DSP-Research Group
Brain, Behavior & Health
Abstract
Individual health has many sources and thus various disciplines make essential contributions to its understanding. Cognitive-affective neural functioning provides the basis for human contact with the environment and uncovers the neural sources and guiding computational principles of our representations of the outer world. Fundamental psychological domains such as cognition, language, sensory perception, consciousness have generated complementary (but also competing) views on how representations of our inner and outer environment influence important end states such as mental and physical health and individual and collective wellbeing. Central end states studied within this DSP include emotions, mental disorders, eating, physical activity, social cognition, and occupational communication, all of which are influenced by – and in turn impact on – such basic cognitive-affective processes.
The present DSP unites research methodologies that range from more fundamental cognitive and physiological domains to overt behaviours such as health related, social and occupational behaviours. Consequentially, PhD projects range from fundamental to more applied themes. Centring on all major disciplines of psychology, but extending beyond it with regard to neuropsychiatric health, exercise science, neurolinguistics, and occupational health this DSP holds the potential of widening the fellows’ views beyond their areas of expertise and therefore provides a solid basis for interdisciplinary cooperation and post-graduate teaching.
The DSP Brain, Behavior & Health (DSP-BBH) follows on from the DSP Cognitive Neuroscience (DSP-CNS 2017-2021) and DSP Bestehen in modernen Arbeitswelten (BimA): Leben und Arbeiten 4.0 an.
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Fellows
Natalie Badstuber
Topic: Investigating indicators and strategies of task processing by personality and group (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Tuulia OrtnerChristoph Bamberg
Topic: Intervallfasten und Kognition: kurz- und mittelfristige Zusammenhänge (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Jens BlechertKaja Benz
Topic: Speech tracking in Eye movements (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Nathan WeiszElena Fischer
Topic: Neural correlates of prospective coaching (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Eva JonasChristina Fuchs
Topic: Human-technology interaction and its effects on organizational structures (Economic Sciences)
Main supervisor: Astrid ReichelDavid Haag
Topic: Motivational interventions for physical activity
Main supervisor: Jens BlechertChandra Haider
Topic: The impact of face masks on speech comprehension in the hearing impaired (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Nathan WeiszSabrina Hettegger
Topic: Post traumatic stress disorder and intrusive memories (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Frank WilhelmAnton Kurapov
Topic: Anxiety, stress responses and health behavior (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Jens BlechertSarah Nasrouei
Topic: Fear extinction deficits as an early marker of Alzheimer’s disease (Cognitive Neuroscience)
Main supervisor: Frank WilhelmLisa Maria Reisinger
Topic: “Salzburg Hört”: objectification of tinnitus measurements and hidden hearing loss (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Nathan WeiszFabian Schmidt
Topic: Monitoring hearing-nerve activity as information source for fitting hearing-aids (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Nathan WeiszAnne Schock
Topic: Assessment of intra-individual variations in personality and gender role (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Anton LairaiterTania Valero-Schönhöft
Main supervisor: Eva JonasThomas Vikoler
Topic: The Di-Eu-Stress State Scale (DESS Scale) – Development and Validation of a Scale measuring State Distress and Eustress (Psychology)
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Faculty
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jens Blechert (DSP Coordinator)
Assoz. Prof. DDr. Susanne Ring-Dimitriou (DSP Co-coordinator)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eva Traut-Mattausch (DSP Co-coordinator)Assoz.-Prof. Dr. Mario Braun (Faculty Member)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eva Jonas (Faculty Member)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Tuulia Ortner (Faculty Member)
Univ.-Prof. DDr. Belinda Pletzer (Faculty Member)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Astrid Reichel (Faculty Member)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dietmar Roehm (Faculty Member)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Eugen Trinka (Faculty Member)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nathan Weisz (Faculty Member) -
DSP Board of Experts
Univ.-Prof. Alix Timko, Childrens Hospital Philadelphia, Psychology (US)
Dr. Arthur Jacobs, Freie Universität Berlin Psychologie, Cognitive Neuroscience (EU)
Prof. Dr. Markus Quirin, PFH Private Hochschule Göttingen, Social Neuroscience (EU)
Prof. Dr. Immo Fritsche, University of Leipzig, Social Psychology (EU)
Univ-Prof. Dr. John Rauthmann, Universität Bielefeld Persönlichkeitspsychologie, Differenzielle Psychologie und Psychologische Diagnostik (EU)
Prof.Dr. Birgit Derndl, Universität Tübingen, Psychiatrie (EU)
Dr. Verena Bader, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Betriebswirtschaftslehre (EU)
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. rer.nat. MPH Sylvia Titze, Universität Graz/Sportwissenschaft, Körperliche Aktivität und Public Health (EU)
Assoz. Prof. DI Dr. Barbara Wessner, Universität Wien/Sportwissenschaft, Active Ageing (EU)
Assoc. Prof. Dr. David Thivel, University Clermont, Auvergne Metabolic Adaptation to Exercise under Physio-Pathological Conditions (EU)
Prof. Dr. Matthias Schleswesky, School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy, University of South Australia Language comprehension; Language processing models (Australia)
Prof. Dr. rer.nat. Carsten Schermuly, SRH Berlin University of Applied Sciences Wirtschaftspsychologie, new work (EU)
Univ.-Prof. Florian Mormann, Universität Bonn, Neurophysiologie (EU)
Univ.-Prof. Jonas Obleser, Universität Lübeck, Psychologie (EU)
Prof. Maria Chait, UCL Ear Institut (UK)
Prof. Anne Keitel, University Dundee, Psychologie (UK)
Prof. Joachim Gross, Universität Münster, Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis (EU)
Prof. Dr. Anke Ehlers, University of Oxford, Psychology (UK) -
Successfully completed theses
Ann-Kathrin Arend
Topic: Emotional Eating Across the Eating Disorder Spectrum – Nomothetic and Idiographic Approaches (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Jens BlechertYa-Ping Chen
Topic: Degraded Speech Processing in Normal Hearing Population and Single-Sided Deaf Cochlear Implant Users (Cognitive Neuroscience)
Main supervisor: Nathan WeiszSonja Jungreitmayr
Topic: ICT-mediated functional fitness programs for people of age (Sports and Exercice Sciences)
Main supervisor: Susanne Ring-DimitriouMoritz Köhler
Topic: Beyond the Brain: The Rhythmic Inner Ear and Its Involvement in Selective Listening (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Nathan WeiszBjörn Pannicke
Topic: The Multifaceted Nature of Affective States in Health Behaviours (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Jens BlechertMartin Pühringer
Topic: Sequencing of Ventilatory Indices and Fatoxidaton (Sports and Exercice Scienes)
Main supervisor: Susanne Ring-DimitriouLucas Rainer
Topic: Ob nicht ein Wort sich selbst schon sprach–Epilepsy and Emotion: Insights into Affective Processing in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Mario BraunNina Süß
Topic: Speech perception in the framework of multisensory integration – Insights from healthy and clinical subpopulations (Psychology)
Main supervisor: Nathan Weisz