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Visual perceptual disorders

In the field of visual perceptual disorders we are interested in the following areas of research:

  • cerebral visual impairment (CVI) in children;
  • cerebral visual disorders in adults (e.g., visual field loss after stroke);
  • peripheral visual disorders (e.g. in age-related macular degeneration, AMD).

Our research focuses on the development and evaluation of new tools for assessment and intervention; and their application in practice, such as standardised measures in visually impaired people. This research is embedded in the framework of individual cognitive profiles involved in visual perception (attention, memory, executive function) of children (e.g. developmental delays) and adults (additional cognitive impairments due to brain injury or mental ageing). We are particularly interested in the assessment of residual visual capacities and compensatory strategies, which may be helpful in using visual information in an optimized way to overcome the consequences of the individual visual impairment.

Institutions involved

  • University of Munich (LMU), Department of Psychology: Dr. Lydia Unterberger, Prof. Dr. Markus Bühner, Prof. Dr. Josef Zihl
  • Munich University of Applied Siences (MUAS), Department of Applied Sciences and Mechatronics: Prof. Dr. Werner Eisenbarth
  • Center for applied Visual Sciences: founded by Prof. Eisenbart and Prof. Zihl. Main research topics of the Center are: Cerebral visual impairments in adults and in children (CVI), and in subjects with age-related macular disease (homepage: www.zefas.de).
  • Centre for Visually Handicapped (Sehbehindertenzentrum, SBZ) Unterschleißheim

Neuropsychology of Diabetes

In the field of Neuropsychology of Diabetes our research focuses on the assessment of cognitive performance in patients with type 1 diabetes (DT1) and type 2 diabetes (DT2), with special consideration of glycaemic control and associated psychopathological symptoms (e.g. depression). Of particular interest is the measurement of activation of cognitive resources in challenging conditions (so-called cognitive reserve, CR). CR allows successful coping with non-routine multi-tasking, which patients with DT1 and DT2 often find particularly difficult. As with mental ageing, we expect that patients with higher CR also have a higher potential for such coping mechanisms.

Institutions involved

  • University of Munich (LMU), Department of Psychology: Christine Steinböck M.Sc. psych., Prof. Dr. Markus Bühner und Prof. Dr. Josef Zihl
  • Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich: Prof. Dr. Ludwig Schaaf
  • Center for Diabetes Research, LMU Munich: Prof. Dr. Jochen Seißler
  • Center for Diabetes, Marienplatz, Munich: PD Dr. Martin Füchtenbusch
  • Center for Diabetes Care, Rosenheim: PD Dr. Michael Hummel


Selected publications

Zihl, J, Dutton, GN (2015). Cerebral Visual Impairment in Children. Wien: Springer.

Zihl, J, Heywood, CA (2015). The contribution of LM to the neuroscience of movement vision. Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience 9 (6), 1-13. doi: 10.3389/fnint.2015.00006.

Zihl, J, Almeida, OFX (2015). Neuropsychology of neuroendocrine dysregulation after traumatic brain injury. Journal of Clinical Medicine 4 (5), 1051-1062. doi: 10.3390/jcm4051051

Steinboeck Ch, Negash A, Tesfaye M, Steinboeck H (2015). Neuropsychological diagnostics in Ethiopia- challenges and chances among considerations regarding differential diagnosis. African Journal of Neurological Sciences 34 (1), 1-6.

Castanho, TC, Amorim, L, Zihl, J, Palha, JA, Sousa, N, Santos, NC (2014). Telephone-based screening tools for mild cognitive impairment and dementia in aging studies: a review of validated instruments. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 6 (16), 1-17. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00016

Zihl J, Schmid A, Almeida OFX, Sousa N, Walther K, Fink Th (2014). Cognitive reserve in the healthy elderly: cognitive and psychological factors. ScienceOpen Research. doi: 10.14293/S2199-1006.1.SOR-SOCSCI.ADKHNX.v1

Zihl J, Fink Th, Pargent F, Ziegler M, Bühner M (2014). Cognitive reserve in young and old healthy subjects: differences and similarities in a testing-the-limits paradigm with DSST. PLoSONE 9(1) e84590. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084590

Karnath, H-O, Zihl J (2012). Rehabilitation bei Störungen der Raumkognition. In H.-C. Diener & C. Weimar (Hrsg.), Leitlinien für die Diagnostik und Therapie in der Neurologie, S. 1144-1149. Stuttgart: Thieme Verlag.

Zihl J, Mendius K, Schuett S, Priglinger S (2011). Sehstörungen bei Kindern. Diagnostik und Früh¬förderung. 2. Aufl. Wien, New York: Springer Verlag, 220 S.

Zihl J, Zihl JA, Schuett S (2011). Entwicklungsneuropsychologie des Sehens. Frühförderung interdisziplinär, 30, 213-220. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2378/fi2011.art21d

Zihl J (2011). Rehabilitation of cerebral visual disorders. 2nd edition. Hove (GB): Psychology Press, 270 pages.

Zihl J, Schaaf L, Zillmer E A (2010). The relationship between adult neuropsychological profiles and diabetic patients’ glycemic control. Applied Neuropsychology 17 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1080/09084280903526133

Zihl J, Husslein K, Zihl JA (2009). Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Gehirnplastizität: Implikationen für ein interdisziplinäres Konzept der Frühförderung. Frühförderung interdisziplinär, 28 (3), 99-114.