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M.Sc. Katharina Lingelbach
PhD Candidate in Neuroscience | Curious Mind Exploring the Brain
About Me
Fully dedicated to neuroscience, my research explores how cognitive resources are allocated during the interaction of emotional and cognitive processes, using M/EEG, fNIRS, and eye-tracking.
My mantra? Research is formalized curiosity. It is poking and prying with a purpose. (Zora Hurston)
My four defining Bs:
- Brains 🧠 (science enthusiast)
And beyond academics:
- Ballet 🩰 (both admirer and performer)
- Books 📚 (devoted fantasy aficionado)
- Berge 🏔️ (German for mountains: trail runner | high-altitude mountaineer)
Interests
- Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
- Signal Processing and Encoding-Decoding Approaches
- M/EEG Research
- Bottom-up and Top-Down Effects on Attention and Allocation of Cognitive Resources
Education
M.Sc. Psychology, Neuroscience (Mind & Brain)
University of Vienna
B.Sc. Psychology
University of Vienna
📚 My Research
I am interested in new approaches in signal processing as well as encoding and decoding approaches to better understand how our brain processes emotional stimuli during ongoing cognitive tasks not only in laboratory settings but also in our everyday life.
If you are interested and related to these research questions, please reach out to collaborate 😃
Featured Publications
Recent Publications
(2025).
Neurophysiological Basis of Emotional Face Perception and Working Memory Load in a Dual-task MEG Study.
Hum Brain Mapp.
(2025).
Evaluating robotic actions: spatiotemporal brain dynamics of performance assessment in robot-assisted laparoscopic training.
Front. Neuroergonomics.
(2024).
Shielding the Mind with Flow: Attention Allocation and Auditory Event-related Potentials under Varying Mental Workload.
EJN 2024.
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