Prof. Dr. Christine Stelzel
General Psychology and Neurocognitive Psychology
IPU Berlin
Alt-Moabit 91a - Room 2.20
10559 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 300 117-735
E-Mail: christine.stelzel@ipu-berlin.de
Teaching Focus
My teaching focus is in experimental psychology (Bachelor Psychology). I regularly give lectures on „Learning and Memory“, „Motivation and Emotion“ and specialized neurocognitive seminars.
A major aim of my teaching is to make the students familiar with an empirical approach to emotion and cognition, testing well-defined hypotheses in order to elucidate the relationship between behavior and neurocognitive processing. Knowledge of cognitive psychology theories represents a precondition for understanding experimental findings as well as for understanding neuropsychological symptoms in the course of various disorders.
I hope that I am able to pass on to the students my enthusiasm for psychological theory construction, as well as for experimental work. I am happy to supervise empirically working interns and theses projects.
Research Focus
I utilize various methodological approaches (e.g. behavioral experiments, functional imaging, genetics, questionnaires) in order to study general mechanisms of cognitive processing, as well as to identify neurocognitive principles of intra- and inter-individual variability.
Recent research topics include:
- Cognitive flexibility & working memory: neuronal mechanisms, inter-individual differences (e.g. dopamine balance, personality)
- Modality mappings within working memory and postural control (among others a DFG Project STE2226/4-2, duration 10/2018-05/2023) https://www.ipu-berlin.de/momap-modality-mappings-within-working-memory-and-postural-control/
- Modulation of cognition by motivational variables (e.g. project CHOICE: https://www.ipu-berlin.de/choice-self-determined-choice-and-emotional-modulation/) and interindividual differences in primary emotional systems (project CHOMO: https://www.ipu-berlin.de/primary-emotional-systems-in-the-human-brain-chomo/)
- Self-control: Neurocognitive components of self-control, inter-individual differences
- Intention processing / prospective memory: https://www.ipu-berlin.de/en/prodox-prospective-memory-in-old-age/
- Media multitasking: Cognitive and motivational processes in simultaneous media use (e.g. project MOMEDIA)
Office hours on Mondays from 4 to 5 p.m. during the lecture period in the sommer semester.