Danesh Shahnazian

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Ruth Krebs - PI

In our lab we investigate how motivational signals influence cognition and behavior, and the neural mechanisms that give rise to these modulations. We take a multi-dimensional approach, both in terms of methods (performance, neuroimaging, inter-individual differences) and functions (reward, emotion, effort). Beyond understanding the basic mechanisms, we aim to translate our research to applied contexts such as pro-environmental behavior and clinical conditions.  

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Onur Asci - PhD student

As a PhD student I am investigating interactions between motivational and emotional signals, using behavioral as well as neuroimaging methods. At the moment, I am also following a Master program of Statistics.

 

 

 

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Nanne Kukkonen - PhD student

I am part of Team Effort, a research team that focuses on investigating cognitive effort with a comprehensive approach, whereby the task-dependent demands as well as the volitional and dynamic nature of cognitive effort are considered. During my PhD I aim to elucidate how the demands and incentives of the environment determine cognitive effort, and specifically how these environmental cues are encoded in the brain to facilitate effort allocation. To this end I use neuroimaging methods like fMRI and EEG, coupled with pupillometry.

Michel Quak

Thomas Carsten

Haeme Park

Julie Hall

Josh Eayrs - Postdoctoral researcher

I am a post-doctoral researcher working on the multi-lab Team Effort project at Ghent University. As the project’s name suggests I am interested in cognitive effort, both the factors that determine effort-based decision making and the processes and outcomes of effort allocation in different task contexts. These investigations make use of various experimental approaches and neuroimaging techniques, including behavioral experiments, fMRI, EEG, pupillometry, and magnetic brain stimulation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Kusch - PhD student

As a PhD student I am working on a project that investigates whether cognitive effort can facilitate pro-environmental behavior. It is a joint project together with Ruth Krebs and Anne Urai (Leiden University) that consists of several behavioral experiments. First, we will investigate the positive role of cognitive effort in an adapted version of a well-established effort paradigm in the laboratory. As a second step, we will conduct intervention studies that move beyond the lab and assess real-world climate action, namely, sustainable food consumption and support for climate movements.

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