BAND-lab at SAMBA

Sonja is giving a talk at the Salzburg Mind Brain Annual Meeting (SAMBA). Her talk is titled: ‘Heard but not present:pathophysiology of prediction and adaptation’. In the slides, tonotopic mapping in humans’ medial geniculate body in the thalamus. Work in prep with deep brain stimulation. Stay tuned for news! Some good time with friends and colleagues. … Read more BAND-lab at SAMBA

Cognition through the lens of a body-brain dynamic system

Stepping back from Descartes’ and Newton’s reductionist principles, accumulating evidence shows that body signals (e.g., respiratory and heart rhythms) modulate neural activity and influence cognitive functions. The body-brain dynamic system (BBDS) provides a dynamic and holistic perspective on the body–brain interface, and aims to explain how such intricate interactions enable individuals to efficiently act in … Read more Cognition through the lens of a body-brain dynamic system

ERPs reveal an iconic relation between sublexical phonology and affective meaning

New paper alert! The authors found that a mismatch between sublexical and lexical affective values of words elicited an increased N400 response. Curious? Read about this new paper with contribution of Sonja Kotz here.

Uncovering hidden resting state dynamics: A new perspective on auditory verbal hallucinations

Find this new and interesting paper from our PhD student Hanna Honcamp here. She proposes that (semi) hidden markov models may relate to auditory verbal hallucinations to investigate temporal brain state dynamics.

Do you hear what I hear?

The pint of science festival takes place from 9-11 May. You will find interesting talks in different locations. If you have difficulties to decide to which event you want to go, we can recommend the first session on Monday 9th at The student Hotel Maastricht. During the session ‘Do you hear what I hear?’ Xan … Read more Do you hear what I hear?

Lab Director – Sonja A. Kotz

I hold a Chair in Neuropsychology and Translational Cognitive Neuroscience at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience (FPN), Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology (NPPP) at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Since starting my current post in the Netherlands (2015), I am a board member and current Chair of the Research Council of FPN at Maastricht University. … Read more Lab Director – Sonja A. Kotz

Our Research

The primary goal of the group is to investigate the facilitatory effects of predictive cues in comprehension and its underlying processes. Focusing on rhythmic, formal, and emotional cues in communicative signals, we aim to identify factors that modulate the extraction of cues and thus the resulting predictions. Furthermore, we examine the functional and neuroanatomical links … Read more Our Research

Publications

[last update 28.07.2022] JF Johnson, M Belyk, M Schwartze, AP Pinheiro & SA Kotz (2022). Hypersensitivity to passive voice hearing in hallucination proneness. Frontiers Hum Neuro. A Criscuolo, V Pando-Naude, L Bonetti, P Vuust & E Brattico (2022). An ALE meta-analytic review of musical expertise. Nature Scientific Reports. A Criscuolo, M Schwartze & SA Kotz … Read more Publications

Meet the BAND-Lab

Here you will find information about our members and the research we conduct.

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Contact Us

If you are interested in joining the BAND Laboratory or collaborating on our projects, please email us at:

bandlab.um@gmail.com or

sonja.kotz@maastrichtuniversity.nl (lab director)

Postal address:

Universiteitssingel 40, 6229 ER
Maastricht, The Netherlands

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