Dr George Kountouriotis

Senior Lecturer

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Biography

Academic and professional qualifications

I obtained my PhD in 2012 from the University of Leeds looking at the types of visual information humans use from their environment during high speed locomotion. I am interested in visual perception, brain imaging, locomotor control, and gait in both healthy populations as well as people with Parkinson’s.   

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3.11 Brooks Building

Teaching

Postgraduate teaching

Psychology MSc (online conversion unit):

Research Methods in Psychology (Unit Lead)

Research outputs

I am interested in the human visual system, and how we use visual information for action. More specifically I am looking at the example of high-speed locomotion and eye-movements using driving as a paradigm. In addition, I am interested in cases where there is a problem with the visual system, and the effects this has on perception and action. 

Other areas include (but not limited to) visual working memory, stereo-vision, and stereo-motion. 

  • Journal articles

    Diconne, K., Kountouriotis, G.K., Paltoglou, A.E., Parker, A., Hostler, T.J. (2022) 'Presenting KAPODI – The Searchable Database of Emotional Stimuli Sets.' Emotion Review, 14(1) pp. 84-95.

    Mole, C.D., Jersakova, R., Kountouriotis, G.K., Moulin, C.J.A., Wilkie, R.M. (2018) 'Metacognitive judgements of perceptual-motor steering performance.' Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71(10) pp. 2223-2234.

    Ray, N.J., Bradburn, S., Murgatroyd, C., Toseeb, U., Mir, P., Kountouriotis, G.K., Teipel, S.J., Grothe, M.J. (2017) 'In vivo cholinergic basal forebrain atrophy predicts cognitive decline in de novo Parkinson’s disease.' Brain, 141(1) pp. 165-176.

    Kountouriotis, G.K., Spyridakos, P., Carsten, O.M.J., Merat, N. (2016) 'Identifying cognitive distraction using steering wheel reversal rates.' Accident Analysis and Prevention, 96pp. 39-45.

    Mole, C.D., Kountouriotis, G., Billington, J., Wilkie, R.M.G. (2016) 'Optic flow speed modulates guidance level control: New insights into two-level steering.' Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 42(11) pp. 1818-1838.

    Kountouriotis, G.K., Mole, C.D., Merat, N., Wilkie, R.M. (2016) 'The need for speed: Global optic flow speed influences steering.' Royal Society Open Science, 3(5)

    Fath, A.J., Snapp-Childs, W., Kountouriotis, G.K., Bingham, G.P. (2016) 'Binocular Perception of 2D Lateral Motion and Guidance of Coordinated Motor Behavior.' Perception, 45(4) pp. 446-473.

    Kountouriotis, G.K., Merat, N. (2016) 'Leading to distraction: Driver distraction, lead car, and road environment..' Accident Analysis & Prevention, 89

    Shire, K.A., Hill, L.J.B., Snapp-Childs, W., Bingham, G.P., Kountouriotis, G.K., Barber, S., Mon-Williams, M. (2016) 'Robot guided 'pen skill' training in children with motor difficulties.' PLoS ONE, 11(3)

    Kountouriotis, G.K., Wilkie, R.M., Gardner, P.H., Merat, N. (2015) 'Looking and thinking when driving: The impact of gaze and cognitive load on steering.' Transportation Research. Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 34

    Smith, M., Mole, C.D., Kountouriotis, G.K., Chisholm, C., Bhakta, B., Wilkie, R.M. (2015) 'Driving with homonymous visual field loss: Does visual search performance predict hazard detection?.' British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 78

    Lind, M., Lee, Y.L., Mazanowski, J., Kountouriotis, G.K., Bingham, G.P. (2014) 'Affine operations plus symmetry yield perception of metric shape with large perspective changes (≥45°): Data and model.' Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 40(1) pp. 83-93.

    Kountouriotis, G.K., Shire, K.A., Mole, C.D., Gardner, P.H., Merat, N., Wilkie, R.M.G. (2013) 'Optic flow asymmetries bias high-speed steering along roads.' Journal of Vision, 13(10)

    Kountouriotis, G.K., Wilkie, R.M. (2013) 'Displaying optic flow to simulate locomotion: Comparing heading and steering.' i-Perception, 4(5) pp. 333-346.

    Kountouriotis, G.K., Floyd, R.C., Gardner, P.H., Merat, N., Wilkie, R.M. (2012) 'The role of gaze and road edge information during high-speed locomotion.' Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 38(3) pp. 687-702.

    Raw, R.K., Kountouriotis, G.K., Mon-Williams, M., Wilkie, R.M. (2012) 'Movement control in older adults: Does old age mean middle of the road?.' Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 38(3) pp. 735-745.

    Wilkie, R.M., Kountouriotis, G.K., Merat, N., Wann, J.P. (2010) 'Using vision to control locomotion: Looking where you want to go.' Experimental Brain Research, 204(4) pp. 539-547.

  • Conference papers

    Kountouriotis, G., Mole, C., Merat, N., Gardner, P., Wilkie, R. (2015) 'Steering along curved paths is influenced by global flow speed not speed asymmetry..' 15.

    Wilkie, R., Mole, C., Kountouriotis, G., Billington, J. (2015) 'Prospective steering control is influenced by retinal flow..' 15.

    Mole, C., Kountouriotis, G., Billington, J., Wilkie, R. (2015) 'Steering control using feedback from near road edges does not rely upon retinal flow..' 15.

    Mole, C., Kountouriotis, G., Billington, J., Wilkie, R. (2014) 'Going with the flow when driving with road edges?.' 43. PION LTD, pp. 475-476.

    Mole, C., Kountouriotis, G., Giles, O., Moulin, C., Wilkie, R. (2012) 'Visual-motor control of steering and awareness of performance.' 3. PION LTD, pp. 235-235.