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HiPerCog lab studies, and aims to develop a theory of, High Performance Cognition (HPC), which arises when a highly demanding dynamic cognitive task is performed with high skill. HPC is hypothesized to be due to tuning of attention processes. It generates subjective experience of Flow, and is a component of learning to perform to expert/optimal level. A key tenet of HPC is that it arises through learning of a demanding dynamic task. We work on projects studying skill learning in a range of tasks, including games, programming, and neurofeedback.

We focus on human sleep research in a multidisciplinary context. We combine methods and designs from psychology, medicine, and brain research. Our team studies sleep EEG structures, and uses experimental designs to explore how sleep affects cognition, emotions and stress reactivity. We welcome collaboration suggestions from different disciplines.

I am mostly involved in neurodevelopmental studies on learning and language devevelopment in both typically developing children and children at risk (e.g. dyslexia, preterm birth)

My main research interests relate to the neural basis of language, its development and developmental disorders, as well as plasticity. I use a multimethodological approach in my studies, including electro- and magnetoencephalography, magnetic resonance imaging, neurocognitive and behavioural tests, and DNA analysis.