Daniel Kiper

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Professor
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I received my first university training in psychology, followed by a masters and doctoral degree (at New York University - NYU) in experimental psychology with a focus on neurobiology.. I became a passionate neuroscientist during my post-doc years at the Center for Neural Science of NYU. I have always been fascinated by perception and the relation between neural signals and perceptual phenomena, particularly in the visual domain. My later positions in medical schools have led me to also develop a strong interest in clinical neuroscience. I thus try to combine these interests in my current research projects. My other interests include sports, music, politics, and science education.

Main Projects

Spin-Off Companies

YouRehab AG

Teaching

IDB 402 Systems, Computation and Neural Technology
INI-402, 227-1034-00 Computational Vision
INI-410, 227-1047-00 Consciousness: from Philosophy to Neuroscience
INI-415, 227-1051-00 Systems Neuroscience
INI-434, 227-1049-00 Block: Insights Into Neuroinformatics

Publications

2018

2017

2015

  • Rentzeperis, I and Alexander, DM and van Leeuwen, C and Kiper, D.C. Orientation perception anisotropies indicate functional segregation within the color system., Journal of Vision, 15:(9) 13, 2015
  • Villiger, M and Grabher, P and Hepp-Reymond, MC and Kiper, D and Curt, A and Bolliger, M and Hotz-Boendermaker, S and Kollias, S and Eng, K and Freund, P Relationship between structural brainstem and brain plasticity and lower-limb training in spinal cord injury: a longitudinal pilot study, Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 6:(9) 254, 2015
  • Kiper, D.C. Color processing, cortical:, Encyclopedia of Color Science and Technology, 2015

2014

2013

  • Bannwart M, Pyk P, Kiper D, Eng K, Gassert R, Kim Y Usability assessment of low-cost vibration motors for presenting vibrotactile feedback in sensory and motor rehabilitation, 2013 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), Philadelphia, PA, USA 206–207, 2013
  • Villiger, M and Bohli, D and Kiper, D and Pyk, P and Spillmann, J and Meilick, B and Curt, A and Hepp-Reymond, M-C and Hotz-Boendermaker, S and Eng, K Virtual reality-augmented neurorehabilitation improves motor function and reduces neuropathic pain in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury, Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 27:(8) 675-683, 2013
  • Villiger, M and Estevez, N and Hepp-Reymond, M-C and Kiper, D and Kollias, S and Eng, K and Hotz-Boendermaker, S Enhanced activation of motor execution networks using action observation combined with imagination of lower limb movements, PLOS ONE, 8:(8) e72403, 2013
  • Villiger M, Broggi S, Pyk P, Kiper D, Curt A, Eng K, Bolliger M Innovationen in Rehabilitation und Rehabilitationstechnik – mobiles Gerät mit interaktiver virtueller Realität für die Rehabilitation der unteren Extremitäten bei Patienten mit Querschnittlähmung, 26. Jahrestagung der Deutschsprachigen Medizinischen Gesellschaft für Paraplegie - DMGP “Neue Technologien! Neue Perspektiven!? Neue Ergebnisse?,” Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany 55-56, 2013
  • Villiger M, Pyk P, Spillmann J, Estévez N, Bohli D, Kiper D, Hepp-Reymond M-C, Curt A, Bolliger M, Kollias S S, Hotz-Boendermaker S, Eng K Effects of virtual reality-augmented training on cortical activation in incomplete spinal cord injury patients: An fMRI study, Conference: World Congress of Neurology (WCN) / Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 333: e551, 2013

2012

2011

  • Brand, J. and Geisseler, O. and Holper, L. and Hepp-Reymond, M.C. and Morari, M. and Kiper, D. and Eng, K. The effects of manipulation of visual feedback in virtual reality on cortical activity: A pilot study, Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR), 2011 International Conference on 1-2, 2011
  • Heinrichs A, Schuster C, Eng K, Keisker B, Holper L, Chevrier E, Pyk P, Kiper D Interactive Bimanual Virtual Mirror Therapy on Chronic Stroke: Two Single-Case Studies, Physiotherapy, vol. 97, no. Supplement S1:, 2011
  • Villiger, M. and Hepp-Reymond, M-C and Pyk, P. and Kiper, D. and Eng, K and Spillman, J. and Meilick, B. and Estevez, N. and Kollias, S. S. and Curt, A. and Hotz-Boendermaker, S. Virtual reality rehabilitation system for neuropathic pain and motor dysfunction in spinal cord injury patients , 2011 International Conference on Virtual Rehabilitation (ICVR) 1-4, 2011
  • Villiger M, Bohli D, Kiper D, Pyk P, Estévez N, Kollias S S, Curt A, Hepp-Reymond M-C, Hotz-Boendermaker S, Eng K Virtual reality training for the rehabilitation of lower limb motor dysfunction and neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury, ENRC 1st European NeuroRehabilitation Congress, Merano, Italy, 2011

2010

  • Eng K, Schuster C, Heinrichs A, Keisker B, Holper L, Chevrier E, Pyk P, Kiper D Two single-case studies of interactive bimanual virtual mirror therapy on chronic stroke patients, Eur. J. Neurol., 17: 587, 2010
  • Holper, L and Muehlemann, T and Scholkmann, F and Eng, K and Kiper, D and Wolf, M Testing the potential of a virtual reality neurorehabilitation system during performance of observation, imagery and imitation of motor actions recorded by wireless functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) , Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation, 7:(1) 57, 2010
  • Rentzeperis, I and Kiper, D.C. Evidence for color and luminance invariance of global form mechanisms, Journal of Vision, 10:(12) 1-15, 2010
  • Wick K, Eng K, Spack A, Holper L, Kiper D, Chevrier E, Pyk P, Jäncke L, Meyer-Heim A Virtual-reality-based Paediatric Interactive Therapy System: an additive therapy tool in neurorehabilitation for improving hand dexterity and attention in children with cerebral palsy, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. Special Issue: Abstracts of the European Academy of Childhood Disability 22nd Annual Meeting, 26-29 May 2010, Brussels, Belgium, 52:(s4) 24, 2010
  • Wick K, Eng K, Spack A, Holper L, Kiper D, Chevrier E, Pyk P, Jäncke L, Meyer-Heim A Virtual-reality-based Paediatric Interactive Therapy System: an additive therapy tool in neurorehabilitation for improving hand dexterity and attention in children with cerebral palsy, Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology. Special Issue: Abstracts of the European Academy of Childhood Disability 22nd Annual Meeting, 26-29 May 2010, Brussels, Belgium, 52:(s4) 24, 2010

2009

  • Eng, K and Pescatore, A and Chevrier, E and Pyk, P and Holper, L and Schuster, C and Heinrichs, A and Kiper, D Patient Evaluation of a Mirrored Display for Viewing of Co-located Virtual Arms, Proc. World Congress on Med. Phys. Biomed. Eng., 25/IV: 1861-1864, 2009 pdf
  • Vuillermot, S and Pescatore, A and Holper, L and Kiper, D and Eng, K An Extended Drawing Test for the Assessment of Arm and Hand Function with a Performance Invariant for Healthy Subjects, Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 177:(2) 452-460, 2009 pdf
  • Wille, D. and Eng, K. and Holper, L. and Chevrier, E. and Hauser, Y. and Kiper, D. and Pyk, P. and Schlegel, S. and Meyer-Heim, A. Virtual reality-based paediatric interactive therapy system (PITS) for improvement of arm and hand function in children with motor impairment--a pilot study., Developmental Neurorehabilitation, 12:(1) 44-52, 2009

2008

  • Haegni, K and Eng, K and Hepp-Reymond, M-C and Holper, L and Keisker, B and Siekierka, E and Kiper, D Observing virtual arms that you imagine are yours increases the galvanic skin response to an unexpected threat, PLoS ONE, 3:(8) e3082, 2008 pdf
  • Pescatore, A and Holper, L and Pyk, P and Kiper, D and Eng, K A Display for Supporting Ownership of Virtual Arms, Presence 2008 270-273, 2008 pdf
  • Pyk, P. and Wille, D. and Chevrier, E. and Hauser, Y. and Holper, L and Fatton, I and Greipl, R and Schlegel, S and Ottiger, L and Rückreim, B and Pescatore, A. and Meyer-Heim, A. and Kiper, D and Eng, K A Paediatric Interactive Therapy System for Arm and Hand Rehabilitation, Virtual Rehabilitation 2008, Vancouver, Canada, 2008
  • Pyk, P and Wille, D and Chevrier, E and Hauser, Y and Holper, L and Fatton, I and Greipl, R and Schlegl, S and Ottiger, L and Rückreim, B and Pescatore, A and Meyer-Heim, A and Kiper, D and Eng, K A Paediatric Interactive Therapy System for Arm and Hand Rehabilitation, Virtual Rehabilitation 2008 127-132, 2008 pdf

2007

  • Eng, K, and Siekierka, E, and Pyk, P, and Chevrier, E, and Hauser, Y, and Holper, L, and Cameirao, M, and Hägni, K, and Zimmerli, L, and Duff, A, and Schuster, C, and Bassetti, C, and Verschure, P, and Kiper, D, Interactive Visuo-Motor Therapy System for Stroke Rehabilitation., Medical and biological engineering and computing, 45:(9) 901-907, 2007 pdf
  • Guanella, Alexis and Kiper, Daniel and Verschure, Paul A model of grid cells based on a twisted torus topology, International Journal of Neural Systems, 2007 pdf
  • Haegni, K and Eng, K and Hepp-Reymond, M-C and Holper, L and Keisker, B and Siekierka, E and Kiper, D The Effect of Task and Ownership on Time Estimation in Virtual Environments, The 10th Annual International Workshop on Presence, 2007 pdf
  • Kiper, Daniel C and Martin, Kevan AC and Scherberger, Hans J Cortical Plasticity: A view from non-human primates, Neurodegenerative diseases, 4: 34-42, 2007 pdf

2006

  • Eng, K and Siekierka, E and Cameirao, M and Zimmerli, L and Pyk, P and Duff, A and Erol, F and Schuster, C and Bassetti, C and Kiper, D and Verschure, P F M J Cognitive Virtual-Reality Based Stroke Rehabilitation, World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering 2006, 2006 pdf

2005

  • Kiper, DC Responses of V4 neurons to colored Glass patterns, VSS abstracts(911) 251, 2005
  • Mandelli, MJ and Kiper, DC The local and global processing of colored Glass patterns, Journal of Vision, 5:(5) 405-416, 2005 pdf

2004

  • Dahl, C and Kiper, DC Absence of representational momentum for rotating objects , Perception, 33: 182, 2004
  • Hofstoetter, C. and Koch, C. and Kiper, D. C. Motion-induced blindness does not affect the formation of negative afterimages, Consciousness and Cognition, 13:(4) 691-708. , 2004 pdf

2003

  • Cardinal , K and Kiper, DC The detection of colored Glass patterns, Journal of Vision, 3:(3) 199-208, 2003 pdf
  • Gegenfurtner, KR and Kiper, DC Color Vision, Annual Review of Neuroscience, 26: 181-206, 2003 pdf
  • Kiper, D.C. Color and form in the early stages of cortical processing, Journal of Physiology, 548: 335, 2003 pdf
  • Kiper, DC Color and form in the cortex, Physiology News(52) 19-20, 2003
  • Gegenfurtner, K.R. and Kiper, D.C. Chapter 66, The treatment of color in extrastriate cortex 1017-1029, 2003
  • Kiper, DC. and Carandini, M. , The neural basis of pattern vision, 2003

2002

  • Freeman, TCB and Durand, S and Kiper, DC and Carandini, M Suppression without inhibition in visual cortex, Neuron, 35: 759-771, 2002 pdf
  • Girardin, CC and Kiper, DC and Martin, KAC The effect of moving textures on the responses of cells in the cat's dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus, European Journal of Neuroscience, 16:(11) 2149-2156, 2002 pdf
  • Huerlimann, F and Kiper, DC and Carandini, M Testing the bayesian model of perceived speed, Vision Research, 42:(19) 2253-2257, 2002 pdf
  • Kiper, DC and Zesiger, P and Maeder, P and Deonna, T and Innocenti, GM Vision after early-onset lesions of the occipital cortex: I) Neuropsychological and psychophysical studies, Neural Plasticity, 9:(1) 1-25, 2002
  • Knyazeva, M and Maeder, P and Kiper, DC and Deonna, T and Innocenti, GM Vision after early-onset lesions of the occipital cortex: II) Physiological studies, Neural Plasticity, 9:(1) 27-40, 2002 pdf
  • Manger, P. and Kiper, DC. and Masiello, I. and Murillo, L. and Tettoni, L. and Hunyadi, Z. and Innocenti, GM. The representation of the visual field in three extrastriate areas of the ferret (mustela putorius), and the relationship of retinotopy and field boundaries to callosal connectivity., Cerebral Cortex, 12: 423-437, 2002 pdf
  • Zesiger, P and Kiper, DC and Maeder, P and Deonna, T and Innocenti, GM Preserved visual function in a case of occipito-parietal microgyria, Annals of Neurology, 52:(4) 492-498, 2002 pdf

2001

  • Durand, S and Freeman, T C B and Kiper, DC and Carandini, M Probing the sources of cross-orientation suppression in cat visual cortex using fast stimuli, Perception, 30 Supplement: 94-95, 2001
  • Durand, S and Freeman, T C B and Mante, V and Kiper, DC and Carandini, M Cross-orientation suppression in cat V1 with very fast stimuli., Soc Neurosci Abs, 27: Program number 12.10, 2001
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