✨In a significant addition to our research team, we are pleased to welcome three new members who are each working on prestigious funded projects aimed at advancing innovative research in mental health and emotion regulation.✨
🕹️The DEACON Project (Decoding Affective Control), funded by the FWF (Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung) investigates how the brain regulates emotions and how this ability can be improved. The main goal of the project is to understand why some people are better able to control their emotions than others. To achieve this, the project will explore the cognitive processes involved in emotion regulation by using fMRI and smartphone-based daily assessments. DEACON aims to develop tailored interventions that support individuals in emotional self-regulation and resilience.
📱 Doctoral student Nils Wehner is working within the StableMind Project, supported by the FFG (Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft), which aims to build emotional resilience in adolescents and young adults. Using an innovative, playful approach, a mobile app will be developed to capture and strengthen emotion regulation strategies. StableMind links game behavior with core emotional processes, employing neuroimaging, wearable technology, and daily surveys to provide personalized digital interventions to promote resilience in everyday life.
💪 Doctoral student Christina Grammenou is working on the IMPROVER Project (Improving Emotion Regulation), funded by the TWF (Tiroler Wissenschaftsfonds), which aims to develop a neuroscience-based training program to strengthen emotion regulation in at-risk young people. The project hypothesizes that this cognitive training not only positively influences behavior and emotional well-being but could also lead to measurable changes in brain activation. The long-term effects expected include improved emotion regulation abilities and an increase in overall well-being.
We are thrilled to have Christina and Nils join us and look forward to the valuable insights and progress their projects will contribute to our understanding of resilience and emotional well-being.