Prof. Loes van Dam, Ph.D.

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Head of the Sensorimotor Control and Learning Group at the Center for Cognitive Science.

WS 22/23

  • Topics in Cognitive Science – 03-03-1416-se (Topics in Multisensory Perception and Action)
  • Grundlagen der Cognitive Science – 03-03-1403-se (Einführung in Python)

Books / PhD-Thesis

  • van Dam, L.C.J. (2006). Ambiguities in visual perception. The aperture problem and the role of eye movements in perceptual bistability. Helmholtz Institute, Utrecht, the Netherlands. (ISBN: 978-90-393-4272-5)

Book Chapters

  • van Dam, L.C.J., Parise, C.V. & Ernst, M.O. (2014). Modeling Multisensory Integration. In: “Sensory Integration and the Unity of Consciousness”, Editors: Bennett, D. & Hill C., Cambridge, Ma, MIT Press, pages 209–229.
  • Bennett, D.J., Trommershäuser, J., van Dam, L.C.J. (2014). Bayesian Modeling of Perceiving: A Guide to Basic Principles. In: “Sensory Integration and the Unity of Consciousness”, Editors: Bennett, D. & Hill C., Cambridge, Ma, MIT Press, pages 3-13.

Journal Articles

  • Fotia, F., Van Dam, L., Sykes, J.J., Ambrosini, E., Costantini, M., Ferri, F. (2022). Body Structural representation in schizotypy. Schizophrenia Research, 239, 1-10.
  • Fotia, F., Cooke, J., Van Dam, L., Ferri, F. & Romei, V. (2021). The temporal sensitivity to the tactile-induced Double Flash Illusion mediates the impact of beta oscillations on schizotypal personality traits. Consciousness and Cognition, 91: 103121.
  • Van Dam, L.C.J., Webb, A.L.M., Jarvis, L.D.B., Linley, M. & Hibbard, P.B. (2020). “The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps”: A case study for combined storytelling in a theatre play and Virtual Reality, 2020 International Conference on 3D Immersion (IC3D), Brussels, Belgium, doi: 10.1109/IC3D51119.2020.9376391.
  • Hibbard, P.B., Van Dam, L.C.J. & Scarfe, P. (2020). The Implications of Interpupillary Distance Variability for Virtual Reality, 2020 International Conference on 3D Immersion (IC3D), Brussels, Belgium, doi: 10.1109/IC3D51119.2020.9376369.
  • Glowania, C., Plaisier, M.A., Ernst, M.O. & Van Dam, L.C.J. (2020). No need to touch this: Bimanual haptic slant adaptation does not require touch. PLoS One. 15 (7), e0236824.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Stephens, J.R. (2018) Effects of prolonged exposure to feedback delay on the qualitative subjective experience of virtual reality. PLOS ONE 13(10): e0205145.
  • Glowania, C., van Dam, L.C.J., Brenner, E., & Plaisier, M.A. (2017). Smooth at one end and rough at the other: Influence of object texture on grasping behaviour, Experimental Brain Research, 235(9), 2821–2827.
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Plaisier, M.A., Glowania, C. & Ernst, M.O. (2016). Haptic adaptation to slant: No transfer between exploration modes, Scientific Reports, 6, Article number: 34412.
  • Rohde, M., van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2016). Statistically optimal multisensory cue integration: a practical tutorial. Multisensory Research, 29(4-5): 279-317.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2015). Relative errors can cue absolute visuomotor mappings. Experimental Brain Research. 233(12): 3367–3377.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2015). Mapping shape to visuomotor mapping: learning and generalisation of sensorimotor behaviour based on contextual information. PLoS Computational Biology, 11(3): 1–23.
  • Plaisier, M.A., van Dam, L.C.J., Glowania, C. & Ernst, M.O. (2014). Exploration mode affects visuohaptic integration of surface orientation, Journal of Vision, 14(13:22): 1–12.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. (2014). Visual target distance, but not visual cursor path length produces shifts in motor behavior: a multisensory integration perspective, Frontiers in Psychology, 5, Article 650.
  • Wallraven, C., Bülthoff, H.H., Waterkamp S., van Dam, L. & Gaißert, N. (2014). The eyes grasp, the hands see: metric category knowledge transfers between vision and touch, Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 21(4): 976–985.
  • Rohde, M., van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2014). Predictability is necessary for closed-loop visual feedback delay adaptation, Journal of Vision, 14(3): Article 4, 1–23.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2013). Knowing the error of our ways, but hardly correcting for it: An instance of optimal performance, PLoS ONE, 8(10): e78757.
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Hawellek, D.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2013). Switching between visuomotor mappings: learning absolute mappings or relative shifts, Journal of Vision, 13(2:26), 1–12.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2010). Pre-exposure disrupts learning of location contingent perceptual biases for ambiguous stimuli, Journal of Vision, 10(8:15), 1–17.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2006). Retinal image shifts, but not eye movements per se, cause alternations in awareness during binocular rivalry, Journal of Vision, 6(11), 1172–1179.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2006). The role of saccades in exerting voluntary control in perceptual and binocular rivalry, Vision Research, 46, 787–799.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2005). The role of (micro)saccades and blinks in perceptual bi-stability from slant rivalry, Vision Research, 45, 2417–2435.
  • van Ee, R., van Dam, L.C.J. & Brouwer, G.J. (2005). Voluntary perceptual control and the dynamics of perceptual bi-stability, Vision Research, 45, 41–55.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2004). Stereoscopic matching and the aperture problem, Perception, 33, 769–787.
  • van Ee, R. & van Dam, L.C.J. (2003). The influence of cyclovergence on unconstrained stereoscopic matching, Vision Research, 43, 307–319.
  • van Ee, R., van Dam, L.C.J. & Erkelens, C.J. (2002). Bi-stability in perceived slant when binocular disparity and monocular perspective specify different slants, Journal of Vision, 2, 597–607.

Toolboxes

  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Rohde, M. (2015). Maximum Likelihood Multisensory Integration Toolbox. MATLAB Central File Exchange, File ID: 50514

Refereed Abstracts

  • Stephens, J.R., Hibbard, P.B., van Dam, L.C.J. (2022). Computer cursor appearance in pointing tasks: the effect of cursor size. ECVP 2022
  • Stephens, J.R., Hibbard, P.B., van Dam, L.C.J. (2022). Delays in a virtual tracking task are detrimental to the feelings of ownership and agency. IMRF 2022
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & May, K.A. (2022). Signal Detection Theory and multisensory coupling. IMRF 2022
  • Stephens, J.R., Hibbard, P.B. & van Dam, L.C.J. (2021). Computer cursor orientation affects both pointing behaviour and the sense of agency in a target pointing task. Perception, Vol. 50(suppl), 10-10 (ECVP 2021)
  • Webb, A., Hibbard, P.B. & van Dam, L.C.J. (2021). Presence in an immersive-360 theatre auditorium: the influence of immersion, emotional arousal, and overall experience enjoyment. Perception 50(suppl), 25-25 (ECVP 2021)
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Nilsen, I.B.R., Stephens, J.R. (2021). Prolonged exposure to feedback delay in Virtual Reality: subjective ownership and agency ratings rely on general task performance rather than genuine temporal adaptation. Perception 50(suppl), 145-145 (ECVP 2021)
  • Van Dam, L. (2019). The motion induced position shift in a target tracking task. Perception, Vol. 48(2S), page 76 (ECVP 2019).
  • Hibbard, P., Webb, A., Linley, M. & Van Dam, L. (2019). Combining Virtual Reality and Traditional Story Telling in “The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps”: A case study. Poster at VSAC 2019
  • Nilsen, I. & van Dam, L. (2019). Target-tracking: exploring the effects of prolonged exposure to feedback delay in virtual reality. Talk at SVG 2019.
  • Hughes, R.T, Scarfe, P., Hibbard, P.B & van Dam, L.C.J. (2018). Perception of Object Movement in Virtual Reality. VSS Abstract book, page 137, abstract 33.450 (VSS 2018).
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Stephens, J.R. (2018). The effect of prolonged exposure to feedback delay on body ownership, agency and presence in virtual reality. VSS abstract book, page 222, abstract 43.433 (VSS 2018).
  • van Dam, L., Ferri, F. (2017). The Trump effect: The effect of visual hand-size on movement behavior. ECVP 2017 Abstract Book, page 202 (ECVP 2017).
  • Glowania, C., van Dam, L., Brenner, E., Plaisier, M. (2017). Influence of object texture on grasping behaviour. Journal of Vision, 17(10), 466-466 (VSS 2017).
  • van Dam, L. (2016). Signal Detection Theory in visual illusions and multisensory integration. Perception 46(10), page 1213-1213 (AVA Christmas Meeting 2016).
  • van Dam, L., Li, D. Ernst, M.O. (2016), Different usage of visual information for cursor and target in a target-tracking task. Perception 45, ECVP Abstract Supplement, page 265-266 (ECVP 2016).
  • Glowania, C., van Dam, L., Hanke, S., Ernst, M. (2016). Haptic shape adaptation is not object dependent. Perception 45, ECVP Abstract Supplement, page 151 (ECVP 2016).
  • van Dam, L., Plaisier, M., Glowania, C. & Ernst, M. (2015). Adaptation of haptic surface orientation: No transfer between different unimanual exploration modes, 16th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2015).
  • Glowania, C., van Dam, L., Plaisier, M. & Ernst, M. (2015). Adaptation to haptic surface orientation: Combining information across exploration modes, 16th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2015).
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2014). What determines the adaptation rate in the visual motion aftereffect? Journal of Vision, 14(10), 1330 (VSS 2014).
  • Ernst, M.O. & van Dam, L. (2014). We know our own movement errors, but we hardly correct for them: An instance of optimal behavior, Journal of Vision, 14(10), 837 (VSS 2014).
  • Rohde, M., van Dam. L. & Ernst, M.O. (2014). Adaptation to visual feedback delays in predictable manual tracking recalibrates perceived simultaneity, Journal of Vision, 14(10), 901 (VSS 2014).
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2013). Determinants of adaptation rate in the visual motion aftereffect, Perception 42, ECVP Abstract Supplement, page 184 (ECVP 2013).
  • Plaisier, M.A., van Dam, L.C.J., Glowania, C. & Ernst, M.O. (2013). Visuo-haptic perception of slant, Perception 42, ECVP Abstract Supplement, pages 230–231(ECVP 2013).
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Li D. & Ernst, M.O. (2012). Visuomotor tracking: Minimizing visual error does not rely on visual error alone, Perception 41, ECVP Abstract Supplement, page 186 (ECVP 2012).
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Li D. & Ernst, M.O. (2011). Prime Time: Surprising matching of viewing and movement time, NVP conference in Egmond aan Zee.
  • Gaißert N., Waterkamp S., van Dam L., Bülthoff H. & Wallraven C. (2011). Efficient cross-modal transfer of shape information in visual and haptic object categorization, 12th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2011).
  • Gaißert N., Waterkamp S., van Dam L. & Bülthoff I. (2011). Cross-modal transfer in visual and haptic object categorization, Perception 40, ECVP Abstract Supplement, page 134 (ECVP 2011).
  • van Dam, L. & Ernst, M. (2011). Knowing the error of our ways yet being unable to correct for it, Perception 40, ECVP Abstract Supplement, page 20 (ECVP 2011).
  • Rohde, M., van Dam, L. & Ernst, M. (2010). Seeing ahead – adaptation to delays in visual feedback recalibrates visuo-motor simultaneity perception, Perception 39, EVCP Abstract Suppl. page 66 (ECVP 2010).
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Pape, A.-A. & Ernst, M.O. (2010). We know our errors that result from noise, 11th International Multisensory Research Forum (IMRF 2010).
  • Ernst, M.O. & van Dam, L. (2010). Mapping shape to visuomotor mapping: generalization to novel shapes, Journal of Vision 10(7), 1077 (VSS 2010).
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Ernst, M.O. & Backus, B.T. (2010). Pre-exposure interferes with perceptual learning for ambiguous stimuli, Journal of Vision 10(7), 1140 (VSS 2010).
  • Fuller, S., Backus, B.T., van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2009). Short-term dynamics of perceptual bias for bistable stimuli, Journal of Vision 9(8), 41 (VSS 2009).
  • Narain, D., van Dam, L.C.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2009). Learning times do not alter adaptation rates in rapid reaching tasks, Journal of Vision 9(8), 1154 (VSS 2009).
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Hawellek, D.J. & Ernst, M.O. (2008). Switching between visuomotor mappings: learning absolute mappings or relative shifts? Perception 37, EVCP Abstract Suppl. page 109 (ECVP 2008).
  • van Dam, L.C.J., Mulder, R., Noest, A., Brascamp, J.W., van den Berg, B. & van Ee R. (2007). Sequential dependency in percept durations for binocular rivalry, Journal of Vision 7(9), 53 (VSS 2007).
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2007). The role of saccadic eye movements in perceptual bistability, Kog Wis 2007.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2006). Saccadic retinal shifts correlate with perceptual alternations in binocular rivalry, Perception 35, EVCP Abstract Suppl. page 25 (ECVP 2006).
  • van Ee, R., Brascamp, J.W., Brouwer G.J. & van Dam L.C.J. (2006). Endogenous control over either of the two percepts that compete for visual awareness in perceptual rivalry, Association for the scientific study of consciousness, 10 (ASSC 2006).
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2005). The role of eye movements in bistability from perceptual and binocular rivalry and the role of voluntary control, Journal of Vision, 5(8), 704a (VSS 2005).
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2005). The role of version and vergence in visual bistability, Perception, EVCP Abstract Suppl. page 145 (ECVP 2005).
  • van Ee, R., van Dam, L.C.J. & Brouwer, G.J. (2003). Attention-driven conscious bi-stable stereoscopic depth perception, Society for NeuroScience, 339.1.
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2003). Bistability in stereoscopically perceived slant about a horizontal axis, Journal of Vision, 3(9), 467a (VSS 2003).
  • van Ee, R., van Dam, L.C.J., Brouwer, G.J. & Korsten, N.J.H. (2003). Bistable stereoscopic 3D percepts: Will-power, flip frequency, eye movements and blinks, Journal of Vision, 3(9), 160a, (VSS 2003).
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee, R. (2002). Stereoscopic matching and the aperture problem, Perception, EVCP Abstract Suppl. page 159 (ECVP 2002).
  • van Ee, R. & van Dam, L.C.J. (2002). The influence of cyclovergence on unconstrained stereoscopic matching, Perception, Suppl. page 55 (ECVP 2002).
  • van Dam, L.C.J. & van Ee R. (2001). The matching problem: head-centric or retinacentric, NVP conference in Egmond aan Zee.

Invited Talks

  • Interactions between vision and motor control (2022) Seminar presentation, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Giessen, Germany
  • Visual interactions with motor control (2021). Colloquium presentation for the faculty for Computer Science, Engineering & Psychology, Ulm University
  • The interactions between haptics and vision in active shape perception (2021). Presentation at the workshop: The sense of touch: interplay between action and perception & underlying body representations (october 2021). Online workshop
  • Perception, Action & Sensorimotor Learning (2019). Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
  • Integrating the senses in VR (2019). Redmond, USA
  • Perception, Action & Learning (2015). Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Perception, Action & Learning (2015). Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
  • Dynamics in Perception and Action (2015). Department of Psychology, University of Reading, UK.
  • Dynamics in Perception and Action (2015). Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
  • Human learning processes for sensorimotor control (2014). Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, USA.
  • Information Usage in Sensorimotor Control, (2012). Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
  • Learning in visuomotor control (2011). The Perceptual Intelligence Lab, Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands.
  • Learning in visuomotor control (2011). Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium.