Left: "Adult with combined NIRS/EEG cap"; Right: "Infant with EEG cap”; Both pictures licensed under Copyright © by Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus DresdenNeurocognition Research Group
Founded in 2010 and led by Dr. Anja Hahne, the Neurocognition Research Group focuses on how hearing and speech are processed in cochlear implant (CI) users in order to improve rehabilitation and care. The laboratory was established at the Saxonian Cochlear Implant Center Dresden (SCIC) with significant support from Dr. Niki Vavatzanidis and the former medical director of the SCIC, Prof. Dr. Dirk Mürbe. It has been integrated into the ERCD since 2018.
The group's research interests are auditory processing in adult CI users and the effects of CIs on speech development in children. Studies investigate how sounds, words, sentences, intonation and music are perceived and differentiated.
To investigate the neurocognitive processing of auditory stimuli by the brain, the team uses non-invasive methods such as electroencephalography (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). These safe and comfortable techniques help to find out how the brain processes auditory stimuli ultimately aiming to improve speech understanding in challenging environments.
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