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My research focuses on the mechanisms underlying dynamic vision, employing psychophysical methods and eye-tracking to better understand how humans perceive motion and select task-relevant information during eye movements. Specifically, I am interested in how we extract and prioritize visual information while interacting with a dynamic environment.

Recently, my work has expanded into more applied areas of dynamic vision, such as human-computer interaction to support assistive communication. In collaboration with  (Barnsley Hospital Assistive Technology Team, Sheffield) and   (School of Computing, University of Dundee), I have investigated innovative ways to enhance communication technologies. Additionally, together with, I have explored how pedestrians perceive and sample visual information critical for safely crossing roads.

My research has been supported at various stages by the Swiss National Science Foundation, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the British Academy.

Major academic roles include leading the Vision Sciences Research Group and the SoPVs Open Science Team, . 

This is a list of recent outputs. Find all papers on or here . 

Bachtoula, Omar, Ellul Miraval, M., Serrano-Pedraza, I. & Souto, D. (2025). Multiple mechanisms of response suppression to self-induced sensation during pursuit eye movements. Royal Society Open Science, 12, 250967.  [Open Access]

Morita, V. C., Souto, D., Masson, G. S., & Montagnini, A. (2025). Anticipatory smooth pursuit eye movements scale with the probability of visual motion: The role of target speed and acceleration. Journal of Vision, 25(1), 2-2.  [Open Access]

Griffiths, T., Judge, S., & Souto, D. (2024). Use of eye-gaze technology feedback by assistive technology professionals: findings from a thematic analysis. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1-18..  []

Tipura, E., Souto, D., & Fox, E. (2024). Trait-Anxious People Take Longer to Search for Happy Faces in the Presence of Neutral and Fearful Distractors. Trends in Psychology, 32(2), 572-588. 

Souto, D.,  Sudkamp, J., Nacilla, K., & Bocian, M. (2023). Tuning in to a hip-hop beat: Pursuit eye movements reveal processing of biological motion. Human Movement Science, 91 (103126), 1-12. 

Bruno, A., Sudkamp, J., & Souto, D. (2023). A metacognitive approach to the study of motion-induced duration biases reveals inter-individual differences in forming confidence judgments. Journal of Vision, 23(3), 15-15. 

Sudkamp, J., Souto, D. (2023). The effect of contrast on pedestrians’ perception of vehicle speed in different road environments. Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour 92:15-26. DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2022.10.017 []

Barrett, D.J.K. , Souto D., Pilling, M., Baguley, M. D. (2022). An Exploratory Investigation of Pupillometry As a Measure of Tinnitus Intrusiveness on a Test of Auditory Short-Term Memory. Ear and Hearing, https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000001214

Sudkamp, J., Bocian, , D., & Souto, D. (2021). The role of eye movements in perceiving vehicle speed and time-to-arrival at the roadside. Scientific Reports, 11 (23312). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02412-x

Souto, D., & Kerzel, D. (2021). Visual selective attention and the control of tracking eye movements: A critical review. Journal of Neurophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00145.2019

Souto, D., Marsh, O., Hutchinson, C., Judge, S., & Paterson, K. (2021). Cognitive plasticity induced by gaze-control technology: Gaze-typing improves performance in the antisaccade task. Computers in Human Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106831

Luna R, Serrano-Pedraza, I., Gegenfurtner, K. R., Schütz, A. C., & Souto, D. (2021). Achieving visual stability during smooth pursuit eye movements: Directional and confidence judgements favor a recalibration model. Vision Research, 184, 58-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2021.03.003

Souto D., & Schütz, A. C. (2020). Task-relevance is causal in eye movement learning and adaptation. In Federmeier, K., & Schotter, E. (Eds.). Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 73. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.plm.2020.06.002

Souto, D., Smith, L., Sudkamp, J., & Bloj, M. (2020). Ambiguity in high definition: Gaze determines physical interpretation of ambiguous rotation even in the absence of a visual context. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 27, 1239-1246.

Souto, D., Chudasama, J., Kerzel, D., & Johnston, A. (2019). Motion integration is anisotropic during smooth pursuit eye movements. Journal of Neurophysiology, 121(5), 1787-1797

Souto, D., Born, S., & Kerzel, D. (2018). The contribution of forward masking to saccadic inhibition of return. Attention, Perception and Psychophysics

Souto, D., Gegenfurtner, K. R., Schütz, A. C. (2016). Saccade adaptation and visual uncertainty. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10:3387, doi:10.3389/fnhum.2016.00227

Schütz, A. C., Souto, D. (2015). Perceptual task induces saccadic adaptation by target selection. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9:566. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00566

Souto, D., & Kerzel, D. (2014). Ocular tracking responses to background motion gated by feature-based attention. Journal of Neurophysiology , 112 (5) 1074-1081; doi:10.1152/jn.00810.2013