Pupillometry: the eyes shed fresh light on the mind.
Recent studies provide promising methodological advances in the use of pupillometry as on-line measurement of cognitive processes and show that visual attention allocation, mind-wandering, mental imagery, and even rhyme expectations can influence the size of the human pupil.
Department of Psychology, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland. Electronic address: matthias.hartmann@psy.unibe.ch.
Matthias
M
Hartmann
Division of Cognitive Sciences, University of Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25 House 14, D-1446 Potsdam OT Golm, Germany. Electronic address: martinf@uni-potsdam.de.
Martin H
MH
Fischer
D001307:Auditory Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D061827:Dimensional Measurement Accuracy; D005133:Eye Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D008297:Male; D011037:Poetry as Topic; D011680:Pupil / Q000502:physiology*