The RTG 2753 is pleased to announce a course on Eye Tracking and Pupillometry in the framework of its Methods Academy.
Dates: 08th to the 10th of June 2026
Times: Days 1 – 2: 9:00–18:00
Day 3: 9:00–13:30
Instructor: Dr. Niels A. Kloosterman, Universität zu Lübeck
Venue: UHH campus, room 4018 & Eye tracking lab
Abstract:
From Pupils to Prediction: Eye Tracking as a Window into Cognitive Dynamics
Eye tracking provides a powerful window into the dynamics of human cognition. In addition to eye gaze behavior, ocular signals such as pupil dilation and spontaneous eye blinks reflect internal cognitive and neural states related to attention, arousal, and decision-making.
This workshop introduces modern approaches for analyzing eye-tracking data in cognitive neuroscience, with a focus on gaze dynamics and pupil-linked arousal. Participants will learn how these signals can be aligned to experimental events, preprocessed, and analyzed using contemporary modeling approaches. Through conceptual explanations, live demonstrations and guided analysis, the workshop demonstrates how eye-tracking measures can be used to study attention, cognitive effort, learning, and adaptive behavior.
A special focus of the workshop is time-resolved deconvolution analysis for pupil data, which enables researchers to disentangle overlapping cognitive processes in temporally extended signals and can also be applied to other sluggish measures such as fMRI.
Participant Requirements:
- Own laptop with a recent, active MATLAB installation.
- Registered participants will receive two papers as preparation literature.
Please refer to the attached programme for an overview of topics.
Niels A. Kloosterman holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from the University of Amsterdam and is currently a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Psychology at Universität zu Lübeck, where he heads the Adaptive Brain and Cognition Lab.
