast movement control. Journal of Vision, 24(4):3, 1-17.[pdf]
- Grieve, G., Besler, Z., Müller, S., Spering, M., Hodges, N.J. (2024). Assessing the validity and reliability of a baseball pitch discrimination online task. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 22(2): 382–406.[pdf]
- Antoniades, C.A., Spering, M. (2024). Eye movements in Parkinson's disease: from neurophysiological mechanisms to diagnostic tools. Trends in Neurosciences, 47(1): 71-83.[pdf]
- Kreyenmeier, P., Schroeger, A., Cañal-Bruland, R., Raab, M., Spering, M. (2023). Rapid audiovisual integration guides predictive actions. eNeuro, 10(8).[pdf]
- Chow, H.M., Spering, M. (2023). Eye movements during optic flow perception. Vision Research, 204:108164.[pdf]
- Wu, X., Spering, M. (2022). Tracking and perceiving diverse motion signals: Directional biases in human smooth pursuit and perception. PLoS One, 17(9):e0275324.[pdf]
- Kreyenmeier, P., Kaemmer, L., Fooken, J., & Spering, M. (2022). Humans can track but fail to predict accelerating objects. eNeuro, 9(5): 1-15.[pdf]
- Kim, A.J., Spencer, W.S., Limbrick-Oldfield, E.H., Ferrari, M.A., MacDonald, K.I., Fooken, J., Cherkasova, M.V., Spering, M., & Clark, L. (2022). Do pupillary responses during authentic slot machine use reflect arousal or screen luminance fluctuations? A proof-of-concept study. PLoS One, 17(7): e0272070.[pdf]
- Spering, M. (2022). Eye movements as window into decision making. Annual Review of Vision Science, 8: 9.1-9.22.[pdf]
- DeBrouwer, A.J., & Spering, M. (2022). Eye-hand coordination during online reach corrections is task dependent. Journal of Neurophysiology, 127: 885-895.[pdf]
- Fooken, J., Patel, P., Jones, C.B., McKeown, M.J., & Spering, M. (2022). Preservation of eye movements in Parkinson's disease are stimulus and task specific. Journal of Neuroscience, 42(3): 487-499.[pdf]
- Hodges, N., Wyder-Hodge, P., Hetherington, S., Baker, J., Besler, Z., & Spering, M. (2021). Perceptual-cognitive skills, methods, and skill-based comparisons in interceptive sports. Optometry & Vision Science 98: 681-695.[pdf]
- Chow, H.M., Knöll, J., Madsen, M., & Spering, M. (2021). Look where you go: characterizing eye movements towards optic flow. Journal of Vision, 21(3): 19.[pdf]
- Wu, X., Rothwell, A.C., Spering, M., & Montagnini, A. (2021). Expectations about motion direction affect perception and anticipatory smooth pursuit differently. Journal of Neurophysiology, 125(3): 977-991.[pdf]
- Fooken, J., Kreyenmeier, P., & Spering, M. (2021). The role of eye movements in manual interception: a mini-review. Vision Research, 183: 82-90.[pdf]
- De Brouwer, A.J., Flanagan, J.R., & Spering, M. (2021). The functional use of eye movements for an acting system. Trends in Cognitive Systems, 25(3): 252-263.[pdf]
- Kinjo, H., Fooken, J. & Spering, M. (2020). Do eye movements enhance visual memory retrieval? Vision Research, 176: 80-90.[pdf]
- Fooken, J. & Spering, M. (2020). Eye movements as a readout of sensorimotor decision processes. Journal of Neurophysiology, 123: 1439-1447. [pdf]
- Rothwell, A.C., Wu, X., & Spering, M. (2020). On the relation between anticipatory ocular torsion and anticipatory smooth pursuit. Journal of Vision, 20(2): 4.[pdf]
- Hayhoe M., Fiehler K., Spering, M., Brenner, E., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2020). Introduction to special issue on "Prediction in Perception and Action". Journal of Vision 20(2): 8. [pdf]
- Murch, W.S., Limerick-Oldfield, E., Ferrari, M., MacDonald, K., Fooken, J., Cherkasova, M., Spering, M., & Clark, L. (2020). Zoned in or zoned out? Investigating immersion in slot machine gambling using mobile eye tracking. Addiction, 115: 1127-1138. [pdf]
- Wu, X. & Spering, M. (2019). Ocular torsion is related to perceived motion-induced position shifts. Journal of Vision, 19(12):11, 1-13. [pdf]
- Rolin, R.A., Fooken, J., Spering, M., & Pai, D.K. (2019). Perception of looming motion in virtual reality egocentric interception tasks. Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. [pdf]
- Fiehler, K., Brenner, E., & Spering, M. (2019). Prediction in goal-directed action. Journal of Vision, 19(9):10, 1-21. [pdf]
- Fooken, J., & Spering, M. (2019). Decoding go/no-go decisions from eye movements. Journal of Vision, 19(2):5, 1-13. [pdf]
- Fooken, J., Lalonde, K.M., Mann, G.K., & Spering, M. (2018). Eye movement training is most effective when it involves a task-relevant sensorimotor decision. Journal of Vision, 18(4):18, 1-18. [pdf]
- Bansal, S., Ford, J.M. & Spering, M. (2018). The function and failure of sensory predictions. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1426, 199-220. [pdf]
- Kreyenmeier, P., Fooken, J. & Spering, M. (2017). Context effects on smooth pursuit and manual interception of a disappearing target. Journal of Neurophysiology, 118, 404-415. [pdf]
- Palidis, D.J., Wyder-Hodge, P.A., Fooken, J. & Spering, M. (2017). Distinct eye movement patterns enhance dynamic visual acuity. PLoS ONE 12(2):e0172061. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0172061. [pdf]
- Edinger, J., Pai, D.K., & Spering, M. (2017). Coordinated control of three dimensional components of smooth pursuit to rotating and translating textures. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 58, 698-707. [pdf]
- Fooken, J., Yeo, S.-H., Pai, D.K. & Spering, M. (2016). Eye movement accuracy determines natural interception strategies. Journal of Vision, 16(14):1, 1-15. [pdf]
- Ming, W., Palidis, D.J., Spering, M. & McKeown, M.J. (2016). Visual contrast sensitivity in early-stage Parkinson's disease. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 57, 5696-5704. [pdf]
- 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. doi: 10.15203/CISS_2016.114 [pdf]
- Brielmann, A.A., & Spering, M. (2015). Reward effects on the accuracy and dynamics of smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception & Performance, 41, 917-928. [pdf]
- Spering, M. & Carrasco, M. (2015). Acting without seeing: eye movements reveal visual processing without awareness. Trends in Neurosciences, 38, 247-258. [pdf]
- Szpiro, S.F.A., Spering, M. & Carrasco, M. (2014). Perceptual learning modifies untrained pursuit eye movements. Journal of Vision, 14(8):8, 1-13. [pdf]
- 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, 11779-11787. [pdf]
- Ke, S., Lam, J., Pai, D.K. & Spering, M. (2013). Directional asymmetries in human smooth pursuit eye movements. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 54, 4409-4421. [pdf]
- Spering, M. & Carrasco, M. (2012). Similar effects of feature-based attention on motion perception and pursuit eye movements at different levels of awareness. Journal of Neuroscience, 32, 7594-7601. [pdf]
- Spering, M., Schütz, A.C., Braun, D.I., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2011). Keep your eyes on the ball: Smooth pursuit eye movements enhance the prediction of visual motion. Journal of Neurophysiology, 105, 1756-1767. [pdf]
- Spering, M., Pomplun, M., & Carrasco, M. (2011). Tracking without perceiving: A dissociation between motion p erception and eye movements. Psychological Science, 22, 216-225. [pdf]
- Spering, M., & Montagnini, A. (2011). Do we track what we see? Evidence for common and independent processing of motion information for perception and smooth pursuit eye movements. Vision Research, 51, 836-852. [pdf]
- Debono, K., Schütz, A.C., Spering, M., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2010). Receptive fields for smooth pursuit eye movements and motion perception. Vision Research, 50, 2729-2739. [pdf]
- Spering, M., Montagnini, A., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2008). Competition between color and luminance in target selection for smooth pursuit and saccadic eye movements. Journal of Vision, 8, 1-19. (This paper has been recommended and selected as Faculty of 1000 Biology on May 28, 2009.) [pdf]
- Spering, M. & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2008). Contextual effects on motion perception and smooth pursuit eye movements. Brain Research, 1225, 76-85. [pdf]
- Spering, M. & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2007b). Contrast and assimilation in motion perception and smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Neurophysiology, 98, 1355-1363. [pdf]
- Spering, M. & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2007a). Contextual effects on smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Neurophysiology, 97, 1353-1367. [pdf]
- Thaler, L., Todd, J.T., Spering, M., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2007). Illusory bending of a rigidly moving line segment: Effects of image motion, luminance contrast and smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Vision, 7, 1-13. [pdf]
- Spering, M., Gegenfurtner, K.R., & Kerzel, D. (2006). Distractor interference during smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 32, 1136-1154. [pdf]
- Montagnini, A., Spering, M., & Masson, G.S. (2006). Predicting the 2D target velocity cannot help 2D motion integration for smooth pursuit initiation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 96, 3545-3550. [pdf]
- Spering, M., Kerzel, D., Braun, D.I., Hawken, M.J., & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2005). Effects of contrast on smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Vision, 5, 455-465. [pdf]
- Spering, M., Wagener, D., & Funke, J. (2005). The role of emotions in complex problem-solving. Cognition and Emotion, 19, 1252-1261. [pdf]
- Ghosh, N., Spering, M., Wilshaw, J., & Nagarajan, R. (2003). Diurnal activity budgets of breeding Eurasian Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus feeding on limpets on rocky shores. Wader Study Group Bulletin, 101/102, 81-87. [pdf]
Books
- Spering, M., & Schmidt, T. (2017). Allgemeine Psychologie Kompakt [Introduction to Experimental Psychology]. 3rd edition. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz PVU. (in press, estimated publication date: August 2017)
- Spering, M., & Schmidt, T. (2012). Allgemeine Psychologie Kompakt [Introduction to Experimental Psychology]. 2nd edition. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz PVU. [Book webpage in German]
- Spering, M., & Schmidt, T. (2008). Allgemeine Psychologie Kompakt [Introduction to Experimental Psychology]. 1st edition. Weinheim, Germany: Beltz PVU.
Book chapters
- Spering M. (2016). The interaction between vision and movement: eye movements as a window to the mind? In K. Gsoellpointner, R. Schnell & R. K. Schuler (Eds.), Digital synesthesia: a model for the aesthetics of digital art. Berlin, Germany: DeGruyter.
- Spering, M. & Gegenfurtner, K.R. (2013). The analysis of visual motion and smooth pursuit eye movements. In C. Chubb (Ed.), Human information processing: vision, memory, and attention. Washington, DC: APA Press.
- Gegenfurtner, K.R. & Spering, M. (2006). Visuelle Wahrnehmung [Visual Perception]. In K. Pawlik (Hrsg.), Handbuch Psychologie (S. 89-108). Heidelberg, Germany: Springer.
- Funke, J. & Spering, M. (2006). Methoden der Denk- und Problemlöseforschung [Methods for research on thinking and problem solving]. In J. Funke (Hrsg.), Enzyklopädie der Psychologie, Serie 2, Kognition, Band 8: Denken und Problemlösen (S. 647-744). Göttingen, Germany: Hogrefe.
