title: An extensive dataset of eye movements during viewing of complex images.
abstract: We present a dataset of free-viewing eye-movement recordings that contains more than 2.7 million fixation locations from 949 observers on more than 1000 images from different categories. This dataset aggregates and harmonizes data from 23 different studies conducted at the Institute of Cognitive Science at Osnabrück University and the University Medical Center in Hamburg-Eppendorf. Trained personnel recorded all studies under standard conditions with homogeneous equipment and parameter settings. All studies allowed for free eye-movements, and differed in the age range of participants (~7-80 years), stimulus sizes, stimulus modifications (phase scrambled, spatial filtering, mirrored), and stimuli categories (natural and urban scenes, web sites, fractal, pink-noise, and ambiguous artistic figures). The size and variability of viewing behavior within this dataset presents a strong opportunity for evaluating and comparing computational models of overt attention, and furthermore, for thoroughly quantifying strategies of viewing behavior. This also makes the dataset a good starting point for investigating whether viewing strategies change in patient groups.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.|Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Niklas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wilming
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.|Department of Systems Neuroscience, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Selim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onat
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.|Biological Psychology &Neuropsychology, University of Hamburg, 20146 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: José P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ossandón
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.|Department of Psychology, Ozyegin University, 34716 Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Açık
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.|Medical Research Council, Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge CB2 7EF, UK.
authors.forename: Tim C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Kietzmann
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.|Department of Psychology, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaspar
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.
authors.forename: Ricardo R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gameiro
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.|Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), 60438 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.|Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience in Cooperation with Max Planck Society, 60528 Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vormberg
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.|Department of Neurophysiology and Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: König
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001288:Attention; D002648:Child; D005133:Eye Movements; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014796:Visual Perception; D055815:Young Adult