Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Salzburg, Austria
In this fMRI study, we compared task performance and brain activation between longtime action video gamers and nongamers in order to investigate possible effects of gaming on cognitive and brain abilities. Despite their comparable task performance gamers and nongamers exhibited clear-cut differences
From 6th December (9:00 – 17:30) to 7th December (9:00 – 13:00) 2017 at the University of Salzburg (Salzburg, Austria). With Genevieve Albouy (University of Leuven), Wolfgang Schöllhorn (University of Mainz), Philippe Peigneux (University of Bruxelles), and many more… For
CCNS member Yvonne Höller received a € 309,125.25 FWF grant for her project “High-Frequency Oscillations in the High-Density EEG”.
On the “Day of the University”, which we celebrated on 31st May 2017, the university also awarded the Young Investigators Awards to young scientists in the categories „Law & Economics“, „Arts & Humanities“ and „Natural & Life Sciences“. Thirty-seven young
For people with severe brain injuries, researchers have found that the rhythm of daily fluctuations in body temperature is related to their level of conciousness, according to a preliminary study published in the April 19, 2017, online issue of Neurology®,
Recently, Schabus et al. (2017) were able to publish the results of several years of research on ‘Neurofeedback’ in the Lab for Sleep and Consciousness Research at the University of Salzburg in the prestigious scientific journal BRAIN.
CCNS member Kerstin Hödlmoser received a Fulbright Grant from Fulbright Austria.
3rd Symposium on Sleep, Cognition, and Consciousness in Kaprun/Austria from 2nd to 4th March 2017
CCNS member Matthias Schurz received an Erwin Schrödinger Fellowship from the FWF for his intended postdoctoral stay in the UK.
In the short movie “Research Facilities” at the University of Salzburg, our Laboratory for Sleep, Cognition & Consciousness Research and our eye tracking & MRI labs are shortly presented in time segment 3:45 to 5:05.