David L Gilden
Professor — Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin

Contact
- E-mail: gilden@utexas.edu
- Phone: (512) 471-6584
- Office: SEA 3.244 and SEA 5.118
- Campus Mail Code: A8000
Interests
Cognition and perception
Biography
Gilden's research interests cover a number of topics in perception and cognition. Visual attention, working memory, and 1/f noises in biological systems are three areas of current concentration. Gilden is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and a member of the Center for Perceptual Systems.
Selected Publications (See full list with PDF downloads at CPS web site)
Courses
PSY 355 • Cognition
42835 • Spring 2021
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BUR 112
PSY 355M • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
41480 • Fall 2020
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM WEL 1.316
PSY 458 • Experimental Psychology
41495 • Fall 2020
Meets MWF 1:00PM-3:00PM BUR 108
QRWr
PSY 355 • Cognition
42015 • Spring 2020
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM PAR 203
PSY 355M • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
41695 • Fall 2019
Meets TTH 2:00PM-3:30PM WAG 214
PSY 355 • Cognition
42575 • Spring 2019
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BUR 224
PSY 355 • Cognition
42780 • Spring 2018
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM BUR 224
PSY 355 • Cognition
43275 • Spring 2017
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 355 • Cognition
42410 • Spring 2016
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 355 • Cognition
42725 • Spring 2015
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 355 • Cognition
44110 • Spring 2014
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 341K • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
43750 • Fall 2013
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM NOA 1.102
PSY 355 • Cognition
43450 • Spring 2013
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 341K • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
43300 • Fall 2012
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM NOA 1.102
PSY 458 • Experimental Psychology
43375 • Fall 2012
Meets MWF 1:00PM-3:00PM SEA 2.116
QRWr
C2
PSY 355 • Cognition
43325 • Spring 2012
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 341K • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
43180 • Fall 2011
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM NOA 1.102
PSY 458 • Experimental Psychology
43255 • Fall 2011
Meets MWF 1:00PM-3:00PM SEA 2.116
Wr
C2
PSY F341K • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
87615 • Summer 2011
Meets MTWTHF 1:00PM-2:30PM SEA 3.250
PSY 355 • Cognition
43815 • Spring 2011
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 341K • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
43138 • Fall 2010
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM CPE 2.206
PSY 458 • Experimental Psychology
43220 • Fall 2010
Meets MWF 1:00PM-3:00PM SEA 2.116
Wr
C2
PSY 355 • Cognition
43975 • Spring 2010
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 458 • Experimental Psychology-W
44200 • Fall 2009
Meets MWF 1:00PM-3:00PM SEA 2.116
C2
PSY 394U • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
44328 • Fall 2009
Meets M 3:00PM-6:00PM SEA 5.106
(also listed as MUS 384J)
PSY 355 • Cognition
43225 • Spring 2009
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM BUR 108
PSY 394U • Research Pract And Development
44465 • Fall 2008
Meets M 4:00PM-7:00PM SEA 5.106
PSY 341K • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
44070 • Spring 2008
Meets TTH 11:00AM-12:30PM SEA 3.250
PSY 355 • Cognition
44125 • Spring 2008
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM GEA 105
PSY 394U • Research Pract And Development
45335 • Fall 2007
Meets T 4:00PM-7:00PM SEA 5.118
PSY 341K • Cognitive Psychology Of Music
43715 • Spring 2007
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SEA 3.250
PSY 355 • Cognition
43770 • Spring 2007
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.124
PSY 394U • Animal Behav: Evolutnry Appro
45095 • Fall 2006
Meets T 5:00PM-8:00PM SEA 5.106
PSY 355 • Cognition
43075 • Spring 2006
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 394U • Animal Behav: Evolutnry Appro
43263 • Fall 2005
Meets TH 5:00PM-8:00PM SEA 5.118
PSY 394U • Forms Of Implicit Memory
41777 • Spring 2005
Meets T 12:30PM-3:30PM SEA 5.106
PSY 341K • Animal Cognition-W
42580 • Fall 2004
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SEA 2.224
C2
PSY 355 • Cognition
42650 • Fall 2004
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.102
PSY 394U • Curr Tpc In Cognitn & Percpt
40275 • Spring 2004
Meets TH 12:30PM-3:30PM SEA 2.108
PSY 341K • Animal Cognition-W
41115 • Fall 2003
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SEA 2.224
C2
PSY 355 • Cognition
41200 • Fall 2003
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.102
PSY 394U • Curr Tpc In Cognitn & Percpt
40550 • Spring 2003
Meets M 10:00AM-1:00PM SEA 5.106
PSY 341K • Animal Cognition-W
40905 • Fall 2002
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM SEA 2.224
C2
PSY 355 • Cognition
41000 • Fall 2002
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM NOA 1.126
PSY 394U • Curr Tpc In Cognitn & Percpt
40400 • Spring 2002
Meets M 4:00PM-7:00PM BEN 318
PSY 341K • Animal Cognition-W
41132 • Fall 2001
Meets TTH 12:30PM-2:00PM BEN 318
C2
PSY 355 • Cognition
41192 • Fall 2001
Meets MWF 1:00PM-2:00PM BUR 208
PSY 355 • Cognition
39980 • Spring 2001
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM UTC 3.132
PSY 394U • Curr Tpc In Cognitn & Percpt
40180 • Spring 2001
Meets M 4:00PM-7:00PM MEZ 302
PSY 394U • Curr Tpc In Cognitn & Percpt
41145 • Fall 2000
Meets M 4:00PM-7:00PM MEZ 302
PSY 355 • Cognition
39390 • Spring 2000
Meets MWF 2:00PM-3:00PM UTC 3.132
PSY 394U • Curr Tpcs In Human Exper Psy
39573 • Spring 2000
Meets M 4:00PM-7:00PM MEZ 302
Publications
Thornton, T. & Gilden, D. (2005, September) Provenance of correlations in psychological data. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 12, 409-441.
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Thornton, T.L. & Gilden, D.L. (2005). What can be seen in a glance? Submitted to Psychological Review, Spring 2005.
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Thornton T. & Gilden D.L. (2001, September) Attentional limitations in the sensing of motion direction. Cognitive Psychology, 43, 23-52.
Gilden, D., Blake, R. & Hurst, G. (1995, September) Neural adaptation of imaginary visual motion. Cognitive Psychology, 28, 1-16.
Gilden D.L. & Wilson G.S. (1995, September) On the nature of streaks in signal detection. Cognitive Psychology, 28, 17-64.
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Gilden, D., Thornton, T. & Mallon, M. (1995, September) 1/f noise in human cognition. Science, 267, 1837-1839.
Gilden, D. & Proffitt, D. (1994, September) Heuristic judgment of mass ratio in two-body collisions. Perception and Psychophysics, 56, 708-720.
Schmuckler M. & Gilden D.L. (1993, September) Auditory perception of fractal contours. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 19, 641-660.
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Gilden, D., Schmuckler, M. & Clayton, K. (1993, September) The perception of natural contour. Psychological Review, 100, 460-478.
Gilden, D. (1993) Perception. In S. Parker (Ed.), McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology (pp.289-291). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Gilden, D. (1991, September) On the origins of dynamical awareness. Psychological Review, 98, 554-568.
Gilden, D., Bertenthal, B. & Othman, S. (1990, September) Image statistics and the perception of apparent motion. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 16, 693-705.
Gilden, D. & Proffitt, D. (1989, September) Understanding collision dynamics. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Performance and Perception, 15, 372-383.
Proffitt D. & Gilden D.L. (1989, September) Understanding natural dynamics. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Performance and Perception, 15, 384-393.
Kubovy M. & Gilden D.L. (1989) Apparent randomness is not always the complement of apparent order. In G. Lockhead & J. Pomerantz (Eds.), The perception of structure (pp.115-127). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Proffitt D.,Gilden D.L., Kaiser M. & Whelan S. (1988, September) The effect of configural orientation on perceived trajectory in apparent motion. Perception and Psychophysics, 43, 127-132.
Gilden, D., MacDonald, K. & Lasaga, M. (1988, September) Masking with minimal contours: Selective inhibition with low spatial frequencies. Perception and Psychophysics, 44, 465-474.