Matthias Kliegel
Function: Professeur ordinaire
Group name: Cognitive Aging
Group type: Main
Affiliations: Faculty of Psychology and Science of Education, Psychology Section
Domains: Development and Plasticity, Perception, Attention and Cognition
Keywords: aging, cognitive processes, memory
Research activities
Our research focuses on the developmental trajectories of cognitive processes, especially memory and cognitive control, across the lifespan. We aim at understanding the fine-grained descriptive pattern of age-related changes and stability, uncovering the mechanisms behind those trajectories, as well as developing possible intervention strategies to support the positive and alter or prevent the negative changes. Besides studying common trends we are also interested in individual differences and explore reasons why individuals differ in the way their cognitive functions develop. As core neuroscience methods we use EEG (ERPs), fMRI, heart rate and saliva cortisol.
Latest publications
An 18-month meditation training selectively improves psychological well-being in older adults: A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.
Increased functional connectivity in the right dorsal auditory stream after a full year of piano training in healthy older adults.
Relationship Between Health Literacy and Unhealthy Lifestyle Behaviours in Older Adults Living in Switzerland: Does Social Connectedness Matter?
Acute stress impacts reaction times in older but not in young adults in a flanker task.
Contact
Faculté de psychologie et sciences de l’éducation
Université de Genève
Email: Matthias.Kliegel@unige.ch