Welcome

I am a PhD student in the Neurobiology Lab of Prof. Peter König at the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Osnabrück.

Projects

Sensory substitution (PhD)

Eye-movements during natural exploration (PhD, in collaboration with Wolfgang Einhäuser, Marburg and Erich Schneider, LMU Munich).

Feature interaction in natural stimuli (Master’s Thesis)

MINI: Mechanism in Neurological Issues (Master’s Project)

Embodied Cognitive Science (Bachelor’s Thesis)

Contact

Frank Schumann, M.Sc.

University of Osnabrück, Neurobiopsychology

Institute of Cognitive Science

fschuman(at)uni-osnabrueck.de

+49 541 969 3532

Albrechtstrasse 28

49069 Osnabrück

Germany

PUBLICATIONS

In preparation

Acik A., Onat S., Schumann F., Einhäuser W., König P. (in preparation): “Effects of luminance contrast and its modifications on fixation behavior during free viewing of images from different categories“

Onat S., Schumann F., Acik A., König P. (in preparation): „Interaction of features in salience of natural visual stimuli“.

2008 and in press

Schumann F., Einhäuser W., Vockeroth J., Bartl K., Schneider E., König P. (2008) Salient features in gaze-aligned recordings of human visual input during free exploration of natural environments, Journal of Vision (in press)

Einhäuser W., Moeller G.U., Schumann F., Conradt J., Vockeroth J., Bartl K., Schneider E., König P. (2008) Eye-head coordination during free exploration in human and cat. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (in press)

Einhäuser W.,  Schumann F., Vockeroth J., Bartl K., Cerf M, Harel J., Schneider E., König P. (2008) Distinct roles for eye and head movements in selecting salient image parts during natural exploration. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (in press)

2007

Einhäuser W., Schumann F., Bardins S., Bartl K., Böning G., Schneider E., König P. (2007): “Human eye-head co-ordination in natural exploration”, Network: Computation in Neural Systems, 18(3), p267-297., [pdf]

2006

Schumann, F (2006): “Integration of different features in guiding eye-movements”, Unpublished Master Thesis, University of Osnabrück.

2005

Albert, F., Griego J., James S., Kabisch C., Kolomiyets O., Kreitz U., Kunkemöller J., Liu J., Mühl C, Nagel S., Neubauer S., Schumann F. (2005): „MINI: Mechanisms In Neuropsychological Issues.“ Publications of the Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, Volume 9-2005, [pdf]

2004

Schumann, F. (2004): “Embodied cognitive science: is it part of cognitive science? Analysis within a philosophy of science background.”, Publications of the Institute of Cognitive Science, University of Osnabrück, Volume 3-2004 (Bachelors Thesis), [pdf]

POSTERS

2008

Schumann F., Cerf M., Harel J., Vockeroth J., Bartl K., Schneider E., König P., Einhäuser W. (2008): Eye- and Head Movements during Natural Exploration, Basic and Clinical Aspects of Vertigo and Dizziness, Kloster Seeon, June 22 – 25, 2008

Schumann F., Einhäuser W., Vockeroth J., Bartl K.,, Schneider E., König P (2008): „Gaze-aligned tracking of human visual input during free exploration of natural environments“, Computational Vision and Neuroscience Symposium, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics Tübingen, April 7-8, 2008.

2007

Schumann F., Einhäuser W., Bardins S., Bartl K., Böning K., Schneider E., König P (2007): „Human gaze control in natural exploration“, ESF Symposium “Three dimensional sensory and motor space: perceptual consequenzes of motor action”, Sant Feliu de Guixol, 6.-11.10.2007.

 
Schumann F., Acik A., Onat S., König P. (2007): „Integration of different features in guiding eye-




movements“, Proceedings of the 7th Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society, Göttingen.
 

Schumann, F. (2007): “Embodied Cognitive Science: part of cognitive science? Analysis within Lakatonian Philosophy of Science”, Poster at the Interdisciplinary College 2007 of the German Computer Science Society, Focus Theme: Embodiment, Günne

 
 
2006
Schumann, F., Acik A., Onat S., König P. (2006) „Interaction of different features in guidance of eye-movements“, presented at: Dynamics of Visual Perception Workshop at the Westf. Wilhelms-Universität Münster
 
 
2004
Schumann F., Griego J., James S., Kunkemöller J., Kabisch C., Kolomiyets A., Kreitz U., Liu J., Mühl C., Nagel S.K. & Neubauer N. (2004): „Automatic affective processing: Priming effects on the perception of affective valence in visual stimuli“, presented at the Symposium “Perspective in Cognitive Science”, Osnabrück.




 
 

Schumann, F. (2004): “Embodied Cognitive Science: is it part of cognitive science? Analysis within a philosophy of science perspective”, presented at the Interdisziplinary College 2004 of the German Computer Science Society, Focus Theme: Body and Motion, Günne

2003

Land, R.; Schumann, F.; Scholz, J.; Helduser, C.; Carl, C.; Schindler, S.; Corves, C.; Lesemann, E.; & Herzog, M. (2003): „Ultra-Fast Object Segmentation“, presented at the EuroCogSci 03, Osnabrück