Selected Publications

Attention

Nakayama K, MacKeben M. (1989) Sustained and transient components of focal visual attention. Vision Res. 29(11): 1631-1647 (pubmed, PDF)

MacKeben M, Nakayama K. (1993) Express attentional shifts. Vision Res. 33(1): 85-90 (PDF)

MacKeben M. (1999) Sustained focal attention and peripheral letter recognition. Spatial Vision 12:1, 51-71 (link to Spat.Vis. 1999, PDF)

Altpeter E, MacKeben M, Trauzettel-Klosinski S. (2000) The importance of sustained attention for patients with maculopathies, Vis.Res. 40(10-12):1539-1547 (pubmed, PDF)

Kristjanson A, MacKeben M. Nakayama K. (2001) Rapid, object-based learning in the deployment of transient attention. Perception 30, 1375-1387

Pilz KS, Braun C, Altpeter E, MacKeben M, Trauzettel-Klosinski S. (2006) Modulation of Visual Stimulus Discrimination by Sustained Focal Attention – an MEG Study. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, Vol. 47, No. 3: 1225-29 (PDF)

Poggel DA, Strasburger H, MacKeben M. (2007) Cueing attention by relative motion in the periphery of the visual field. Perception 36(7) 955 - 970 (pubmed, PDF)

Low Vision

Reinhard J, Messias A, Dietz K, MacKeben M, Lakmann R, Scholl H, Apfelstedt E, Seeliger M, Zrenner E, Trauzettel-Klosinski S. (2007) Quantifying fixation in patients with Stargardt’s macular dystrophy. Vision Research 47(15): 2076-85 (PDF)

Messias A, Reinhard J, Velasco e Cruz AA, Dietz K, MacKeben M, Trauzettel-Klosinski S. (2007) Eccentric fixation in Stargardt's disease assessed by Tübingen perimetry. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 48(12):5815-22. (PDF)

Eisenbarth W, MacKeben M, Poggel DA, Strasburger H. (2008) Dynamic visual field properties in age-related macular degeneration. Graefe’s Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthal. 246(1):27-37 (pubmed, open access)

Hahn GA, Messias A, Mackeben M, Dietz K, Horwath K, Hyvärinen L, Leinonen M, Trauzettel-Klosinski S. (2009) Parafoveal letter recognition at reduced contrast in normal aging and in patients with risk factors for AMD. Graefe’s Arch. Clin. Exp. Ophthalmol. 247(1):43-51 (pubmed, PDF)

MacKeben M. (2009) Making the best of remaining vision – the role of focal attention. Neuro-Ophthalmology, 33(3), June, 127-131 (link to NOPH, PDF)

Vision Assessment

MacKeben M, Colenbrander A. (1994) Mapping the topography of residual vision after macular vision loss. In: "Low Vision - Research and New Developments in Rehabilitation", Kooijman AC et al. (eds.), IOS Press, Amsterdam, 59-67
(PDF)

MacKeben M, Colenbrander A, Gofen A. (1999) Use your PC to quickly map remaining vision after foveal vision loss. Perimetry Update 1998/1999 (M Wall & JM Wild, eds.), 307-316, Kugler Publications, The Hague (PDF)

MacKeben M, Colenbrander A. (2000) Topographic measurements of low contrast letter recognition as a tool for diagnosis and vision rehabilitation. Vision Rehabilitation (C Stuen et al., eds), Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse, 158-160

MacKeben M. (2008) Topographic mapping of residual vision by computer. J. Visual Impairment & Blindness (Special Issue on AMD), 102(10):649-655 (afb.org, PDF)

Eisenbarth W & MacKeben M. (2008) Macular Mapping – AMD Screening für Augenoptiker. Deutsche Optiker Zeitung 6:32-37 (in German) (PDF)

Reading and Dyslexia

MacKeben M. (2000) Enhancement of peripheral letter recognition by typographical features. Visual Impairment Research 2(2) 95 –103 (link to VIR, PDF)

MacKeben M. (2000) Typefaces influence peripheral letter recognition and can be optimized for reading with eccentric viewing. Vision Rehabilitation (C Stuen et al., eds), Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse, 293-294

Trauzettel-Klosinski S, MacKeben M, Reinhard J, Feucht A, Dürrwächter U, Klosinski G (2002) Pictogram naming in dyslexics and normal children assessed by SLO. Vision Research 42(6):789-99 (pubmed, PDF)

MacKeben M, Trauzettel-Klosinski S, Reinhard J, Dürrwächter U, Adler M, Klosinski G. (2004) Eye movement control during single word reading in dyslexics. Journal of Vision 4, No. 5, 388-402 (http://www.journalofvision.org/4/5/4/ (free open access), PDF)

Physiology

Eckmiller R, MacKeben M. (1978) Pursuit eye movements and their neural control in the monkey. Pfluegers Arch. 377:15-23

Eckmiller R, MacKeben, M. (1980) Pre-motor single unit activity in the monkey brain stem correlated with eye velocity during pursuit. Brain Res. 184: 210-214

Nakayama K, MacKeben M. (1980) Narrow spatial frequency tuning in the alert monkey VEP. Brain Res. 193:263-267

Nakayama K, MacKeben M. (1982) Steady state visual evoked potentials in the alert primate. Vision Res. 22:1261-1271

Tyler CW, with K. Nakayama, P. Apkarian, M. MacKeben. (1988) Visual evoked potentials: Isolation of cortical populations narrowly tuned to spatial frequency. In “Neurophysiology and Psychophysiology: Experimental and Clinical Applications” (Galbraith GC, Kietzman ML, Donchin E, eds.), Lawrence Erlbaum: Hillsdale, New Jersey, 91-101

Technology

Gofen A. & MacKeben, M. (1997) An introduction to accurate display timing for PCs under 'Windows'. Spatial Vision 10(4):361 – 368 (PDF)

MacKeben M & Gofen A. (2007) Gaze-contingent display for retinal function testing by scanning laser ophthalmoscope. J Opt Soc America A, vol. 24(5):1402-1410 (feature issue on “Retinal Imaging”) (pubmed, PDF)

Behrens F, MacKeben M, Schröder-Preikschat W. (2010) An improved algorithm for automatic detection of saccades in eye movement data and for calculating saccade parameters. Behav. Res. Meth. (submitted)