From 18 till 19 March the first U4 Workshop 'Extra-retinal influences on vision: vistas, methods, and current controversies' took place at the Paulinerkirche in Göttingen.
Twelve internationally renowned experts in Neurophysiology, Psychology, and Neuroscience presented and discussed recent evidence and models pertaining to brain mechanisms of visual perception, and their modulation by attention, awareness, and emotion. In addition to these oral presentations, exchanges and discussions between participants were fostered during an extended poster session, where senior undergraduate and doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows were presenting their current research projects.