NoCo-Lab
Neurobiology of Cognition Laboratory
The NoCo-Lab investigates the neurobiological basis of cognition
Our research focuses on processes such as decision-making, the planning of actions, self-perception, or working memory. We want to understand how our brain generates and optimizes these cognitive processes and how they are affected by neuro-psychiatric diseases and aging. We try hard to make our research publically available and strive for the transfer of knowledge into practical applications.
The research methods of our group entail behavioral experiments, including the measurement of eye and hand movements. Brain imaging (e.g. fMRI) further enables us to uncover the neural basis of cognitive performance in the human brain.
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Das NoCo-Lab erforscht die neurobiologischen Grundlagen kognitiver Leistungen
Wir untersuchen Entscheidungsprozesse, das Planen von Handlungen, die Selbstwahrnehmung, oder das Arbeitsgedächtnis. Wir wollen verstehen wie unser Gehirn diese kognitiven Leistungen hevorbringt und optimiert und wie neuro-psychiatrische Erkrankungen und Altern diese Leistungen verändern. Das Wissen, das wir generieren, möchten wir zugänglich und nutzbar machen.
Unsere Untersuchungsmethoden umfassen Verhaltensexperimente am Computer, einschließlich der Messung von Augen- und Handbewegungen. Bildgebende Untersuchungen (z.B. mittels fMRT) ermöglichen es uns, die neuronalen Grundlagen kognitiver Leistungen im menschlichen Gehirn „sichtbar“ zu machen.
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Recent News
Check our recent paper about a "Sustained bias of spatial attention in a 3 T MRI scanner" by Stefan Smaczny, Leonie Behle, Sarah Kuppe, Hans-Otto Karnath and Axel Lindner, which was published in Scientific Reports [pub]. We reproduce our earlier finding that magnetic vestibular stimulation (MVS) inside 3T MRI-scanners leads to shifts of spatial attention towards one hemifield: we now show that this horizontal bias of attention sustains for at least one hour.
Check also our latest preprints in which we demonstrate that magnetic vestibular stimulation (MVS) can ameliorate symptoms of spatial neglect [pub] and how Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders (OCD) affect the Sense of Agency [pub].
NoCo-Lab Principle Investigator: PD Dr. Axel Lindner
Tübingen Center for Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy & Centre of Neurology, Division of Neuropsychology, Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research. University of Tübingen, Germany