Neuropsychology and Intervention

Management

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Silke Lux

Research Interest

We investigate the neural basis of behavior and search for connections between cognitive and emotional functions and their anatomical correlates in the brain in adult psychiatric disorders. We also develop diagnostic instruments and investigate the effectiveness of interventions such as (playful) cognitive training or psychotherapy for the treatment of cognitive and emotional disorders. In doing so, we primarily examine patients (clinical neuropsychology), but also healthy individuals in early to middle adulthood.

Projects/Studies

Computerized cognitive training as an intervention method for ADHD and depression
Evaluation of cognitive video game training as an additional treatment option for ADHD and depression
Investigation of neuroplastic processes and neural correlates of cognitive video game training in depression
Correlations between physiology, affective processes, and behavior in ADHD
Gender differences in emotional perception and behavior in ADHD
Neural correlates of emotional ("decision-making") processes in ADHD
Development of a diagnostic tool for therapeutic relationships

Methods

Behavioral studies
Imaging techniques (including functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI/fMRI) and electroencephalogram (EEG))
Physiological measurements (SCR/eye tracking)
Neuropsychological testing

Team

Moritz Bergmann (PhD student)
Eva Halbe (PhD student)
Jamuna Halscheid (scientific assistent)
Eva Saxler (guest scientist)

Publications

Bergmann, M., Wollbrandt, I., Gittel, L., Halbe, E., Philipsen, A., & Lux, S. (2023). Effects of a video game intervention on symptoms, training motivation, and visuo-spatial memory in depression. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 14, 1173652.
Leonards, C. A., Harrison, B. J., Jamieson, A. J., Steward, T., Lux, S., Philipsen, A., & Davey, C. G. (2023). A distinct intra-individual suppression subnetwork in the brain’s default mode network across cognitive tasks. Cerebral Cortex, 33(8), 4553-4561.
Halbe, E., Kolf, F., Heger, A. S., Hüpen, P., Bergmann, M., Aslan, B., ... & Lux, S. (2023). Altered interaction of physiological activity and behavior affects risky decision-making in ADHD. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 17, 1147329.
Schulze, M., Aslan, B., Farrher, E., Grinberg, F., Shah, N., Schirmer, M., ... & Philipsen, A. (2023). Network-Based Differences in Top–Down Multisensory Integration between Adult ADHD and Healthy Controls—A Diffusion MRI Study. Brain Sciences, 13(3), 388.
Babapour, J., Hashemi, T., Lux, S., & Najafi, N. (2023). Effectiveness of Computerized Cognitive Training and Mind-Body Therapy on different types of attention in Children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder. Journal of Modern Psychological Researches, 18(69), 25-33.
Sandkuehler, J. F., Kersting, X., Faust, A., Koenigs, E. K., Altman, G., Ettinger, U., ... & Brauner, J. (2023). The effects of creatine supplementation on cognitive performance-a randomised controlled study. medRxiv, 2023-04.

Cooperations

University of Melbourne (David Coghill)
University of Melbourne (Ben Harrison, Chris Davey)
Dunken University (Tim Silk)
Universität Aachen (Ute Habel, Philippa Hüpen)
Universität Magdeburg (Thomas Wolbers, Nadine Diersch)
DZNE (Tony Stöcker)
Forschungszentrum Jülich (Farida Grinbergen, Martina Minnerop, Jon Shah)
Universität Bonn (Ulrich Ettinger)
Synaptikon GmbH „NeuroNationMED“ (Jakob Futorjanski)

Funding

Industrial funds

Contact

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Universitätsklinikum Bonn AöR
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn

Students who would like to do a neuroscience or neuropsychology internship thesis in the field of clinical neuropsychology are welcome to contact us at .