ABOUT THE LABORATORY OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Director: Stella Giakoumaki, Professor of Clinical Neuropsychology
The Laboratory of Neuropsychology was established in 2019 and serves educational, research and broad scientific requirements in Neuropsychology. In particular, the work produced in the lab focuses on the prevention and early intervention in populations at increased risk for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders.
Mission
- Covering and further extending teaching and research requirements related to Neuropsychology in the Department of Psychology, UoC
- Development of research protocols, the completion and participation in research studies related to Neuropsychology
- Collaboration with other academic Departments of the University of Crete, academic and research institutes, state institutes, Institutions of Public and Private Law, public benefit foundations, national, European and international organizations involved in Neuropsychology as long as their aims coincide, are in agreement or mutually complementary
- Dissemination of scientific knowledge on state-of-the-art issues related to Neuropsychology to the scientific community and the public
- Organization of educational programs, symposia, conferences, lectures and other scientific events
Current research interests
The current research interests of the lab include
- the association of schizotypal personality traits with vulnerability indices for schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
- the functional neural substrate of the aforementioned associations with fNIRS
- the near- and far-transfer effects of cognitive training
Lab members
Stella Giakoumaki, Faculty member; Professor
Panagiota Karamaouna, PhD candidate
Laboratory facilities
Research rooms Εβ2 and Β6 in the University of Crete Research Center for the Humanities, Social an Education Sciences (UCRC)