Early extinction learning and the developing brain (A16)

• Subject Area: General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology ; Developmental and Educational Psychology
• Term: from 2017 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 316803389

The translational project A16 “Early extinction learning and the developing brain” led by Silvia Schneider and Sarah Weigelt investigates the development of extinction in two critical times for major changes in the developing brain: infancy and adolescence. An innovative research design and state-of-the art neuro-developmental approaches allow the systematic research of qualitative and quantitative developmental transitions in extinction. The project translates for the first time findings from rodent research to humans and opens up future investigations with regard to therapeutic interventions.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1280: Extinction Learning
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Heads: Professorin Dr. Silvia Schneider; Professorin Dr. Sarah Weigelt