Neuropsychological and neurochemical underpinnings of perceived controllability: a translational approach (C07)

• Subject Area: Human Cognitive and Systems Neuroscience
• Term: from 2016 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 264810226

Project C07 is a translational project that investigates the influence of perceived controllability on stress experience as well as on stress-related changes in affect, cognitive performance and escape behavior in humans as well as in animals. Focusing on psychological (self-efficacy expectancy, stress responsiveness, reinforcement learning) and neurobiological (prefrontal activation) mechanisms, we will identify predictors of high perceived controllability and its relation to stress resilience.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1193: Neurobiology of Resilience to stress-related mental dysfunction: from understanding mechanisms to promoting prevention
• Applicant Institution: Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. David Slattery, Ph.D.; Professorin Dr. Michèle Wessa