Welcome to the Lifespan Cognitive and Brain Development (LISCO) Lab!
Our research focuses on the development of cognitive and neural functioning across the human lifespan, with an emphasis on episodic memory. Episodic memory refers to our memory of experiences situated in time and place. We aim to shed light on the mechanisms underlying age-related differences as well as within-person changes in the functioning of episodic memory, and cognitive abilities in general.
With the notion that human development is embedded within environments and shaped by individuals’ experiences, one of our research foci is to unravel the mechanisms through which environmental factors, such as formal school entry and stress-related social disadvantages, impact children’s cognitive and brain development.
Our methodological approach is characterized by an emphasis on experimental (comparing cross-sectional group differences) as well as longitudinal (following individuals across time) studies. We utilize neuroimaging (e.g., structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging) and multivariate developmental methodology (e.g., structural equation and latent growth curve modeling) to investigate the unfolding of brain–behavior relationships across time.
Selection of Ongoing Projects:
- Dissociating the Effects of Age and Schooling on Neurocognitive Development
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Delineating the Contribution of Glucocorticoid Pathways to Stress-Related Social Disparities in Cognitive Child Development
Twitter: @lisco_goethe
Disputation Isabel Ehrlich 2023 | |
Disputation Iryna Schommartz 2023 | |
Disputation Gözem Turan 2023 | |
Christmas Party 2022 | |
And another impression of our Christmas Party 2022 |
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2022 POEM workshop organized by LISCO |
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2022 Cognitive Neuroscience Society annual conference in San Francisco |
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Some impressions of our lab outing going to.. |
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...the Taunus, July 2021 |
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LISCO-team meeting in April 2020 |
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Christmas Party 2019 | |
Goethe Run 2019 | |
Retreat 2019 |