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Adaptive Cognition and Behaviour
Research in the focal area “Adaptive Cognition and Behaviour” strives to uncover the fundamental mechanisms of perception and adaptive behavior, as well as their disruption in mental disorders. The primary goal of research is to elucidate the underlying neural and computational processes that enable humans to perceive and interact adaptively with a complex and constantly changing environment. The researchers of this focal area integrate cutting-edge methods from experimental, clinical, and developmental psychology, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.
This interdisciplinary approach allows them to measure and simulate adaptive behavior under naturalistic conditions and to examine how maladaptive responses contribute to mental health disorders. By linking empirical evidence with computational modeling, the teams aim to establish a mechanistic understanding of cognition and behavior that bridges basic science and clinical application.
- Cluster of Excellence: The Adaptive Mind (TAM)
- DFG-Collaborative Research Centre CRC / TRR 135: Cardinal mechanisms of perception: Prediction, Valuation, Categorization
- DFG-Collaborative Research Centre CRC / TRR 289:Treatment Expectation
- DFG-Collaborative Research Centre CRC / TRR 393: Trajectories of Affective Disorders: Cognitive-Emotional Mechanisms of Symptom Change
- Int. DFG Research Training Group IRTG/GRK 1901: The Brain in Action (BrainAct)
- Innovative Training Network (ITN): EXPLORA within Marie Skłodowska-Curie-programme
- 10 ERC Grants (2 Advanced Grants, 2 Consolidator Grants, 6 Starting Grants)