Neurocognition and Action - Biomechanics
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schack
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Schack
- Telephone
- +49 521 106-5127
- Telephone secretary
- +49 521 106-6991
- Room
- UHG N3-120
Research Topics and Teaching
- Neuro-cognitive architecture of complex movements
- Manual intelligence
- Mental representation and performance
- Motor learning and movement development in physical and virtual reality
- Mental control and anxiety in sports
- Expertise
- Mental training
- Dynamic testing
- Cognitive Action Assistance Systems
- Self-management and leadership training
Functions and Memberships
- Vice president of the International Society of Sportpsychology (ISSP)
- Principal Investigator (PI) an Co-coordinator in the research field "Attentive Systems" of the Excellence Center "Cognitive Interaction Technology" (CITEC)
- Head of the international and interdisciplinary CITEC graduate school with around 120 PhD-students and Postdocs
- Associate member of the Research Institute for Cognition and Robotics (CoR-Lab, founded in 2007)
- PI in the EU-Project "AMARSI" (2010 - 2014)
- PI in the BMBF-Project "Kognihome"
- Head of the BMBF-Project "ADAMAAS"
- Head of the CITEC-Large Scale Project (LSP) "Famula"
- Head of the CITEC-Large Scale Project (LSP) "ICSpace"
- Head of the CEEGE-Project funded by the German Research Foundation DFG and the French Research Foundation ANR
- Head of different CITEC Interdiciplinary projects: IP 19 - Brain-Machine-Interfaces / IP 24 - Visuo-Haptic-Task Learning
- CITEC Innovative Research Project Cognitive Control (SP 07); Other research projects, e. g. "ACT" in cooperation with Bethel (European largest caregiver "von Bodelschwinghsche Anstalten, Bethel")
Excellence Certificates
- Scientific Award of the German Society of Sport (second price, 2004) for the Habilitation "Cognitive architecture of complex movements" (German Society of Sportscience)
- TOYOTA-Scientific Award (2002) (Wissenschaftspreis) for the Habilitation: "Cognitive architecture of complex movements" (TOYOTA, Germany; German Sportuniversity Cologne, Germany)
- Kurt-Meinel-Special-Award (1998) for an paper and a presentation in the "Kurt Meinel" - young investigator competition
- Karl-Hofmann-Publication-Award (First Price, 1997) for the best Dissertation in Sportscience (1995-1997)
- Bernstein - Award (1996) (best lecture of an young investigator; German Society of Sportscience)
| 08/2008 - present | Head of the CITEC Graduate School |
| 10/2007 - present | Principal Investigator (PI) im Center of Excellence "Cognitive Interaction Technology" CITEC (DFG-Excellenzcluster 277) |
| since 11/2005 | Professorship "Neurocognition and Action" at Bielefeld University (W3) |
| 2004 - 2005 | Deputy professorships at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (C4), at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (W3) and at Bielefeld University (W3) |
| 2002 - 2005 | Associate Professor (Hochschuldozent, C2) ; German Sport University Cologne |
| 2002 | Habilitation (permission to teach), Venia legendi in Psychology Title of the thesis: Cognitive architecture of human motion |
| 1999 | Diploma Psychology; University of Leipzig |
| 1996 - 2002 | Research Associate (C 1) at the Psychological Institute; German Sport University Cologne |
| 1996 | Doctorate in Philosophy (Dr. phil) at Technische Universität Chemnitz Topic of the doctoral thesis: Mental training to develop action control in children |
| 1994 - 1996 | Research Assistant at Technische Universität Chemnitz |
| 1992 - 1994 | Scholarship for Experimental Psychology from the Association for the Promotion of Humanities and Sciences in Germany (Stifterverband der Deutschen Wissenschaft) |
| 1990 - 1992 | PhD student (state grant) |
| 1990 | Diploma Sportscience at University of Pedagogical Sciences, Zwickau |
| 1988 - 1991 | Studies in philosophy in Leipzig (University Leipzig) and Munich (Philosophical University Munich) |
| 1985 | Certificate as a exercise instructor (Übungsleiter) in weightlifting |
| 1984 | Certificate as an athletics exercise instructor (Übungsleiter) |
| 1982 | Vehicle mechanic |