🎓🧠 I Successfully Defended My PhD on the Neurophysiological Basis of Emotion–Cognition Interactions!
I am excited to share that I successfully defended my PhD thesis on the neurophysiological basis of interacting emotional and cognitive processes.
Dr. Katharina Lingelbach
Scientific Researcher 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
Dr. rer. nat., Department of Psychology
Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg
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
Lingelbach, K., Vorreuther, A., Moll, E., & Vukelić, M. (2025). Shielding the Mind With Flow: Attention Allocation and Auditory Event-Related Potentials Under Varying Mental Workload. European Journal of Neuroscience, 62(8), e70283. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.70283
Lingelbach, K., & Rieger, J. W. (2025). Decoding the Neural Basis of Interactions between Emotional Speech Processing and Attentional Control in Realistic Environments. In 50th Annual Conference on Psychology and the Brain (PuG).
Lingelbach, K., Herrmann, C. S., & Rieger, J. W. (2025). Neural and Pupillary Oscillations of External and Internal Information Processing Modes during Emotional Speech Processing and Visuo-spatial Workload. In 50th Annual Conference on Psychology and the Brain (PuG).
Lingelbach, K., & Rieger, J. W. (2025). Neurophysiological Basis of Emotional Face Perception and Working Memory Load in a Dual-Task MEG Study. Human Brain Mapping, 46, e70242. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.70242
Lingelbach, K., Rips, J., Karstensen, L., Mathis-Ullrich, F., & Vukelić, M. (2025). Evaluating robotic actions: spatiotemporal brain dynamics of performance assessment in robot-assisted laparoscopic training. Frontiers in Neuroergonomics, 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnrgo.2025.1535799
Recent & Upcoming Talks
Recent News
🏆🏅🧠 PuG 2025 Poster Award from the Biopsychology and Neuropsychology Division of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs) e.V.
I am honoured to receive the Poster Award at PuG 2025 for my work on decoding the neural basis of emotional speech and attentional control in realistic environments.
🧠✨ Publication Alert: Emotional Faces and Working Memory in Dual-Task Contexts
MEG and eye-tracking study reveals distinct neural and physiological signatures of emotional face processing and working memory load in a dual-task setting.
🧠✨ Preprint Alert: Flow - The Brain's Natural Filter
During a flow experience, the brain appears to optimize attention through a ‘shielding mechanism,’ minimizing distractions and prioritizing task-related cognitive processes.