Publications

Selected publications:

Troncoso XG, McCamy MB, Najafian JaziAli , Cui J, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Costela FM, Martinez-Conde S (2015)
Nature Communications; 6:8114
V1 neurons respond differently to object motion versus motion from eye movements

Martinez-Conde S (2013)
New York Times; May 19,2013:SR12
Vision is all about change
Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Langston RE, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
PNAS; 110, 6175-6180
An oculomotor continuum from exploration to fixation
Martinez-Conde S, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL (2013)
Nature Reviews Neuroscience; 14, 83-96
The impact of microsaccades on vision: towards a unified theory of saccadic function
Cover article

Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2012)
Journal of Neuroscience; 32: 6043-6051
Microsaccades and blinks trigger illusory rotation in the “Rotating snakes” Illusion
Cover article
Macknik SL, King M, Randi J, Robbins A, Teller , Thompson J, Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Nature Reviews Neuroscience; 9, 871-879
Attention and awareness in stage magic: turning tricks into research
Cover article
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2007)
Scientific American; 297, 56-63
Windows on the mind
Cover article
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Troncoso XG, Dyar TA (2006)
Neuron; 49, 297-305
Microsaccades counteract visual fading during fixation
Preview by Ralf Engbert (Neuron; 49: 168-170). Reviewed by the Faculty of 1000
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL & Hubel DH (2004)
Nature Reviews Neuroscience; 5, 229-240.
The role of fixational eye movements in visual perception
Featured article of the month
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL & Hubel DH (2000)
Nature Neuroscience; 3, 251-258
Microsaccadic eye movements and firing of single cells in the striate cortex of macaque monkeys

Full list:

2019

Barnhart A, Costela F, Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Goldinger S (2019)
Journal of Eye Movement Research 12(6):7
Microsaccades reflect the dynamics of misdirected attention in magic
Macknik SL, Alexander RG, Caballero Olivya, Chanovas Jordi, Nielsen Kristina J, Nishimura, Nozomi, Schaffer Chris B, Slovin Hamutal, Babayoff Amit, Barak Ravid, Tang Shiming, Ju Niansheng, Yazdan-Shahmorad Azadeh, Alonso Jose-Manuel Malinskiy Eugene, Martinez-Conde S (2019)
The Journal of Neuroscience; 39(42):8267 – 8274
                                                 Advanced Circuit and Cellular Imaging Methods in Nonhuman Primates
Martinez-Conde S, Alexander RG, Blum Deborah, Britton Noah, Lipska Barbara K, Quirk Gregory J, Swiss Jamy Ian, Willems Roel M, Macknik SL (2019)
The Journal of Neuroscience; 39(42):8285 – 8290
The Storytelling Brain: How Neuroscience Stories Help Bridge the Gap between Research and Society

Waite S, Grigorian A, Alexander R , Macknik SL,Carrasco M, Heeger D, Martinez-Conde S (2019)
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience; 13 (213)
Analysis of Perceptual Expertise in Radiology – Current Knowledge and a New Perspective
Ju N, Li Y, Liu F, Jiang H, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, Tang S
BioRxiv (2019)
Spatiotemporal functional organization of excitatory synaptic inputs onto macaque V1 neurons
Martinez-Conde S, Alexander, RG
Nature Human Behaviour (2019)
A gaze bias in the mind’s eye
Michel M, Beck D, Block N, Blumenfeld H, Brown R, Carmel D, Carrasco M, Chirimuuta M, Chun A, Cleeremans A, Dehaene S, Fleming S.M, Frith C, Haggard P, He B.J, Heyes C, Goodale M.A, Irvine L, Kawato M, Kentridge R, King J-R, Knight J-T, Kouider S, Lamme V, Lamy D, Lau H, Laureys S, LeDoux J, Lin Y-T, Liu K, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, Mashour GA, Melloni L, Miracchi L, Mylopoulos M, Naccache L, Owen AM, Richard E. Passingham, Luiz Pessoa, Megan A. K. Peters, Dobromir Rahnev, Tony Ro, David Rosenthal, Sasaki Y, Sergent C, Solovey G, Schiff ND, Seth A, Tallon-Baudry C, Tamietto M, Tong F, van Gaal S, Vlassova A, Watanabe T, Weisberg J, Yan K and Yoshida M (2019)
Nature Human Behaviour; Vol 3, 104–107
Opportunities and challenges for a maturing science of consciousness
Martinez-Conde S, McCamy MB, Troncoso XG, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL (2019)
PLoS ONE 14(3)
Area V1 responses to illusory corner-folds in Vasarely’s nested squares and the alternating brightness star illusions

2018

Ju N, Jiang R, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, Tang S. (2018)
PLOS Biology; 8:16(8)
Long-term all-optical interrogation of cortical neurons in awake-behaving nonhuman primates
Otero-Millan J, Optican LM, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2018)
Frontiers in Neurology; Vol 9:346
Modeling the triggering of saccades, microsaccades, and saccadic intrusions
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Heeger D.J (2018)
Trends in Neurosciences; 41, 163-165
An enduring dialogue between computational and empirical vision
Alexander R.G, Macknik SL and Martinez-Conde S (2018)
Frontiers in Neurology; (9:144)
Microsaccade characteristics in neurological and ophthalmic disease
Michel M, Fleming SM, Lau H, Lee ALF, Martinez-Conde S, Passingham RE, Peters MAK, Rahnev D, Sergent C, Liu K. (2018)
Frontiers in Psychology; 5;9:2134;
An informal internet survey on the current state of consciousness science
Martinez-Conde S (2018)
NewScientist; 22/29 Dec 68:69
Say thanks, a lot
Martinez-Conde S (2018)
Mental floss; Nov 1
5 Ways to get rid of earworms, according to science
Martinez-Conde S (2018)
Mental floss; Aug 23
6 Reasons why we love small, cute things, according to science
Martinez-Conde S (2018)
Mental floss; Aug 14
11 Facts about ASMR, the phenomenon behind brain ‘tingles’
Martinez-Conde S (2018)
Mental floss; May 1
The fascinating science behind why we see ‘faces’ in objects

2017

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2017)
Natural History Magazine; (17;21)
Misperception: Your perception may depend on your perspective

Lagunas A, Dominguez O, Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Del-Rio C (2017)
Journal of Applied Physics
Human eye visual hyperacuity: A new paradigm for sensing?

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2017)
Proceedings of the national academy of sciences USA; 1;114(31):8127-8129
Opinion: Finding the plot in science storytelling in hopes of enhancing science communication

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2017)
The Royal Society; 19;372 (1718)
Unchanging visions: the effects and limitations of ocular stillness

Leal-Campanario R, Alarcon-Martinez L, Rieiro H, Martinez-Conde S, Alarcon-Martinez T, Zhao X, LaMee J, Osborn Popp PJ, Calhoun ME, Arribas JI, Schlegel AA, Di Stasi L, Rho JM, Inge L, Otero-Millan J, Treiman DM, Macknik SL (2017)
Scientific Reports; 7:43276
Abnormal capillary vasodynamics contribute to ictal neurodegeneration in ……………………………………..epilepsy 

Costela FM, McCamy MB, Coffelt M, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL,                               Martinez-Conde S  (2017)
European Journal of Neuroscience; 45:3, 1-7
Changes in visibility as a function of spatial frequency and microsaccade occurrence
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2017)
Scientific American Mind; 28(3): 18-19
Through a glass, darkly
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2017)
Scientific American Mind; 28(2): 18-19
Battlefield deceptions
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2017)
Scientific American Mind; 28(1): 18-19
Take your pick

 

2016

Waite S, Kolla S, Jeudy J, Legasto A, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, Krupinski EA, Reede DL (2016)
American College of Radiology; 1546-1440/16
Tired in the reading room: The influence of fatigue in radiology

Martinez-Conde S (2016)
The Journal of Neuroscience; 36(7):2077-2082
Has contemporary academia outgrown the carl sagan effect ?
Di Stasi LL, McCamy MB, Martinez-Conde S, Gayles E, Hoare C, Foster M, Catena A, Macknik SL (2016)
Physiology & Behavior; 153:91-96
Effects of long and short simulated flights on the saccadic eye movement velocity of aviators

Martinez-Conde S, Powell Devin, Macknik SL (2016)
Scientific American; 27(5) 64-67
The plight of the celebrity scientist

Martinez-Conde S & Macknik SL (2016)
Scientific American Mind (Special Issue Fall 2016)
187 Illusions – How they twist your brain

Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2016)
Scientific American Mind; 27(6) 16-17
The case of the oversized planet
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2016)
Scientific American Mind; 27(4): 18-19
Folk illusions
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2016)
Scientific American Mind; 27(3): 18-19
Conjuring equivocations
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2016)
Scientific American Mind; 27(2): 18-19
Animal magicians
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2016)
Scientific American Mind; 27(1): 18-19
The age of illusion

2015

Troncoso XG, McCamy MB, Najafian Jazi A, Cui J, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Costela FM, Martinez-Conde S (2015)
Nature Communications; 6:8114
V1 neurons respond differently to object motion versus motion from eye movements
Martinez-Conde S , Conley D, Hine H, Kropf J, Tush P, Ayala A, Macknik SL (2015)
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience; 9:496
Marvels of illusion: illusion and perception in the art of salvador dali
Martinez-Conde S , Macknik SL (2015)
Perception; 44(8-9):884-899
From exploration to fixation: An integrative view of Yarbus’s vision

Costela FM, Otero-Millan J, McCamy MB, Macknik SL, Di Stasi LL, Rieiro H, Leigh JR, Troncoso XG, Najafian Jazi A, Martinez-Conde S (2015)
PLoS ONE; 10(6): e012648
Characteristics of spontaneous square-wave jerks in the healthy macaque monkey during visual fixation
McCamy MB, Otero-Millan J, Leigh RJ, King SA, Schneider RM, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2015)
PLoS ONE; 10(6); e0128428
Simultaneous recordings of human microsaccades and drifts with a contemporary video eye tracker and the search coil technique
Di Stasi LL, Diaz-Piedra C, Suárez J, McCamy MB, Martinez-Conde S, Roca-Dorda J, Catena A (2015)
Psychophysiology; 52(7)
Task complexity modulates pilot electroencephalographic activity during real flights
Di Stasi LL, McCamy MB, Pannasch S, Renner R, Catena A, Cañas A, Velichkovsky B, Martinez-Conde S (2015)
Experimental Brain Research; 233, 535-543
Effects of driving time on microsaccadic dynamics
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2015)
Discoveries in Modern Science: Exploration, Invention, Technology. Ed. James Trefil. Farmington Hills: Macmillan.
Visual system

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2015)
Scientific American Mind; 26(6): 18-20
Victorian theatrics

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2015)
Scientific American Mind; 26(5): 20-21
Dalí’s doubles

Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2015)
Scientific American Mind; 26(4): 19-21
Unraveling “the dress”

Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2015)
Scientific American Mind; 26(3): 20-22
And yet it doesn’t move

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2015)
Scientific American Mind; 26(2): 23-25
Warped perceptions

Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2015)
Scientific American Mind; 26(1): 21-23
Pay attention

2014

Costela FM, Otero-Millan J, McCamy MB, Troncoso XG, Najafian A, Macknik SL, Crook SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
PLoS ONE; 9(10): e110889
Fixational eye movement correction of blink-induced gaze position errors
McCamy MB, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
The Journal of Physiology; Oct 1;592(Pt 19):4381-94
Different fixational eye movements mediate the prevention and the reversal of visual fading
Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience; 8:52
Fixational eye movements and binocular vision
Kapoula Z, Yang Q, Otero-Millan J, Xiao S, Macknik SL, Lang A, Erny M, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
AGE; 36(2), 535-543
Distinctive features of microsaccades in Alzheimer’s disease and in mild cognitive impairment
Otero-Millan J, Alba Castro J, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
Journal of Vision; 14(2):18, 1–17
Unsupervised clustering method to detect microsaccades
McCamy MB, Otero-Millan J, Di Stasi LL, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
Journal of Neuroscience; 34:8; 2956-2966
Highly informative natural scene regions increase microsaccade production during visual scanning
Di Stasi LL, Cabestrero R, McCamy MB, Ríos R, Catena A, Quiras P, Lopez JA, Saez C, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
European Journal of Neuroscience; 39:2; 1-7
Intersaccadic drift velocity is sensitive to short-term hypobaric hypoxia
Siegenthaler E, Costela FM, McCamy MB, Di Stasi LL, Otero-Millan J, Sonderegger A, Groner R, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
European Journal of Neuroscience; 39:1, 1-8
Task difficulty in mental arithmetic affects microsaccadic rates and magnitudes
Cover article
Di Stasi LL, McCamy MB, Macknik S, Mankin J, Hooft N, Catena A, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
Annals of Surgery; 259(4):824-9
Saccadic eye movement metrics refect surgical residents’s fatigue
McCamy MB, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
The New Visual Neurosciences, pp 849–863. Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press.
Natural eye movements and vision
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2014)
Discoveries in Modern Science: Exploration, Invention, Technology.
Visual system
Leal-Campanario R, Alarcon-Martinez L, Martinez-Conde S, Calhoun M, Macknik SL (2014)
Neurostereology: Unbiased stereology of neural systems, first edition.
Blood flow analysis in epilepsy using a novel stereological approach
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
Scientific American Mind; 25(3): 66-69
What a trip
Martinez-Conde S , Macknik SL (2014)
Scientific American Mind; 25(6): 21-23
Seeing red
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
Scientific American Mind; 25(5): 25-27
Out of this world
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2014)
Scientific American Mind; 25(4): 21-23
Posers and fakers
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
Scientific American Mind; 25(3): 21-23
In plain sight
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2014)
Scientific American Mind; 25(2): 6-8
David Hubel’s vision
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2014)
Scientific American Mind; 25(1): 21-23
Filling in the _________

2013

Shi V, Cui J, Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
PeerJ; 1:e146
Effect of stimulus width on simultaneous contrast
Costela FM, McCamy MB, Macknik SL, Otero-Millan J, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
PeerJ; 1:e119
Microsaccades restore the visibility of minute foveal targets
Di Stasi LL, McCamy MB, Catena A, Cañas JJ, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
European Journal of Neuroscience; 38, 2389-98
Microsaccade and drift dynamics reflect mental fatigue
Leigh RJ, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
Movement Disorders; 28(6), 691–693
Tremor of the eyes, or of the head, in Parkinson’s disease?
Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Langston RE, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
PNAS; 110, 6175-6180
An oculomotor continuum from exploration to fixation
Di Stasi LL, Catena A, Cañas, JJ, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews; 37: 968:975
Saccadic velocity as an arousal index in naturalistic tasks
Martinez-Conde S, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL (2013)
Nature Reviews Neuroscience; 14, 83-96
The impact of microsaccades on vision: towards a unified theory of saccadic function
Cover article
Otero-Millan J, Schneider R, Leigh RJ, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
PLOS ONE; 8:e58535
Saccades during attempted fixation in parkinsonian disorders and recessive ataxia: From microsaccades to square-wave jerks
McCamy MB, Najafian Jazi A, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
PeerJ; 1:e9
The effects of fixation target size and luminance on microsaccades and square-wave jerks
McCamy MB, Collins N, Otero-Millan J, Al-Kalbani M, Macknik SL, Coakley D, Troncoso XG, Boyle G, Narayanan V, Wolf TR, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
PeerJ; 1:e14
Simultaneous recordings of ocular microtremor and microsaccades with a piezoelectric sensor and a video-oculography system
Rieiro H, Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2013)
PeerJ; 1:19
Perceptual elements in Penn & Teller’s “Cups and balls” magic trick
Hector Rieiro, Susana Martinez-Conde, and Stephen L. Macknik (2013)
PNAS; 110, E1331
Reply to Gorea and Tyler: Casting light on previous bumps in the dark
Martinez-Conde S (2013)
New York Times; May 19,2013:SR12
Vision is all about change
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2013)
Scientific American Mind; 24(5): 20-22
Dark and bright corners of the mind
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2013)
Scientific American Mind; 24(4): 19-21
No brain, no pain
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2013)
Scientific American Mind; 24(3): 19-21
Vanished without a trace
Macknik SL, Di Stasi LL, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
Scientific American Mind; 24(2): 23-25
Perfectly timed advertising
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2013)
Scientific American Mind; 24(1): 19-21
Truer than truth
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2013)
Scientific American Mind; 23(6): 15-17
Your twisted little mind
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2013)
Scientific American Mind; 23(6): 58-63
Mirages and mind benders
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, Blackslee S(2013)
Analogy news; winter 2013:2
Neuroscience, magic and the supermarket
Martinez-Conde S & Macknik SL (2013)
Scientific American Mind (Special Issue November 2013)

2012

Rieiro H, Martinez-Conde S, Danielson AP, Pardo-Vazquez JL, Srivastava N, Macknik SL (2012)
PNAS; 109: 19828-19833
Optimizing the temporal dynamics of light to human perception
McCamy MB, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Yang Y, Troncoso XG, Baer SM, Crook SM, Martinez-Conde S (2012)
Journal of Neuroscience; 32: 9194-9204
Microsaccadic efficacy and contribution to foveal and peripheral vision
Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2012)
Journal of Neuroscience; 32: 6043-6051
Microsaccades and blinks trigger illusory rotation in the “Rotating Snakes” illusion
Cover article
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2012)
Scientific American Mind; 23(5): 23-25
Afraid of shadows
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2012)
Scientific American Mind; 23(4): 19-21
A faithful resemblance
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2012)
Scientific American Mind; 23(3): 16-18
All deceptions great and small
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, Ellis C Gayles (2012)
Scientific American Mind; 23(2): 15-17
The aviator’s dilemma
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2012)
Scientific American Mind; 23(1): 16-18
Urban illusions
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2012)
Scientific American Mind; 22(6): 46-51
Mind-warping visions
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2012)
Scientific American Mind; 22(6): 15-17
What’s in a face?
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2012)
Latino Perspectives; Sept 12: 61-63
Neuromagic research

2011

Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, King M, Robbins A, McCamy MB, Martinez-Conde S (2011)
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience; 5:133
Stronger misdirection in curved than in straight motion
Cui J, Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, King M, Martinez-Conde S (2011)
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience; 5:103
Social misdirection fails to enhance a magic illusion
Otero-Millan J, Macknik SL, Serra A, John Leigh RJ, Martinez-Conde S (2011)
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences; 1233(1): 107-116 .
Triggering mechanisms in microsaccade and saccade generation: a novel proposal
Otero-Millan J, Serra A, Leigh RJ , Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2011)
Journal of Neuroscience; 31(12): 4379-4387
Distinctive features of saccadic intrusions and microsaccades in progressive supranuclear palsy
Supporting information
2011 EyeTrack Award
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2011)
Oxford Handbook on Eye Movements. Eds. Liversedge, Gilchrist and Everling. Oxford University Press
Microsaccades
Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2011)
Visual Prosthetics: Physiology, Bioengineering, Rehabilitation, 1st Edition. Ed. Dagnelie, Gislin. Springer
Vision’s first steps: anatomy, physiology, and perception in the retina, lateral geniculate nucleus, and early visual cortical areas
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2011)
Cognitive Neuropsychiatry
Sleights of Mind: Response to Van Leeuwen
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, (2011)
Scientific American Mind; 22(5): 48-55
Shifting focus
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, (2011)
Scientific American Mind; 22(5): 22-24
Sculpting the impossible: solid renditions of visual illusions
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, (2011)
Scientific American Mind; 22(3): 18-20
The eyes have it
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, (2011)
Scientific American Mind; 22(3): 30-35
10 top illusions
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, (2011)
Scientific American Mind; 22(2): 18-20
Colors out of space
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, (2011)
Scientific American Mind; 21(6): 18-20
The Illusions of love

International Editions:

Spain. Mente y Cerebro; 53: 81-83
Las ilusiones del amor
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, (2011)
Muse; 15(4): 8-14
Mind over magic
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, (2011)
The Times
Now you see it. How magic works

2010

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL
Cognition, Brain, and Consciousness: Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience. B. Baars and N. Gage (Eds). Academic Press; 2 edition.
Frontiers of cognitive neuroscience: Eye movements and visual fading
Chen AL, Riley DE, King SA, Joshi AC, Serra A, Liao K, Cohen ML, Otero-Millan J, Martinez-Conde S, Strupp M, Leigh RJ (2010)
Frontiers in Neuro-otology, 1:147
The disturbance of gaze in progressive supranuclear Palsy (PSP): Implications for pathogenesis
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2010)
Scientific American Mind; 21, 22-29
Mind over magic?
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2010)
Scientific American Mind; 19, 18-20
Hungry for meaning
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2010)
Odyssey; 19,8,2-3
Mind over matter
Martinez-Conde S & Macknik SL (2010)
Scientific American Mind (Special Issue May 2010)
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2010)
Mind Matters, the Scientific American web seminar on mind and brain

2009

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Troncoso XG & Hubel DH(2009)
Trends in Neurosciences; 32, 463-475
Microsaccades: a neurophysiological analysis
Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2009)
Spatial Vision; 22, 211-224
Corner salience varies parametrically with corner angle during flicker-augmented contrast: further predictions on corner perception from Vasarely’s artworks
Special Issue on Vision Science and Art
Chen Y, Anand S, Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Bereshpolova Y, Swadlow HA, Alonso JM (2009)
Journal of Vision; 9(9):14, 1-17
The linearity and selectivity of neuronal responses in awake visual cortex
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2009)
Nature Reviews Neuroscience; 10, 241
Real magic: future studies of magic should be grounded in neuroscience
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2009)
The Cognitive Neurosciences, 4th Edition. Ed. Gazzaniga. MIT Press (Cambridge), 1165-1175.
The role of feedback in visual attention and awareness
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2009)
New Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, Ed. Larry R. Squire, Elsevier, 3, 105-116
Consciousness: Neurophysiology and visual awareness in
Martinez-Conde S (2009)
Encyclopedia of Perception, Ed. E. Bruce Goldstein, Sage Press,438-439
Eye movements during fixation
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2009)
Encyclopedia of Perception, Ed. E. Bruce Goldstein, Sage Press,637-642
Nonveridical perception
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2009)
Encyclopedia of Perception, Ed. E. Bruce Goldstein, Sage Press,1077-1081
Visual illusions
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2009)
Encyclopedia of Perception, Ed. E. Bruce Goldstein, Sage Press,318-320
Contrast enhancement at borders
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2009)
Encyclopedia of Perception, Ed. E. Bruce Goldstein, Sage Press,522-524
Lateral inhibition
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2009)
Encyclopedia of Perception, Ed. E. Bruce Goldstein, Sage Press,1060-1062
Vision: temporal factors
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2009)
Mind Matters, the Scientific American web seminar on mind and brain

2008

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2008)
Scientific American, 299, 72-79
Magic and the brain
Featured photographically on the cover

International Editions:

Spain. Investigación y Ciencia
Magia y cerebro
Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Otero-Millan J, Martinez-Conde S (2008)
PNAS; 105: 16033 – 16038
Microsaccades drive illusory motion in the Enigma illusion
Supporting information
Macknik SL, King M, Randi J, Robbins A, Teller , Thompson J, Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Nature Reviews Neuroscience; 9, 871-879
Attention and awareness in stage magic: turning tricks into research
Cover article
Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Journal of Vision; 8(14):15, 1-9
Microsaccades counteract perceptual filling-in
Special Issue on Eye Movements and the Perception of a Clear and Stable Visual World
Otero-Millan J, Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Serrano-Pedraza I, Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Journal of Vision; 8(14):21, 1-18
Saccades and microsaccades during visual fixation, exploration, and search: Foundations for a common saccadic generator
Special Issue on Eye Movements and the Perception of a Clear and Stable Visual World
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2008)
Journal of Vision; 8(14):28, 1-16
Fixational eye movements across vertebrates: Comparative dynamics, physiology, and perception
Special Issue on Eye Movements and the Perception of a Clear and Stable Visual World
Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Art and Perception Towards a Visual Science of Art, Pinna B (Ed), BRILL, Leiden, 335-348
Corner salience varies parametrically with corner angle during flicker-augmented contrast: further predictions on corner perception from Vasarely’s artworks
Chen Y, Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Bereshpolova Y, Swadlow HA, Alonso J-M (2008)
Nature Neuroscience; 11: 974 – 982
Task difficulty modulates the activity of specific neuronal populations in primary visual cortex
News and Views by John H Reynolds (Nature Neuroscience; 11: 861 – 862).
Reviewed by the Faculty of 1000
Serra A, Liao K, Martinez-Conde S, Optican LM, Leigh RJ (2008)
Neurology; 70, 810-2
Suppression of saccadic intrusions in hereditary ataxia by memantine
Reviewed by the Faculty of 1000
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Scientific American Mind; 19 (October/November), 20-23
A perspective on 3-D visual illusions
Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Scientific American Mind; 19 (April/May), 48-53
Subconscious sight

International Editions:

Spain. Mente y cerebro
Visión subconsciente
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2008)
Mind Matters, the Scientific American web seminar on mind and brain.
Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Mind Matters, the Scientific American web semiar on mind and brain
The lab route to out-of-body experiences
Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Scientific American Mind; 19 (June/July), 84
How does being confident in your knowledge affect the way you apply that knowledge?
Martinez-Conde S (2008)
Ver y oir; 25, 146-154
Nuevas ilusiones visuales basadas en el arte de Victor Vasarely nos ayudan a entender la percepcion visual
Cover article

2007

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2007)
Scientific American; 297, 56-63
Windows on the mind
Cover article
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* Investigacion y Ciencia; 373, 22-23. Ventanas de la mente (Translated to divish by SM-C)
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2007)
Nature; 448, 414
Mind tricks – Cognitive scientists take a lesson from magicians
Troncoso XG, Tse PU, Macknik SL, Caplovitz GP, Hsieh P-J, Schlegel AA, Otero-Millan J, Martinez-Conde S (2007)
Perception; 36, 808-820
BOLD activation varies parametrically with corner angle throughout human retinotopic cortex
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2007)
Advances in Cognitive Psychology; 3, 125-152
The role of feedback in visual masking and visual processing
Martinez-Conde S (2007)
Scientific American Mind; 18 (October/November), 54-57
Skewed Vision
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL (2007)
Scientific American; 297, 16
Bobbing and perceiving
Martinez-Conde S (2007)
Mind Matters, the Scientific American web semiar on mind and brain
Blindsight: When the brain sees what you do not
Martinez-Conde S (2007)
Mind Matters, the Scientific American web semiar on mind and brain
Anticipating reward: more than meets the eye
Martinez-Conde S (2007)
Tribuna de la Ciencia.
Volver

2006

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Troncoso XG, Dyar TA (2006)
Neuron; 49, 297-305
Microsaccades counteract visual fading during fixation
Preview by Ralf Engbert (Neuron; 49: 168-170). Reviewed by the Faculty of 1000
Martinez-Conde S (2006)
Progress in Brain Research; 154. 151-176
Fixational eye movements in normal and pathological vision
Simons D, Lleras A, Martinez-Conde S, Slichter D, Caddigan E, Nevarez G (2006)
Journal of Vision; 6, 1093-1101
Induced visual fading of complex images
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Martinez LM, Alonso J-M, Tse PU (Eds) (2006).
Progress in Brain Research Series; 154. Elsevier Science
Visual Perception (Part I). Fundamentals of vision: low and mid-level processes in perception
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Martinez LM, Alonso J-M, Tse PU (Eds) (2006)
Progress in Brain Research Series; 155. Elsevier Science
Visual Perception (Part II). Fundamentals of awareness, multi-sensory integration and high-order perception

2005

Troncoso XG, Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2005)
Perception; 34, 409-420
Novel visual illusions related to Vasarely’s ‘nested squares’ show that corner salience varies with corner angle
Tse PU, Martinez-Conde S, Schlegel AA, Macknik SL (2005)
PNAS; 102, 17178-17183
Visibility, visual awareness and visual masking of simple targets are confined to areas in the occipital cortex beyond human V1/V2
Martinez-Conde S (2005)
BNI Quarterly; 21, 44-48
The role of eye movements during visual fixation
Martinez-Conde S (2005)
Psyche; 11
A review of David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel’s Brain and Visual Perception
Martinez-Conde S, Perez M, Martinez L (2005)
Quo; 118, 110-115
Flipar en colores (Spanish)

2004

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL & Hubel DH (2004)
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 5, 229-240
The role of fixational eye movements in visual perception
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2004)
Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience; 16, 1049-1059
Dichoptic visual masking in the geniculocortical system of awake primates
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S (2004)
Neurocomputing; 58-60, 775-782
The spatial and temporal effects of lateral inhibitory networks and their relevance to the visibility of spatiotemporal edges
Martinez-Conde S (2004)
Psyche; 10
A review of Christof Koch’s The Quest for Consciousness

2002

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, & Hubel DH (2002)
PNAS, 99, 13920-13925
The function of bursts of spikes during visual fixation in the awake primate lateral geniculate nucleus and primary visual cortex

2000

Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL & Hubel DH (2000)
Nature Neuroscience; 3, 251-258
Microsaccadic eye movements and firing of single cells in the striate cortex of macaque monkeys
Macknik SL, Martinez-Conde S, & Haglund MM (2000)
PNAS; 97, 7556-7560
The role of spatiotemporal edges in visibility and visual masking
Martinez-Conde S, Macknik SL, Hubel DH (2000)
Ciencia Al Dia Internacional; 3(3)
How the visual system prevents the world from fading. Spanish version

1999

Martinez-Conde S, Cudeiro J, Grieve KL, Rodriguez R, Rivadulla C, Acuña C (1999).
Journal of Neurophysiology; 82, 2667-2675
Effects of feedback projections from area 18 layers 2/3 to area 17 layers 2/3 in the cat visual cortex

1997

Cudeiro J, Rivadulla C, Rodriguez R, Grieve KL, Martinez-Conde S, Acuña C (1997).
Journal of Physiology; 504, 467-478
The action of compounds manipulating the nitric oxide system in the primary visual cortex of the cat
Rivadulla C, Grieve KL, Rodriguez R, Martinez-Conde S, Acuña C, Cudeiro J (1997)
Neuroreport; 8, 863-866
An unusual effect of application of the amino acid L-Arginine on cat visual cortical cells

1996

Rivadulla C, Rodriguez R, Martinez-Conde S, Acuña C, Cudeiro J (1996)
European Journal of Neuroscience; 8, 2459-2466
The influence of nitric oxide in the perigeniculate GABAergic cells of the anaesthetized cat
Cudeiro J, Rivadulla C, Rodriguez R, Martinez-Conde S, Martinez L, Grieve KL, Acuña, C (1996)
European Journal of Neuroscience; 8, 144-152
Further observations on the role of nitric oxide in the feline lateral geniculate nucleus

1994

Cudeiro J, Rivadulla C, Rodriguez R, Martinez-Conde S, Acuña C, Alonso JM (1994)
Journal of Neurophysiology; 71, 146-149
Modulatory influence of putative inhibitors of nitric oxide synthesis on visual processing in the cat lateral geniculate nucleus
Cudeiro J, Grieve KL, Rivadulla C, Martinez-Conde S, Acuña C (1994)
Neuropharmacology; 33, 1413-1418
The role of nitric oxide in the transformation of visual information within the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of the cat