In our group we investigate how people think, for instance when we use our memory. In particular, we focus on the development of these processes across the lifespan. Thus our participants include University students, but also preschool and school children, teenagers, and senior adults.
We observe and assess what is happening in real brains while they are busy during thinking – after all, cognitive neuroscience is empirical in nature. Hence we regularly invite people to our labs who are interested in supporting science – or who simply wish to watch their brains at work using EEG (electroencephalography).
News
We are delighted that our lab member Vera Eymann will present at the special symposium “AI & Creativity” during the SFNC 2025 in Paris (May 2025).
Her contribution, co-authored with Thomas Lachmann and Daniela Czernochowski, is titled:
“Generative AI vs. Creative Brains: AI could beat us in Art… but also in Science?”
Here is the link of the symposium program: https://www.tsfnc.org/ai-talk-session-2-abstracts
Our lab will be represented at the ESCOP 2025 conference in Sheffield (September 2025) with two exciting contributions:
- Daniela Czernochowski will give a Blitz Talk titled:
“Did you see this coming? Age modulates the mechanisms of goal-directed response selection.” - Ann-Kathrin Beck, together with C. Souza, J.B. Garrido, J.C. Carmo, Thomas Lachmann, and Daniela Czernochowski, will present the study:
“Typicality, Encoding, and Neurodivergence in Recognition Memory: Cognitive Strategies in Autism vs. Neurotypical Adults.”
Congratulations Dr. Leist!
