Research

We aim at establishing fundamental neurocognitive models of training-induced plasticity in the healthy and pathological brain. On this basis, we then develop and implement neurophysiologically-informed cognitive training programs for the remediation of neuropsychiatric disorders and the enhancement of cognition in healthy populations.

We are notably specialized in the modulation of the brain reward system and cravings based on executive training. 

We focus on identifying digital behavioral biomarkers of the motivational system activity, and to understand how they can be used to improve the precision of our interventions.

We also conduct applied research to investigate how our interventions may help improve health-related behaviors ranging from eating habits to addictions by influencing implicit neurocognitive processes. 

We are committed to conduct applicaiton-oriented research, with very direct impact on public health and disease prevention and treatement. 

Our researches are based on neuroimaging, neurostimulation and pharmacological approaches (and combinations thereof).

Open Science statement: As demonstrated by the systematic adoption of the Registered Report (RR) publication format and open science policies in our laboratory, we are strongly committed to open science practice. The Registered Report publication route to ensure i) methodological rigor and optimization by being reviewed before data collection; ii) best research practice, by controlling for publication bias and questionable research practice; iii) reproducible methods and analyses by detailed protocols, and replicable results via adequately-powered studies; iv) public availability of data, analytic methods, code and study materials on OSF webpages.

Our work is supported by public and private grants from:

•         Swiss National Science Foundation
•         Swiss Foundation for Alcohol Research
•         Velux Foundation
•         Novartis Foundation for Biological and Medical Research
•         Swiss Parkinson