Research
The Metacontrol Lab
Metacontrol is the ability to adjust to different challenges in one's physical or social environment. Some challenges call for focus, will-power, analytical strength, and maintenance (= persistence), while others call for a broad view, an open mind, mental plasticity, and spontaneity (= flexibility). We study:
The functional and neural underpinnings of metacontrol;
The impact of intra- and inter-individual differences in metacontrol biases towards persistence and flexibility on performance, personality, and psychopathology;
The possibilities to enhance the adaptivity of metacontrol through interventions.
The Metacontrol Team
Core Team
PhD Students
Collaboration & Part-Time Members
Prof. Dr. Christian Beste (tu dresden)
Prof. Dr. Lorenza Colzato
Prof. Dr. Simone Kühn (max planck institute for human development, berlin)
Dr. Seema Prasad (tu dresden)
Prof. Dr. Jing Zhang (hangzhou dianzi university)
Prof. Dr. Arvid Kappas (constructors university bremen)
Prof. Dr. Francesco Maurelli (constructors university bremen)
Dr. Shudan Gao
Dr. Jiaqi Gao
Dr. Yang Gao
Dr. Shiwei Jia
Dr. Kangcheng Wang
Yu Pi
Jimin Yan
Hongchi Zhang
Jan Pohl
Xi (Rachel) Zhang
Shuai Zhao
Dr. Stephan Verschoor (bremen university)
Prof. Dr. Christian Frings (trier university)