Martin Wiener

Research Description

How does the brain perceive time and space? Philosophers may debate the nature of each, but Martin Wiener’s lab aims to empirically study how the brain constructs these dimensions. To do this, his lab uses a variety of different tools in the armamentarium of cognitive neuroscience: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), electroencephalography (EEG), and psychophysics. Additionally, his lab focuses on combining different techniques, such as simultaneous TMS-EEG or fMRI-EEG, to enhance their power and the repertoire of questions that can be asked. Even more exciting: they are not just interested in time and space alone, but what they are used for. For time, a major use of interest is the perception of rhythm and music. For space, they are interested in how this dimension is used for navigation and processing value.

Selected Publications

• Wiener, M., Michaelis, K., & Thompson, J. C. (2016). Functional correlates of likelihood and prior representations in a virtual distance task. Human Brain Mapping, 37(9), 3172-3187.
• Wiener, M., & Thompson, J. C. (2015). Repetition enhancement and memory effects for duration. NeuroImage, 113, 268-278.
• Wiener, M., Kliot, D., Turkeltaub, P. E., Hamilton, R. H., Wolk, D. A., & Coslett, H. B. (2012). Parietal Influence on Temporal Encoding Indexed by Simultaneous Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation and Electroencephalography. Journal of Neuroscience, 32(35), 12258-12267.