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ArticleBehavior research methods2024

Open-DPSM: An open-source toolkit for modeling pupil size changes to dynamic visual inputs.

Yuqing Cai, Christoph Strauch, Stefan Van der Stigchel, Marnix Naber

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Article in Behavior research methods, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Yuqing CaiExperimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584, CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands. y.cai2@uu.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8545-9405
Christoph StrauchExperimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584, CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Stefan Van der StigchelExperimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584, CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Marnix NaberExperimental Psychology, Helmholtz Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University, Heidelberglaan 1, 3584, CS, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Utrecht University · NL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pupil size change is a widely adopted, sensitive indicator for sensory and cognitive processes. However, the interpretation of these changes is complicated by the influence of multiple low-level effects, such as brightness or contrast changes, posing challenges to applying pupillometry outside of extremely controlled settings. Building on and extending previous models, we here introduce Open Dynamic Pupil Size Modeling (Open-DPSM), an open-source toolkit to model pupil size changes to dynamically changing visual inputs using a convolution approach. Open-DPSM incorporates three key steps: (1) Modeling pupillary responses to both luminance and contrast changes; (2) Weighing of the distinct contributions of visual events across the visual field on pupil size change; and (3) Incorporating gaze-contingent visual event extraction and modeling. These steps improve the prediction of pupil size changes beyond the here-evaluated benchmarks. Open-DPSM provides Python functions, as well as a graphical user interface (GUI), enabling the extension of its applications to versatile scenarios and adaptations to individualized needs. By obtaining a predicted pupil trace using video and eye-tracking data, users can mitigate the effects of low-level features by subtracting the predicted trace or assess the efficacy of the low-level feature manipulations a priori by comparing estimated traces across conditions.

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PupilEye-Tracking TechnologyHumansPhotic StimulationSoftwareVisual PerceptionModeling pupil sizeOpen-DPSMPupillary light responsePupillometry

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