van den Brink RL, Pfeffer T & Donner TH. 2019. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 13:340. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2019.00340. Brain activity fluctuates continuously, even in the absence of changes in sensory input or motor output. These intrinsic activity fluctuations are correlated across brain regions and
PhD “summa cum laude” for Jan Willem de Gee
Jan Willem de Gee was awarded his PhD with distinction (“summa cum laude”). He gave a beautiful talk that summarized his deep and novel insights into the relationship between phasic arousal and decision-making. This work had started with his MSc internship, already published in
Confidence predicts speed-accuracy tradeoff for subsequent choices
Desender K, Boldt A, Verguts T & Donner TH. (2019) Confidence Predicts Speed-accuracy Tradeoff for Subsequent Choices. eLife. 8: e43499. By Kobe Desender & Tobias Donner. Humans can provide precise judgments of the accuracy of their choices. When we feel confident in
Pupil Session at Gordon Research Conference Eye Movements 2019
By Tobias H. Donner. I just got back from the 2019 Gordon Research Conference on Eye Movements Bridging Knowledge About Gaze Control Across Applications, Disorders, Levels and Species. I presented in the session Pupillometry as a Behavioral Indicator, along with
New video seminar series Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
Our lab is excited to launch a new video seminar series “Computational Cognitive Neuroscience”. The series will feature speakers who have made important contributions the field at different career stages. The seminar will start on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, with
New MSc projects and Research Assistant positions
We are currently recruiting new Research Assistants and students for MSc projects (6 months minimum) in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. If you are interested please email an informal inquiry (with CV) to Tobias Donner.
New piece in Science Breaker
We just published a lay summary of the Current Biology 2018 Report by Talluri et al on confirmation bias in Science Breaker.
ERC Starting Grant of Konstantinos Tsetsos launched at UKE
Wonderful news: Kostis Tsetsos has launched his ERC Starting Grant at the UKE, remaining closely affiliated with our lab. Congrats, Kostis! He will soon be looking for postdocs and students, so stay tuned…
Feodor-Lynen Research Fellowship and Best Paper Award for Tom Pfeffer
Within less than two days, Tom received two excellent news. He won the 2018 Best Paper Award of the SFB 936, for his 2018 paper in PLoS Biol on catecholaminergic modulation of perceptual and cortical variability. More importantly, he also
UKE Postdoc Transition Grants for Anke Braun and Bharath Chandra Talluri
Anke and Bharath have just been awarded a 1-year Postdoc Transition Grant from the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, in order to continue their successful work on history effects in perceptual decision-making. Congrats, Anke & Bharath!