General: About BSc/MSc theses in the Experimental Cognitive Science group
If you are interested in doing your BSc/MSc thesis in
the Experimental Cognitive Science group, please contact our
group members to discuss potential topics. A good starting
point is to attend our
colloquium (please feel free to also come to single
sessions only). Sometimes we have very specific ideas for
BSc/MSc theses and list them below. Note, however, that this
list is not exhaustive and you still can approach our group
members for potential (additional) topics.
Perception of body motion from primate and human avatars
This is an external BSc thesis (or lab rotation), which
could be held in the lab of Prof. M. Giese.
Please find here more
information.
Pupil responses as windows of sequence processing
When people observe a sequence of sounds or visual patterns, they learn the underlying regularities and generate expectations. When these expectations are violated (e.g., in transitions such as ABCABC → CCCCC), the pupil dilates; reflecting a phasic arousal response. This project aims to investigate if pupil reveals a window on sequence processing of individuals.
You will work with an eye-tracker and collect data of pupil size and gaze locations, preprocess and analyze pupil size recordings using python, and use statistical analyses to quantify individual differences in response patterns.
You can find the details about this line of research here:
Can eyes be surprised? The project is supervised by
Hamit Basgol. Send an email if you are interested in!
