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information entity > measure > pupillometry

Preferred term

pupillometry  

Definition

  • Measurement of pupil dilation.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • pupil change
  • pupil diameter
  • pupil dilatation
  • pupil dilation
  • pupillary response
  • pupil-size change

Scope note

  • The pupil dilates during a cognitive effort, and so pupillometry is used by some research teams as an index of memory processes.

Belongs to group

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • El Haj, M., Janssen, S. M. J., Lenoble, Q., Robin, F., & Gallouj, K. (2022). The eyes of the past: Larger pupil size for autobiographical memories retrieved from field perspective. Neurological Sciences, 43(1), 661–666. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05297-w

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

  • • Goldinger, S. D., & Papesh, M. H. (2012). Pupil dilation reflects the creation and retrieval of memories. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 21(2), 90-95. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721412436811

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Kafkas, A. (2024). Eyes on memory: Pupillometry in encoding and retrieval. Vision, 8(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/vision8020037

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Kafkas, A., Brown, T., Olusola, N., & Guo, C. (2023). Pupil response patterns distinguish true from false memories. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44362-6

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Mathôt, S., & Vilotijević, A. (2023). Methods in cognitive pupillometry: Design, preprocessing, and statistical analysis. Behavior Research Methods, 55(6), 3055–3077. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01957-7

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: open

  • • Sirois, S., & Brisson, J. (2014). Pupillometry. WIREs Cognitive Science, 5(6), 679–692. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1323

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Taikh, A., & Bodner, G. E. (2022). Pupil dilation during recognition reflects the subjective recollection/familiarity experience at test rather than the level of processing at encoding. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology/Revue Canadienne de Psychologie Expérimentale. https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000283

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

In other languages

  • French

  • diamètre pupillaire
  • dilatation pupillaire
  • réponse pupillaire

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-JQQL3RVV-P

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