Handke, Lydia

I am interested in investigating how sensory information and prior knowledge interact in the formation of conscious perception, and how perceptual systems adapt this process to varying environmental contexts. In my PhD projects, I examine how environmental factors, particularly urban versus rural environments, contribute to individual differences in susceptibility to visual illusions and the neural mechanisms underlying these effects. This research contributes to a broader understanding of how urban living shapes human cognition and how environmental experiences influence the way we perceive the physical world.

Projects

Illusions and Environment

GERTRUD

CAVA