[visionlist] Special issue of JOV in honor of Eileen Kowler

[David Melcher]

*Eye movements as windows to the mind: The integration of eye movements,
perception, attention, and cognition – Honoring the contributions of Eileen
Kowler*

https://jov.arvojournals.org/ss/eileenkowler.aspx

Traditionally, eye movements were assumed to be driven by low-level sensory
signals. Throughout her career, Eileen Kowler transformed the field by
demonstrating that eye movements are not merely reflexive but instead
mirror broader aspects of visual perception, including cognitive factors
such as prediction and attention. Her work addressed critical issues in eye
movement control, ranging from fixational eye movements to the sensorimotor
integration of the eyes with vision,  head position, and hand reaching
movements, as well as how attention, memory, and prediction guide gaze
shifts and smooth pursuit eye movements. Her contributions have been
instrumental in shaping our current understanding of eye movements as
deeply connected to—and scientifically informative about —all aspects of
vision science.

For this special issue, we invite research papers that build on Kowler’s
work and engage with the fundamental questions in the study of vision and
eye movements that her research program introduced or addressed.

Feature editors:
Marisa Carrasco, New York University, NY, USA
Miguel Eckstein, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Rich Krauzlis, National Institute of Health, MD, USA
David Melcher, New York University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Martina Poletti, University of Rochester, NY, USA
Martin Rolfs, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
Preeti Verghese, Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, CA, USA

Submissions will be accepted through June 1, 2025.
Accepted papers will be published as ready in the current monthly issue as
well as added to this special issue page.
https://jov.arvojournals.org/ss/eileenkowler.aspx

-- 
David Melcher (*he/him*)
Professor of Psychology
Program Head of Psychology
Principal Investigator, Perception and Active Cognition Lab
https://sites.nyuad.nyu.edu/activecognition/
Co-PI and Theme Director, Center for Brain & Health
Division of Science, New York University Abu Dhabi
Global Network Professor of Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU

Room 139, Computational Research Building (A2)
Saadiyat campus
UAE: P.O. Box 129188, Abu Dhabi +971 26287794
USA: P.O. Box 903, New York, NY 10276-0903
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