Publikationen
von Prof. Dr. Melissa Le-Hoa Vo
JOURNAL ARTICLES
2018
Lauer, T., Cornelissen, T. H. W., Draschkow, D., Willenbockel, V., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2018). The role of scene summary statistics in object recognition. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 14666. doi: doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32991-1 pdf
Draschkow, D., Heikel, E., Fiebach, C., Võ, M. L.-H., & Sassenhagen, J. (2018). No evidence from MVPA for different processes underlying the N300 and N400 incongruity effects in object-scene processing. Neuropsychologia, 120, 9-17. doi: doi.org/10.1016/J.NEUROPSYCHOLOGIA.2018.09.016 pdf
Boettcher, S. E. P., Draschkow, D., Dienhart, E., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2018). Anchoring visual search in scene: Assessing the role of anchor objects on eye movements during visual search. Journal of Vision, Vol. 18(13), 11, doi: 10.1167/18.13.11 pdf
Draschkow, D., Reinecke, S., Cunningham, C. A., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2018). The lower bounds of massive memory: Investigating memory for object details after incidental encoding. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. doi: doi.org/10.1177/1747021818783722 pdf
2017
Draschkow, D., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2017). Scene grammar shapes the way we interact with objects, strenghtens memories, and speeds search. Scientific Reports, 7 (1), 16471. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-16739-x pdf
Kok, E. M., Aizenman, A. M., Võ, M. L.-H, & Wolfe, J. M. (2017). Even if I showed you where you looked , remembering where you just looked is hard. Journal of Vision, Vol.17(12). doi:10.1167/17.12.2 pdf
2016
Öhlschlager, S., & Vo, M. L.-H. (2016). SCEGRAM: An image database for semantic and syntactic inconsistencies in scenes. Behavior research methods. doi:10.3758/s13428-016-0820-3. pdf
Võ, M. L.-H., Aizenman, A. M. & Wolfe, J. M. (2016). You think you know where you looked? You better look again. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, Vol 42(10), 1477-1481.
Cornelissen, T. H. W., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2016). Stuck on semantics: Processing of irrelevant object-scene inconsistencies modulates ongoing gaze behavior. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics. doi:10.3758/s13414-016-1203-7. pdf
Draschkow, D., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2016). Of “what” and “where” in a natural search task: Active object handling supports object location memory beyond the object’s identity. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics. 78, 1574-1584. doi:10.3758/s13414-016-1111-x. pdf
Josephs*, E. L., Draschkow*, D., Wolfe, J. M., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2016). Gist in time: Scene semantics and structure enhance recall of searched objects. Acta Psychologica, 169, 100–108. doi:10.1016/j.actpsy.2016.05.013. pdf
2015
Võ, M. L.-H., & Wolfe, J. M. (2015). The role of memory for visual search in scenes. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1339, 72–81. pdf
2014
Draschkow, D., Wolfe, J.M., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2014). Seek and you shall remember: Scene semantics interact with visual search to build better memories. Journal of Vision, 14(8):10, 1–18.pdf
2013
Võ, M. L.-H., & Wolfe, J. M. (2013). Differential ERP Signatures Elicited by Semantic and Syntactic Processing in Scenes. Psychological Science, 24(9), 1816 –1823. pdf
Drew, T., Võ, M. L.-H., & Wolfe, J. M. (2013). The invisible gorilla strikes again
Sustained inattentional blindness in expert observers. Psychological Science, 24(9), 1848 –1853. pdf
Võ, M. L.-H., & Wolfe, J. M. (2013). The interplay of episodic and semantic memory in guiding repeated search in scenes. Cognition, 126, 198–212. pdf
Drew, T., Võ, M. L.-H., Olwal, A., Jacobson, F., Seltzer, S., & Wolfe, J. M. (2013). Scanner and drillers: Characterizing expert visual search through volumetric images. Journal of Vision, 13(10):3, 1–13.pdf
Drew, T., Evans, K., Võ, M. L.-H., Jacobson, F., & Wolfe, J. M. (2013). “What can you see in a single glance and how might this guide visual search in medical images?” Radiographics, 33, 263-274. pdf
2012
Võ, M. L.-H., & Wolfe, J. M. (2012). When does repeated search in scenes involve memory? Looking at versus looking for objects in scenes. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 38(1), 23-41. pdf
Võ, M. L.-H., Smith, T. J., Mital, P. K., & Henderson, J. M. (2012). Do the Eyes Really Have it? Dynamic Allocation of Attention when Viewing Moving Faces. Journal of Vision, 12(13):3, 1–14. pdf
2011
Wolfe, J. M., Võ, M. L.-H., Evans, K. K., & Greene, M. R. (2011). Visual search in scenes involves selective and non-selective pathways.Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 15(2), 77-84.
Võ, M. L.-H., & Henderson, J. M. (2011). Object-scene Inconsistencies do not Capture Gaze: Evidence from the Flash-Preview Moving-Window Paradigm. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 73, 1742–1753. pdf
Conrad, M., Võ, M. L.-H., Schneider, D., & Jacobs, A. M. (2011). Syllable structure is modulating the optimal viewing position in visual word recognition.Fonética,31(1), 2-13.
2010
Võ, M. L.-H., & Henderson, J. M. (2010). The Time Course of Initial Scene Processing for Guidance of Eye Movements When Searching Natural Scenes. Journal of Vision, 10(3):14, 1–13. pdf
Võ, M. L.-H. & Schneider, W. X. (2010). A Glimpse Is Not A Glimpse: Differential Processing of Flashed Scene Previews Leads to Differential Target Search Benefits. Visual Cognition, 18(2). 171-200. pdf
Võ, M. L.-H., Zwickel, J., & Schneider, W. X. (2010). Has Someone Moved My Plate? The Immediate and Persistent Effects Of Object Location Changes On Gaze Allocation During Natural Scene Viewing. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 72 (5), 1251-1255. pdf
Brockmole, J. R., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2010). Semantic Memory and the Learning of Contextual Regularities Within Real-World Scenes. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 72,1803-1813. pdf
Zwickel, J., & Võ, M. L.-H. (2010). How the Presence of Humans Biases Gaze Movements. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 17 (2), 257-262. pdf
2009
Võ, M. L.-H., & Henderson, J. M. (2009). Does Gravity Matter? Effects of Semantic and Syntactic Inconsistencies on the Allocation of Attention during Scene Perception. Journal of Vision, 9(3):24, 1-15. pdf
Võ, M. L.-H., Conrad, M., Kuchinke, L., Hartfeld, K., Hofmann, M. F., & Jacobs, A. M. (2009). The Berlin Affective Word List Reloaded (BAWL-R). Behavior Research Methods, 41(2), 534-538. pdf
Hofmann, M. F., Kuchinke, L., Tamm, S., Võ, M. L.-H., & Jacobs, A. M. (2009). Affective processing within 1/10th of a second: High arousal is necessary for early facilitative processing of negative but not positive words.Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral Neuroscience, 9(4),389-397.
2008
Võ, M. L.-H., Schneider, W. X., & Matthias, E. (2008). Transsaccadic Scene Memory Revisited: A ‘Theory of Visual Attention (TVA)’ based Approach to Recognition Memory and Confidence for Objects in Naturalistic Scenes. Journal of Eye-Movement Research, 2(2):7, 1-13. pdf
Võ, M. L.-H., Jacobs, A. M., Kuchinke, L., Conrad, M., Schacht, A., & Hutzler, F. (2008). Emotion/Cognition Coupling In The Eye: Introducing the Pupil Old/New Effect. Psychophysiology, 45, 130-140. pdf
2007
Hutzler, F., Braun, M., Võ, M. L.-H., Engl, V., Hofmann, M., Dambacher, M., Leder, H., &, Jacobs, A. M. (2007). Welcome to the real world: validating fixation related brain potentials for ecologically valid settings.Brain Research,1172, 124-129.
Kuchinke, L., Võ, M. L.-H., Hofmann, M., & Jacobs, A. M. (2007). Pupillary responses during lexical decisions vary with word frequency but not emotional content.International Journal of Psychophysiology,65(2), 132-140.
Kuchinke, L., Jacobs, A. M., Grubich, C., Võ, M. L.-H., Conrad, M., & Herrmann, M. (2007). Incidental effects of emotional valence in single word processing. In: Herrmann, M. & Thiel, Ch. (Eds.)Topics in Advanced Neuroimaging. Oldenburg: bis-Publishers. pp. 31-34.
2006
Võ, M. L.-H., Jacobs, A. M., & Conrad, M. (2006). Crossvalidating the Berlin Affective Word List (BAWL). Behavior Research Methods, 38(4), 606-609. pdf
Engl, V., Hutzler, F., Jacobs, A. M., Võ, M. L.-H., & Braun, M. (2006). Orthografie oder Orthographie? Lesen nach Rechtschreibreform - eine Blickbewegungsstudie [Reading after the orthography reform - an eye tracking study].Zeitschrift für Psychologie,214(2), 59-72.
Kuchinke, L., Jacobs, A. M., Grubich, C., Võ, M. L.-H., Conrad, M., & Herrmann, M. (2006). Modulation of PFC activation by emotional words in recognition memory.NeuroReport,17(10), 1037-1041.
2005
Kuchinke, L., Jacobs, A. M., Grubich, C., Võ, M. L.-H., Conrad, M., & Herrmann, M. (2005). Incidental effects of emotional valence in single word processing: An fMRI study.NeuroImage, 28(4), 1022-1032.
PUBLISHED SUMMARIES
Võ, M. L.-H., & Wolfe, J. M., (2010). The Role of Incidental Object Fixations in Repeated Search: Looking AT versus looking FOR an object in a scene. Object Perception, Attention, and Memory (OPAM) 2010 Conference Report,Visual Cognition, 18(10),1486 – 1541.
Võ, M. L.-H., & Henderson, J. M. (2010). The Time Course of Initial Scene Processing. Object Perception, Attention, and Memory (OPAM) 2009 Conference Report,Visual Cognition, 18(1),110-159.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (FIRST AUTHOR)
2013
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (Mar ’13). Differential ERP Signatures in Response to Semantic and Syntactic Inconsistencies in Scenes @ TeaP, Vienna, Austria. Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., Gavrilov, Z., & Oliva, A. (May ’13). Image Memorability in the Eye of the Beholder:Tracking the Decay of Visual Scene Representations @ VSS, Naples, USA. Talk
2012
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (Nov ’12). Searching for Invisible Objects in Visible Scenes @ Psychonomics, Minneapolis, USA. Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (Sept ’12). Semantic and Syntactic Inconsistencies in Scenes Elicit Differential ERP Signatures. @ ECVP, Alghero, Italy. Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (May ’12). Semantic and Syntactic Inconsistencies in Scenes Elicit Differential ERP Signatures. @ VSS, Naples, USA. Talk
2011
Võ, M. L.-H., Smith, T., & Henderson, J. M. (Nov ’11). The Functional Role of Gaze When Viewing Dynamic Faces. @ Psychonomics, Seattle, USA, Poster
Võ, M. L.-H., & Wolfe, J. M. (May ’11). Searching for Invisible Objects in Visible Scenes. @ ECVP, Toulouse, France, Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., Drew, T. & Wolfe, J. M. (Aug ’11). Gaze control when searching a volumetric space: Comparing eye movement behavior in 2D versus 3D search. @ECEM, Marseille, France, Poster
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (May ‘11). Does Repeated Search in Scenes Need Memory? When contextual guidance fails, memory takes over. @ VSS, Naples, USA. Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (Feb ’11). Does Repeated Search in Scenes Need Memory? Looking AT vs. Looking FOR objects in scenes. @ Scene Understanding Symposium (SUNS11), MIT, Cambridge, USA. Poster
2010
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (Nov ’10). The Role of Incidental Object Fixations in Repeated Search: Looking AT versus looking FOR an object in a scene. @ OPAM, St. Louis, USA. Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (Nov ’10). Repeated Search in Scenes: Why Looking At An Object Does Not Help Looking For An Object @ Psychonomics, St. Louis, USA. Poster
Võ, M. L.-H., & Jeremy M. Wolfe (Aug ’10). Contributions of General and Scene-Specific Knowledge to Gaze Guidance in Repeated Search. @ ECVP, Lausanne, Switzerland. Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., Smith, T. J., & Henderson, J. M. (May ’10). The dynamics of gaze when viewing dynamic faces. @ VSS, Naples, USA.Poster
2009
Võ, M. L.-H., & Henderson, J. M. (Oct ‘09). The Time Course of Initial Scene Processing @ Object Perception, Attention, and Memory (OPAM) 2009 Conference, Boston, USA. Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., & Henderson, J. M. (Aug ‘09). Object-scene inconsistencies do not capture gaze - evidence from the flash-preview moving-window paradigm @ ECEM, Southampton, UK. Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., & Henderson, J. M. (May ‘09). Effects Of Semantic And Syntactic Object-Scene Inconsistencies On The Allocation Of Attention During Naturalistic Scene Viewing @ VSS, Naples, USA.Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., & Henderson, J. M. (Jan ‘09). Does Gravity Matter? Effects of Semantic and Syntactic Inconsistencies on the Allocation of Attention during Scene Perception. Scene Understanding Symposium (SUNS09) @ MIT, Cambridge, USA. Poster
2008
Võ, M. L.-H., Zwickel, J., & Schneider, W. X. (2008). Who Has Moved My Plate? Second International Symposium on Visual Search and Selective Attention, Fribourg, Switzerland.Poster
Võ, M. L.-H., & Schneider, W. X. (2008). A Glimpse is Not A Glimpse. International Congress of Psychology, Berlin, Germany. Talk
2007
Võ, M. L.-H., & Schneider, W. X. (2007). Processing Less, Seeing More. 2nd Annual Workshop of the Excellence Cluster Cognition for Technical Systems, Garching, Germany.Talk & Poster
Võ, M. L.-H., Graf, R., & Jacobs, A. M. (2007). Effects of Irrelevant Sound on Complex Mental Processing: Parsing through the Garden-Path. In K. F. Wender, S. Mecklenbräuker, G. D. Rey, T. Wehr (Eds.), Experimentelle Psychologie. Abstracts der 49. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen. Lengerich: Pabst Science Publishers. Trier, Germany.Talk
Võ, M. L.-H., Jacobs, A. M., Kuchinke, L., Conrad, M., Schacht, A., & Hutzler, F. (2007). Emotion/Cognition Coupling In The Eye: Introducing the Pupil Old/New Effect. Symposium “Dynamics of Attentional Control”. Ammersee, Germany.Poster
INVITED TALKS
Oct’ 12 Differential ERPs Signal Semantics and Syntax in Scenes. Tufts University, Boston, USA.invited by Phillip Holcomb & Gina Kuperberg
Apr ’11 Context and memory guidance during repeated search in scenes. Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, USA. invited by Pete Bex
Mar ’11 The role of memory in repeated search in scenes. University of Iowa, USA.invited by Michi Matsukura & Andrew Hollingworth
Feb ’11 Does Looking AT an object help us looking FOR it? The Role of Memory during Repeated Search in Scenes. University of Delaware, USA.invited by Helene Intraub
Nov ’10 Looking AT versuslooking FOR objects in scenes. University of Notre Dame, USA.invited by Jim Brockmole
Oct ’10 Does repeated search need memory?University of Texas, Austin, USA.invited by Mary Hayhoe
May ’10 Gaze Guidance by SceneSemantics and Syntax. Talks in Cognitive Science, UMass Boston, USA.invited by Marc Pomplun
Oct ’09 The Time Course of Initial Scene Processing. Colloquium, Giessen University.invited by Karl Gegenfurtner
Mar ’09 Gender and Emotions in Word Processing and Scene Perception. Invited jobtalk for the Juniorprofessorship “Gender and Emotion” within the Excellence Cluster “Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC)”. Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany.
Sep ‘08 Effects of Object-Scene Inconsistencies on the Allocation of Attention. Symposium: “Eye movements in cognitive research”.KogWis, Dresden, Germany. invited by Sebastian Pannasch and Jens Helmert
Mar ‘08 Does Gravity Matter? LabTalk at theCVVCmeeting, Durham University, UK.invited by John Findlay
Dec ‘07 A Glimpse is not a Glimpse. TheRank Prize Funds Mini-Symposiumon Representations of the Visual World in the Brain. Grasmere, UK.invited by Ben Tatler and Mike Land
PH.D. THESIS
“The Allocation of Attention in Scene Perception”
DIPLOMA THESIS
"Effects of Emotional Valence on Implicit and Explicit Memory for Words: Can Pupil Dilation Give Clarification?"