Dr Andre J. Szameitat
Reader - Psychology
Quad North 104
- Email: andre.szameitat@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267387
Summary
Reader in Cognitive Neuroscience. Brief CV: After my general study of Psychology I conducted my PhD at the Max-Planck-Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, Leipzig, Germany. In 2003 I joined the University of Surrey as a post-doc. After this post-doc position I went back to Germany to work in Munich as lecturer in the international Master’s program Neurocognitive Psychology. I joined Brunel University London as a Reader in September 2013.
Qualifications:
2011 Habilitation, venia legendi in Psychology, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich/Germany
2002 PhD in Psychology, Max Planck Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Leipzig/Germany
1999 Diploma (Dipl.-Psych.; MSc equiv.) in Psychology, Technical University Braunschweig/Germany
Research area(s)
Effect of Meditation on mood and cognition
Effect of Nature vs Urban experiences on mood and cognition
Executive Control and Prefrontal Cortex
Multitasking, Working Memory
Brain Imaging (fMRI) & Behavioural Methods
Responsibility
Deputy Director Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN)
Newest selected publications
Dkaidek, TS., Dingley, A., Parsler, J., Broadbent, DP., Szameitat, AJ. and Bishop, DT. (2025) 'The Effect of Ergometer Cycling and Visual Foraging on Brain Function: A Pilot Study'. PLoS One, 20 (12). pp. 1 - 22.Open Access Link
Saylik, R., Williams, AL., Szameitat, A. and Murphy, R. (2025) 'EXPRESS: Sad, Angry and Fearful Facial Expressions Interfere with Perception of Causal Outcomes'. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 57. ISSN: 1747-0218 Open Access Link
Digaeva, A., Bishop, D. and Szameitat, A. (2024) 'Learning everyday multitasking activities – An online survey about people’s experiences and opinions'. PLoS One, 19 (12). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 1932-6203 Open Access Link
Idowu, MI., Szameitat, AJ. and Parton, A. (2024) 'The assessment of executive function abilities in healthy and neurodegenerative aging—A selective literature review'. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 16 (1334309.). pp. 1 - 15. ISSN: 1663-4365 Open Access Link
Szameitat, DP. and Szameitat, AJ. (2024) 'Recognition of emotions in German laughter across cultures'. Scientific Reports, 14 (1). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link