Neurocognition and ­Action - Biomechanics

17.12.2018

Am 06.12.2018 besuchte die Bundestagsabgeordnete Wiebke Esdar von der SPD die Arbeitsgruppe Neurokognition und Bewegung - Biomechanik von Prof. Thomas Schack in der Universität Bielefeld, um das Projekt "ADAMAAS" kennenzulernen.

[Pressemitteilung]

13.12.2018

As part of our project CEEGE (Chess Expertise by Eye Gaze and Emotions) we will hold a Workshop-symposium in Reykjavík on January 14th and 15th 2019 in order to present and discuss research about cognitive and emotional interaction in the context of chess and to stimulate an exchange of information from a multidisciplinary point of view.

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28.11.2018

Ludwig Vogel and Benjamin Strenge were invited to present the project "Adaptive and Mobile Action Assistance in Daily Living Activities System" at the Schüco Symposium 2018 "Zukunft der Arbeit im digitalen Zeitalter" (22-23 November 2018). They presented the project and demonstrated an Augemented Reality Scenario when building a drawer.

27.11.2018

Deutschland - Land der Ideen: ADAMAAS-Projekt in Düsseldorf von Ministerin Ina Scharrenbach geehrt.

Eine hochkarätig besetzte Jury wählte die Adamaas-Brille aus knapp 1.500 eingereichten Bewerbungen als eines von 100 herausragenden Projekten zum Jahresmotto "Welten verbinden - Zusammenhalt stärken" in Deutschland aus. Anlässlich eines Empfangs in der Staatskanzlei in Düsseldorf begrüßte Ina Scharrenbach, Ministerin für Heimat, Kommunales, Bau und Gleichstellung, am 23.11.2018 die elf Preisträger aus NRW.

Germany - Land of Ideas: ADAMAAS project honoured by minister Ina Scharrenbach in Dusseldorf

The ADAMAAS glasses were selected by a top-class jury from around 1500 submitted applications as one of 100 excellent projects in Germany regarding this year's theme "connecting worlds - strengthening solidarity". On the occasion of a reception at the State Chancellery in Dusseldorf Ina Scharrenbach, minister of Country and Municipal Affairs, Construction and Equality, welcomed the eleven laureates of North Rhine Westphalia on 23rd November 2018.
 

12.11.2018

The ConSozial is Germanys biggest convention in the social sector and was conducted in Nürnberg from 7th to 8th of November. The NCA-members Ludwig Vogel and Jonas Blattgerste presented the Bethel cooperation projects ACT and ADAMAAS.

07.11.2018

A new eBook about the research of the Neurocognition and Action Group has been published by Scitech Europa.

07.11.2018

Ming-Yang Cheng, Dirk Koester, and Thomas Schack (Neurocognition and Action - Biomechanics) are honored with the Young Investigators Award 2018 at the Asia Conference of Kinesiology in Taichung, Taiwan for their work on neurofeedback training. This award aims to promote and encourage innovating research in the field of applied sport science.
 

Jonas Blattgerste and Ludwig Vogel presented on the Bethel Regional-Konferenz "Leben mit Technik" the projects "Adaptive Cognitive Training" and "ADAMAAS".

The Konferenz took place on the 30.10.2018 in Dortmund and hosted more than 220 participants.

18.10.2018

The sports office of Minden and the Kreissportbund Minden-Lübbecke e.V. organized the first sports dialogue 50+, and Michael Gromeier was invited to give a short overview to possible effects of training interventions and preventive measures to "getting old and stay active".

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16.10.2018

Bettina Bläsing ist zum 1. Oktober 2018 zur Akademischen Oberrätin an der TU Dortmund ernannt worden und hat ihre Tätigkeit im Fachbereich Musik und Bewegung in Rehabilitation und Pädagogik bei Behinderung, Fakultät Rehabilitationswissenschaften, aufgenommen.

15.10.2018

The second extended edition of the book "Neurocognition of Dance - Movement, Mind and Motor Skills" (Editors: Bettina Bläsing, Martin Puttke and Thomas Schack (first edition 2010) was published by Routledge in July 2018.

19.07.2018

Thomas Schack is a member of the scientific committee of the "Movement-Brain-Body-Cognition" Conference from 27 th to 29 th July 2018 at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA and he will present a talk together with Cornelia Frank (CITEC) and William Land (San Antonio, USA) about "Mental representation in motor learning: The impact of physical and mental practice on action representation and performance".

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19.07.2018

Thomas Schack chaires a symposium about "Human Factors and Assitive Technologies" at the 9th International Conference about Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) which will take place in Orlando, Florida, USA from the 21 th to the 25 th of July, and he will present a talk about Adaptive Cognitive Training (ACT).

Benjamin Strenge chairs a symposium about Systems Engineering Applications at the AHFE, and he will present a talk about incorporating ethical aspects in agile development processes.

Ludwig Vogel will present a poster about "Human-centered cognitive training: An adaptive smart terminal to enrich feedback in daily activities" at the AFHE.
 

04.06.2018

Award-Winning Glasses Help with Building and Baking Project from CITEC researchers wins prize in "Landmarks in the Land of Ideas" competition

Today, 4 June 2018, researchers at the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) at Bielefeld University and their cooperation partners were awarded a prize for their intelligent glasses (Adamaas system) in Berlin. An independent jury selected the Bielefeld submission from among 100 submissions from approximately 1,500 applications submitted to the nationwide innovation competition "Ausgezeichnete Orte im Land der Ideen" ("Landmarks in the Land of Ideas"). On the topic of "Connecting Worlds - Strengthening Unity", the project puts forth an answer to the question of how intelligent technology can provide assistance to elderly people as well as individuals with cognitive disabilities. This is already the second success for researchers from the Cluster of Excellence in this competition.
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[ Land der Ideen ].

Forschende am Exzellenzcluster Kognitive Interaktionstechnologie (CITEC) der Universität Bielefeld und ihre Kooperationspartner erhalten heute (04.06.2018) in Berlin einen Preis für ihre intelligente Brille (sog. Adamaas-System). Eine unabhängige Jury wählte den Bielefelder Beitrag als einen von 100 Beiträgen aus rund 1.500 eingereichten Bewerbungen im bundesweiten Innovationswettbewerb "Ausgezeichnete Orte im Land der Ideen" aus. Zum Thema "Welten verbinden - Zusammenhalt stärken" liefert das Projekt eine Antwort auf die Frage, wie intelligente Technik älteren Menschen und Menschen mit kognitiven Beeinträchtigungen unterstützen kann. Dies ist bereits der zweite Erfolg von Forschenden des Exzellenzclusters im Wettbewerb.
[ mehr Informationen ].
[ Pressemitteilung (als PDF) ].

24.05.2018

Project ADAMAAS presented at BMBF-funded network meeting

On April 26th and 27th the BMBF (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research) organized a network meeting at Siegburg concerning the expiring funding line "Adaptive, Learning Systems". Alongside 11 other research projects from Germany, the intelligent glasses ADAMAAS co-developed by researchers from Bielefeld University's Neurocognition and Action (NCA) group have been presented to ministerial representatives, fellow scientists, and the press.

NCA researcher Benjamin Strenge gave a talk about how the ADAMAAS smartglasses provide individualized assistance to people with and without disabilities in activities of daily life as well as in industrial assembly processes. An additional live demonstration of the system by NCA's Oleg Strogan and CITEC researcher Patrick Renner illustrated the use of human memory analysis, Augmented Reality and physiological measurements in user-adaptive task assistance.

ADAMAAS was funded by the BMBF from May 2015 to April 2018. Further information is available [here].

23.05.2018

Abschlussworkshop des Projekts

Adaptive Cognitive Training (ACT)

Rückblick und Ausblick - Entwicklung individualisierter Assistenzsysteme

am 28.05.2018 zwischen 9:00 und 13:00 im Bildungszentrum Schopf (Brokstraße 72a, 33605 Bielefeld).

16.04.2018

Annual Meeting of the Research in Imagery and Observation Group

International scientists of the Research in Imagery and Observation (RIO) Group met at the Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC) of Bielefeld University on April 12th and 13th. 70 participants from sport science, psychology and neuroscience discussed their research in the areas of imagery and observation at this interdisciplinary conference. During this two day event, master students, PhD students, postdocs, and professors from various disciplines meet and discuss their ideas. The participants presented their research during poster sessions and talks. Two invited speakers presented their work: Professor Cathy Craig from Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, presented her work on virtual reality and decision-making. Dr. Shaun Boe from Dalhousie University in Canada talked about his group's work on imagery and learning. Local organizer of the event was Dr. Cornelia Frank, member of the Neurocognition and Action Biomechanis Research Group headed by Professor Thomas Schack.

[RIO Group]

19.03.2018

Caroline Schwarzer, Ph.D. candidate, won the OWL (Ost-Westfalen-Lippe) track and field championship (indoor), which took place 11 February 2018 in Paderborn (e.g., long jump 5,10 m!). - Congratulations!!!

24.01.2018

On 23.01.2018 Matthias Novak, the junior and creative coach of FC Bayern Munich, visited the Neurocognition and Action group.

It exists a long-standing cooperation in the development of new diagnostic and training methods for an optimal interaction of brain and motor coordination in high-performance football. Of particular interest is the question, how special exercises in technical training can also promote working memory and motoric creativity on the pitch.

Matthias Nowack is, together with Jörg Seewald, author of the book "Beweg Dein Gehirn" (2017), which also contains an interview with Prof. Dr. Thomas Schack.

The image shows Ludwig Vogel, Thomas Schack and Matthias Nowak (from the left).

19.01.2018

The "Handball All-Star Game 2018" was a highly frequented sport event at the University Bielefeld. 300 spectators saw the match between the university team and the Bundesliga team of TBV Lemgo. Ludwig Vogel from the "Neurocognition and Action" research group was the coach of the mixed student team from University Bielefeld and Bielefeld University of Applied Science.