We investigate how learning, memory, and cognitive control develop across childhood, adolescence, and aging. We tackle how brain development, experience, and environmental factors influence their trajectories.
Lab News
New paper in the Journal of Neuroscience
In a new publication, we tested whether task switching challenges children due to protracted development of how multiple task rules are represented in the brain.
New study published
Schwarze et al., 2025 reveals how different training types uniquely shape cognitive control development in children.
New Special Issue
Exploring how changes in memory and experience shape decisions across the lifespan. Edited by Yana Fandakova, Sebastian Horn, and Yee Lee Shing.
Contact
Head: Prof. Dr. Yana Fandakova
Administrative Assistant: Katja Hanck
Phone: +49 651 201 3804
Email: knpeuni-trierde
Address: Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier
Our lab is located in Building D on Campus I.
