@misc{GlasauerShi, author = {Glasauer, Stefan and Shi, Zhuanghua}, title = {Differences in beliefs about stimulus generation explain individual perceptual biases}, series = {Bernstein Conference 2021, September 21 - 23, 2021}, volume = {2021}, journal = {Bernstein Conference 2021, September 21 - 23, 2021}, doi = {10.12751/nncn.bc2021.p052}, language = {en} } @misc{KostorzFlanaginGlasauer, author = {Kostorz, Kathrin and Flanagin, Virginia and Glasauer, Stefan}, title = {Intersubject synchrony of viewers during naturalistic observational learning of a complex bimanual task}, series = {Neuroimage: Reports}, volume = {2}, journal = {Neuroimage: Reports}, number = {2}, issn = {2666-9560}, doi = {10.1016/j.ynirp.2022.100084}, pages = {18}, abstract = {Watching an instructional video has become a common way to learn a new task. However, we have but a sparse understanding of the neural processes involved during observational learning in naturalistic settings. Recently developed data driven methods for analyzing brain activity provide an opportunity for further investigation. Here, we evaluate intersubject synchrony during fMRI to understand common brain processes during naturalistic observational learning. Participants solitarily watched an instructional video and learned how to fold a paper figure. Three learning runs were sufficient to successfully solve the task. To assess interbrain synchrony, we extended previous principal component (PCA)-based methods to an intersubject principal component analysis (PCA), which offers multiple measures for additional insights into the nature of the synchrony. Using the different metrics of this method, we show a robust synchronous involvement of the action observation execution network (AOEN) in observational learning, between subjects as well as within subjects, regardless of the task or video content. Importantly, additional areas such as the cerebellum, primary motor cortex, control, and sensory integration areas also showed robust synchrony in observational learning. Complimentary to this robust general synchrony, individual regions of the AOEN exhibited task-related differences. Synchrony decreased during the learning process, likely reflecting task state and individual learning strategies. To test the stimulus as a possible source of synchrony, we quantified the temporal structure as the optic flow of the instructional video. Optic flow was strongly related to common activation of the somatomotor areas of the AOEN well beyond visual areas, but could not completely explain synchrony. Thus, although visual motion provides a proxy for meaningful hand actions, our results suggest that intersubject synchrony reflects common cognitive processing during observa- tional learning beyond sensory input.}, language = {en} } @misc{GlasauerShi, author = {Glasauer, Stefan and Shi, Zhuanghua}, title = {Individual beliefs about temporal continuity explain variation of perceptual biases}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {12}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-022-14939-8}, abstract = {Perception of magnitudes such as duration or distance is often found to be systematically biased. The biases, which result from incorporating prior knowledge in the perceptual process, can vary considerably between individuals. The variations are commonly attributed to differences in sensory precision and reliance on priors. However, another factor not considered so far is the implicit belief about how successive sensory stimuli are generated: independently from each other or with certain temporal continuity. The main types of explanatory models proposed so far—static or iterative—mirror this distinction but cannot adequately explain individual biases. Here we propose a new unifying model that explains individual variation as combination of sensory precision and beliefs about temporal continuity and predicts the experimentally found changes in biases when altering temporal continuity. Thus, according to the model, individual differences in perception depend on beliefs about how stimuli are generated in the world.}, language = {en} } @misc{GlasauerStraka, author = {Glasauer, Stefan and Straka, Hans}, title = {Low Gain Values of the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Can Optimize Retinal Image Slip}, series = {Frontiers in Neurology}, volume = {13}, journal = {Frontiers in Neurology}, issn = {1664-2295}, doi = {10.3389/fneur.2022.897293}, abstract = {The angular vestibulo-ocular reflex (aVOR) stabilizes retinal images by counter-rotating the eyes during head rotations. Perfect compensatory movements would thus rotate the eyes exactly opposite to the head, that is, eyes vs. head would exhibit a unity gain. However, in many species, but also in elderly humans or patients with a history of vestibular damage, the aVOR is far from compensatory with gains that are in part considerably lower than unity. The reason for this apparent suboptimality is unknown. Here, we propose that low VOR gain values reflect an optimal adaptation to sensory and motor signal variability. According to this hypothesis, gaze stabilization mechanisms that aim at minimizing the overall retinal image slip must consider the effects of (1) sensory and motor noise and (2) dynamic constraints of peripheral and central nervous processing. We demonstrate that a computational model for optimizing retinal image slip in the presence of such constraints of signal processing in fact predicts gain values smaller than unity. We further show specifically for tadpoles of the clawed toad, Xenopus laevis with particularly low gain values that previously reported VOR gains quantitatively correspond to the observed variability of eye movements and thus constitute an optimal adaptation mechanism. We thus hypothesize that lower VOR gain values in elderly human subjects or recovered patients with a history of vestibular damage may be the sign of an optimization given higher noise levels rather than a direct consequence of the damage, such as an inability of executing fast compensatory eye movements.}, language = {en} } @misc{GlasauerStraka, author = {Glasauer, Stefan and Straka, Hans}, title = {Ear pins down evolution of thermoregulation}, series = {Nature}, journal = {Nature}, number = {607}, doi = {10.1038/d41586-022-01943-1}, pages = {661 -- 662}, abstract = {An analysis of fossil specimens of the inner ear helps to refine the timeframe of a key transition in vertebrate evolution — when our mammal-like ancestors began to regulate and maintain a high body temperature.}, language = {en} } @misc{KremmydaRettingerStruppetal., author = {Kremmyda, Olympia and Rettinger, Nicole and Strupp, Michael and B{\"u}ttner, Ulrich and Glasauer, Stefan}, title = {Teaching Video NeuroImages: Unilateral RIMLF lesion. Pathologic eye movement torsion indicates lesion side and site}, series = {Neurology}, volume = {100}, journal = {Neurology}, number = {16, Supplement 1}, issn = {0028-3878}, doi = {10.1212/WNL.0000000000207003}, pages = {S182 -- S183}, language = {en} } @misc{ChengChenGlasaueretal., author = {Cheng, Si and Chen, Siyi and Glasauer, Stefan and Keeser, Daniel and Shi, Zhuanghua}, title = {Neural mechanisms of sequential dependence in time perception: the impact of prior task and memory processing}, series = {Cerebral Cortex}, volume = {34(2024)}, journal = {Cerebral Cortex}, number = {1}, issn = {1460-2199}, doi = {10.1093/cercor/bhad453}, pages = {1 -- 14}, abstract = {Our perception and decision-making are susceptible to prior context. Such sequential dependence has been extensively studied in the visual domain, but less is known about its impact on time perception. Moreover, there are ongoing debates about whether these sequential biases occur at the perceptual stage or during subsequent post-perceptual processing. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we investigated neural mechanisms underlying temporal sequential dependence and the role of action in time judgments across trials. Participants performed a timing task where they had to remember the duration of green coherent motion and were cued to either actively reproduce its duration or simply view it passively. We found that sequential biases in time perception were only evident when the preceding task involved active duration reproduction. Merely encoding a prior duration without reproduction failed to induce such biases. Neurally, we observed activation in networks associated with timing, such as striato-thalamo-cortical circuits, and performance monitoring networks, particularly when a "Response" trial was anticipated. Importantly, the hippocampus showed sensitivity to these sequential biases, and its activation negatively correlated with the individual's sequential bias following active reproduction trials. These findings highlight the significant role of memory networks in shaping time-related sequential biases at the post-perceptual stages.}, language = {en} } @misc{RegnathBiersackJaegeretal., author = {Regnath, Franziska and Biersack, Katharina and J{\"a}ger, Nina and Glasauer, Stefan and Lehnen, Nadine}, title = {Not a general, symptom-unspecific, transdiagnostic marker for functional symptoms: sensorimotor processing of head control is intact in chronic pain}, series = {Frontiers in Neurology}, volume = {14}, journal = {Frontiers in Neurology}, issn = {1664-2295}, doi = {10.3389/fneur.2023.1294702}, abstract = {Introduction: Functional disorders are prevalent in all medical fields and pose a tremendous public health problem, with pain being one of the most common functional symptoms. Understanding the underlying, potentially unifying mechanism in functional (pain) disorders is instrumental in facilitating timely diagnosis, stigma reduction, and adequate treatment options. Neuroscientific models of perception suggest that functional symptoms arise due to dysregulated sensorimotor processing in the central nervous system, with brain-based predictions dominating the eventual percept. Experimental evidence for this transdiagnostic mechanism has been established in various functional symptoms. The goal of the current study was to investigate whether erroneous sensorimotor processing is an underlying transdiagnostic mechanism in chronic (functional) pain. Method: A total of 13 patients with chronic (functional) pain [three patients with chronic (functional) pain disorder, F45.40, ICD-10; 10 patients with chronic pain disorder with somatic and psychological factors, F45.41, ICD-10]; and 15 healthy controls performed large combined eye-head gaze shifts toward visual targets, naturally and with increased head moment of inertia. We simultaneously measured participants' eye and head movements to assess head oscillations at the end of the gaze shift, which are an established indicator of (transdiagnostic) sensorimotor processing deficits of head control. Results: Using a Bayesian analysis protocol, we found that patients with chronic (functional) pain and control participants stabilized their heads equally well (Bayes Factor 01 = 3.7, Bayes Factor exclusion = 5.23; corresponding to substantial evidence) during all sessions of the experiment. Conclusion: Our results suggest that patients with chronic (functional) pain do not show measurable symptom-unspecific sensorimotor processing deficits.}, language = {en} } @misc{ShirzhiyanGlasauer, author = {Shirzhiyan, Zahra and Glasauer, Stefan}, title = {Late CNV-P2 amplitude as neural index of time interval perception}, series = {Bernstein Conference 2021, September 21 - 23, 2021}, volume = {2021}, journal = {Bernstein Conference 2021, September 21 - 23, 2021}, doi = {10.12751/nncn.bc2021.p153}, language = {de} } @misc{GlasauerStraka, author = {Glasauer, Stefan and Straka, Hans}, title = {Optimality of the vestibulo-ocular reflex}, series = {Abstracts NWG Meeting G{\"o}ttingen 2021}, volume = {2021}, journal = {Abstracts NWG Meeting G{\"o}ttingen 2021}, language = {en} } @misc{HoxhaChevallierCiarchietal., author = {Hoxha, Isabelle and Chevallier, Sylvain and Ciarchi, Matteo and Glasauer, Stefan and Delorme, Arnaud and Amorim, Michel-Ange}, title = {Accounting for endogenous effects in decision-making with a non-linear diffusion decision model}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {13}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-32841-9}, abstract = {The Drift-Diffusion Model (DDM) is widely accepted for two-alternative forced-choice decision paradigms thanks to its simple formalism and close fit to behavioral and neurophysiological data. However, this formalism presents strong limitations in capturing inter-trial dynamics at the single- trial level and endogenous influences. We propose a novel model, the non-linear Drift-Diffusion Model (nl-DDM), that addresses these issues by allowing the existence of several trajectories to the decision boundary. We show that the non-linear model performs better than the drift-diffusion model for an equivalent complexity. To give better intuition on the meaning of nl-DDM parameters, we compare the DDM and the nl-DDM through correlation analysis. This paper provides evidence of the functioning of our model as an extension of the DDM. Moreover, we show that the nl-DDM captures time effects better than the DDM. Our model paves the way toward more accurately analyzing across-trial variability for perceptual decisions and accounts for peri-stimulus influences.}, language = {en} } @misc{GlasauerStraka, author = {Glasauer, Stefan and Straka, Hans}, title = {Der Beginn der Warmbl{\"u}tigkeit}, series = {Spektrum der Wissenschaft}, journal = {Spektrum der Wissenschaft}, number = {2}, issn = {0170-2971}, pages = {30 -- 31}, language = {de} } @misc{Glasauer, author = {Glasauer, Stefan}, title = {Individual differences do matter}, series = {Behavioral and Brain Sciences}, volume = {47}, journal = {Behavioral and Brain Sciences}, issn = {0140-525X}, doi = {10.1017/S0140525X2300242X}, abstract = {The integrative experiment design proposal currently only relates to group results, but downplays individual differences between participants, which may nevertheless be substantial enough to constitute a relevant dimension in the design space. Excluding the individual participant in the integrative design will not solve all problems mentioned in the target article, because averaging results may obscure the underlying mechanisms.}, language = {en} } @misc{ShiGuGlasaueretal., author = {Shi, Zhuanghua and Gu, Bon-Mi and Glasauer, Stefan and Meck, Warren H.}, title = {Beyond Scalar Timing Theory: Integrating Neural Oscillators with Computational Accessibility in Memory}, series = {Timing \& Time Perception}, journal = {Timing \& Time Perception}, issn = {2213-4468}, doi = {10.1163/22134468-bja10059}, pages = {1 -- 22}, abstract = {One of the major challenges for computational models of timing and time perception is to identify a neurobiological plausible implementation that predicts various behavioral properties, including the scalar property and retrospective timing. The available timing models primarily focus on the scalar property and prospective timing, while virtually ignoring the computational accessibility. Here, we first selectively review timing models based on ramping activity, oscillatory pattern, and time cells, and discuss potential challenges for the existing models. We then propose a multifrequency oscilla- tory model that offers computational accessibility, which could account for a much broader range of timing features, including both retrospective and prospective timing.}, language = {en} } @misc{BrandtGlasauerSchneider, author = {Brandt, Thomas and Glasauer, Stefan and Schneider, Erich}, title = {Aufnahmevorrichtung f{\"u}r die kopfgest{\"u}tzte Bilderfassung und Verfahren zur Steuerung der Aufnahmevorrichtung}, language = {de} } @misc{ShirzhiyanGlasauer, author = {Shirzhiyan, Zahra and Glasauer, Stefan}, title = {Dual-task modulation of neural activity related to perception of time}, series = {Abstract NWG Meeting G{\"o}ttingen 2021}, volume = {2021}, journal = {Abstract NWG Meeting G{\"o}ttingen 2021}, address = {G{\"o}ttingen}, language = {en} } @misc{ChoiGlasauerZeeetal., author = {Choi, Jeong-Yoon and Glasauer, Stefan and Zee, David S. and Kim, Ji-Soo}, title = {Characteristics and Mechanism of Apogeotropic Central Positional Nystagmus}, series = {Brain}, volume = {141}, journal = {Brain}, number = {3}, issn = {1460-2156}, doi = {10.1093/brain/awx381}, pages = {762 -- 775}, language = {en} } @incollection{GlasauerMacNeilage, author = {Glasauer, Stefan and MacNeilage, Paul R.}, title = {Computational Rules for Integrating Vestibular and Multi-Modal Motion Signals in the Central Nervous System}, series = {The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference; Volume 6: Vestibular System and Balance}, booktitle = {The Senses: A Comprehensive Reference; Volume 6: Vestibular System and Balance}, editor = {Fritzsch, Bernd and Straka, Hans}, edition = {2. Edition}, publisher = {Elsevier}, address = {Amsterdam}, doi = {10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.24262-4}, pages = {445 -- 457}, abstract = {Integration of multi-sensory signals is normally required to infer the properties and states of the external world and of the own body. This applies also to vestibular signals, which, when activated are naturally accompanied by other sensory or self-generated signals. Here, we review computational schemes and normative principles that have been proposed to achieve meaningful signal fusion that allows perception and action in the face of uncertain information.}, language = {en} } @misc{SchroederWerderRamaiolietal., author = {Schr{\"o}der, Lena and Werder, Dina von and Ramaioli, Cecilia and Wachtler, Thomas and Henningsen, Peter and Glasauer, Stefan and Lehnen, Nadine}, title = {Unstable Gaze in Functional Dizziness: A Contribution to Understanding the Pathophysiology of Functional Disorders}, series = {Frontiers in Neuroscience}, volume = {15}, journal = {Frontiers in Neuroscience}, issn = {1662-453X}, doi = {10.3389/fnins.2021.685590}, abstract = {Objective: We are still lacking a pathophysiological mechanism for functional disorders explaining the emergence and manifestation of characteristic, severely impairing bodily symptoms like chest pain or dizziness. A recent hypothesis based on the predictive coding theory of brain function suggests that in functional disorders, internal expectations do not match the actual sensory body states, leading to perceptual dysregulation and symptom perception. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the account of internal expectations and sensory input on gaze stabilization, a physiologically relevant parameter of gaze shifts, in functional dizziness. Methods: We assessed gaze stabilization in eight functional dizziness patients and 11 healthy controls during two distinct epochs of large gaze shifts: during a counter- rotation epoch (CR epoch), where the brain can use internal models, motor planning, and resulting internal expectations to achieve internally driven gaze stabilization; and during an oscillation epoch (OSC epoch), where, due to terminated motor planning, no movement expectations are present, and gaze is stabilized by sensory input alone. Results: Gaze stabilization differed between functional patients and healthy controls only when internal movement expectations were involved [F(1,17) = 14.63, p = 0.001, and partial η2 = 0.463]: functional dizziness patients showed reduced gaze stabilization during the CR (p = 0.036) but not OSC epoch (p = 0.26). Conclusion: While sensory-driven gaze stabilization is intact, there are marked, well- measurable deficits in internally-driven gaze stabilization in functional dizziness pointing at internal expectations that do not match actual body states. This experimental evidence supports the perceptual dysregulation hypothesis of functional disorders and is an important step toward understanding the underlying pathophysiology.}, language = {en} } @misc{KnorrGravotGlasaueretal., author = {Knorr, Alexander G. and Gravot, C{\´e}line M. and Glasauer, Stefan and Straka, Hans}, title = {Image motion with color contrast suffices to elicit an optokinetic reflex in Xenopus laevis tadpoles}, series = {Scientific Reports}, volume = {11}, journal = {Scientific Reports}, issn = {2045-2322}, doi = {10.1038/s41598-021-87835-2}, abstract = {The optokinetic reflex is a closed-loop gaze-stabilizing ocular motor reaction that minimizes residual retinal image slip during vestibulo-ocular reflexes. In experimental isolation, the reflex is usually activated by motion of an achromatic large-field visual background with strong influence of radiance contrast on visual motion estimation and behavioral performance. The presence of color in natural environments, however, suggests that chromatic cues of visual scenes provide additional parameters for image motion detection. Here, we employed Xenopus laevis tadpoles to study the influence of color cues on the performance of the optokinetic reflex and multi-unit optic nerve discharge during motion of a large-field visual scene. Even though the amplitude of the optokinetic reflex decreases with smaller radiance contrast, considerable residual eye movements persist at the 'point of equiluminance' of the colored stimuli. Given the color motion preferences of individual optic nerve fibers, the underlying computation potentially originates in retinal circuits. Differential retinal ganglion cell projections and associated ocular motor signal transformation might further reinforce the color dependency in conceptual correspondence with head/body optomotor signaling. Optokinetic reflex performance under natural light conditions is accordingly influenced by radiance contrast as well as by the color composition of the moving visual scene.}, language = {en} }