Virtual realities (VR) open up completely new possibilities for psychological experiments compared to classical laboratory environments. However, it must be ensured that virtual environments represent reality as validly as possible. This will be investigated in a new research project at IfADo within the DFG priority program “Audictive”: The focus is on spatial perception and attention in three-dimensional space.
Continue reading New DFG project: Audio-visual perception in virtual and real 3D environmentsAuthor: Stephan Getzmann
Stephan Getzmann is head of the IfADo networking group "Aging" since 2015. He studied psychology and electrical engineering, received his doctorate as Dr. phil. at the Ruhr-University Bochum in 2004 and habilitated at the TU Dortmund in 2010. His main research interests are the neurophysiology of cognitive aging, interactions of endogenous and lifestyle factors on healthy aging as well as interventions preserving and improving well-being and working ability in higher age. His special interest is the perception of language and speech comprehension.