The department deals with research into brain mechanisms of psychological processes, behavior and movement. We investigate the neurobiological mechanisms of cognitive functions, emotions and motor skills, their role in mental health and disruption in mental disorders and neuropsychiatric diseases. Our research also focuses on the processes of maintaining the balance of upright posture and walking in humans and their disruption in aging and neurodegenerative diseases.
Doctoral studies
OBN offers the possibility of doctoral studies in several programmes, particularly in the interdisciplinary program Medical Neurosciences. If you are interested or want to learn more, do not hesitate to contact the head or other OBN staff.
Open PhD positions
| Topic | Neuromodulation of human mnestic and executive functions |
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| Supervisor | Martin Marko |
| Programme | medical neuroscience |
| Faculty | Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava |
| Study format | internal |
| Annotation | In this dissertation project, we will investigate the neurobiological and cognitive determinants that underpin the ability to search for information in human memory. This is an important cognitive faculty that regulates higher mental activity and behavior, whereas impairments of this faculty are symptomatic for many neuropsychiatric conditions. To study the selected mnestic functions, we will utilize an interdisciplinary approach combining modern techniques of cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology. The project will involve the non-invasive stimulation of the brain using (weak) electric current and the investigation of its effects on human memory functions. |
| Topic | Exploring causes and possibilities of treating fear of heights by means of virtual reality |
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| Supervisor | Igor Riečanský |
| Programme | medical neuroscience |
| Faculty | Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University in Bratislava |
| Study format | internal |
| Annotation | The topic is focused on the research of causes, mechanisms and possibilities to treat fear of heights, a condition that disturbs lives of many people. Virtual reality enables us to veridically simulate being in heights and offers a unique possibility for research, which, due to safety reasons, would not be feasible in real environments. A specificity of the doctoral project will be a focus on the processes of regulation of upright stance in relationship to threat represented by exposure to heights. |
