Weight stigma is defined as social misperception and negative stereotypes related to weight. Previous studies show that women who experience weight-related stigma are more likely to suffer from social withdrawal, lower psychological ...

Das übergeordnete Ziel des Projekts besteht darin, die Komplexität von Vertrautheitsprozessen im Rekognitionsgedächtnis aufzuklären. 

Traditionelle Gedächtnistheorien gehen davon aus, dass die langfristige Speicherung von Ereignissen notwendigerweise auf einem langsamen Konsolidierungsprozess beruht, für den die Beteiligung einer Hirnstruktur namens Hippocampus entscheidend ist. Neuere Befunde deuten...

This project investigates whether the perception of time and working memory are based on the same neural network in the prefrontal cortex. No such combined model (‘joint encoding network’) has yet been proposed. However, research shows strong parallels between the...

Traditionelle Modelle gehen davon aus, dass neue Erinnerungen durch Interaktionen zwischen Hippocampus und Neokortex langsam in kortikale Netzwerke integriert werden. Jüngste Erkenntnisse zeigen jedoch, dass eine schnelle Integration in kortikale Systeme möglich ist,...

As part of the ‘Gelassene Schule’ project, primary school teachers are trained to incorporate elements of mindfulness into their lessons.
To this end, three training modules are held at intervals of 2–3 months. In addition, a parents’ evening on the topic of mindfulness...

Loneliness in old age can not only make people mentally ill, but also physically. The Fürth Volunteer Centre (FZF) therefore offers the "Time for Neighbours" visiting service. In recent years, however, the placement of...

The aim of the project is to gain new insights into factors that control learning by means of the controversial fast mapping (FM) phenomenon. In order to gain new insights into the differences between the perirhinal

Since the paradigm shift in the binary gender system, there has been growing interest in a depathologised approach to diverse genders and identities. The Federal Trans* Association published in 2020

The project investigates the possible effect of multilingualism on language processing, attention and memory performance. Research into the effect of language change should provide information about...

What drives people to exercise in their free time, to be active in a sports club or to achieve outstanding physical performance in competitive sport? The Sportpsychologie_2024 study asks...

The cooperation project with Team Challenge investigates the relationship between motivational and behavioural variables and their influence on the performance of athletes in the world's largest long-distance triathlon, the DATEV...