Welcome to the Department of Cognitive Neuropsychology!

We aim to advance our understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms and gene-environment interplay that underlie expertise, skill learning, aesthetic judgment, and creativity. We also investigate associations between cultural engagement, well-being and health, and their underpinnings. In most of this work, we use music as a model domain. This choice is, first and foremost, motivated by an interest in music itself and its biological foundations. However, music has also proved very useful as a tool, or window, through which we can study questions of broad relevance for cognitive and differential neuropsychology.

Methodologically, we employ a combination of techniques from experimental and differential psychology, behavior genetics, and structural and functional neuroimaging. This reflects our belief in the importance of integrating analyses at different levels, from the behavioral to the neurobiological, as well as the fact that we are equally interested in general mechanisms and processes that apply to all humans, and the neuropsychological basis of individual differences.

For more information on ongoing research projects, please follow the links below.