Our research aims at improving cognitive and emotional well-being in an aging population. With the world's population aging at an unprecedented rate, it is now crucial (i) to understand fundamental mechanisms of cognitive aging under naturalistic conditions, (ii) to establish novel clinical assessment tools, and (iii) to develop interventions that help maintain people’s independence and quality of life. To achieve these ambitious goals, we employ a unique combination of cutting-edge neuroscience and behavioural methods.

Please read our Research and Technology Transfer pages for more information.

Schaumburg M, Imtiaz A, Zhou R, Bernard M, Wolbers T, Segen V. Immersive virtual reality for older adults: Challenges and solutions in basic research and clinical applications. Ageing Research Reviews. 2025. [link]

Segen V, Kabir MR, Streck A, Slavik J, Glanz W, Butryn M, Newman E, Tiganj Z, Wolbers T. Path integration impairments reveal early cognitive changes in subjective cognitive decline. Science Advances. 2025; 11(36). [link]

Please find a full list of our articles on our Publications page.

OWN-AWARD 2025

Congratuations to Dr. Vladislava Segen on receiving the fourth CRC “Outstanding Women in Neuroscience Award”!
Your achievements uplift and empower the next generation of women scientists—we are very happy to have you on our team!

UPCOMING EVENT — iSCAN 2025

We are pleased to announce the 5th iSCAN Symposium, a premier scientific conference on spatial navigation in aging and neurodegeneration, which will be held in-person from December 08-10, 2025 at the DZNE Magdeburg.

For more information visit our website.