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Research across the lifespan

How do humans develop across the lifespan? What are the neurobiological and contextual mechanisms of cognitive, motivational, and emotional development from early childhood to old age? We investigate these questions in our current research projects.

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Important Topics at a Glance

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Our research focus

Our research focuses on the human development across the lifespan. Specifically, we investigate neurobiological and contextual mechanisms of cognitive, motivational, and emotional development from early childhood to old age. Please click on "Read more" for detailed information about our research.
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Research Projects

We investigate human development across the lifespan in various research projects. In this process, we regularly collaborate with other research groups at the Department of Psychology at TU Dresden as well as national and international research groups and other collaborators. Please click on "Read more" for an overview of our current research projects.
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Publica­tions

The results of our research are published in various scientific journals. You can access the pdf-files of all studies via the links to the publishers' websites. Please click on "Read more" for a list of our recent publications.
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Current Research Questions

The Chair of Lifespan Developmental Neuroscience studies the human development across the lifespan in various studies. In our current research projects, we investigate the following research questions:

  • What are long-term effects of prenatal synthetic glucocorticoid exposure on psychosocial stress reactivity and volitional control in children and adolescents?
  • How do psychophysiological mechanisms of socio-emotional processes develop across the lifespan?
  • How does spatial navigation develop across the lifespan?
  • Can we enhance flexible cognitive control and decision making in older adults by applying training and non-invasive brain stimulation methods?

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