Daniela M. Pfabigan

Academic interests

My main research interests lie within the field of performance monitoring, i.e., the constant monitoring of our own behavior and that of our fellow human beings to successfully navigate in our environment. I am particularly interested in error and feedback signals (such as correct/incorrect performance signals or rewarding/punishing feedback outcomes) generated by the brain accompanying performance monitoring processes. Methods-wise, I am using electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to address my research questions in healthy individuals.

Here at UiO, I will be working on an exciting project investigating the influence of gut hormones on reward processing.

Courses taught

Currently, I am not teaching any courses at UiO.

Private homepage: www.danielapfabigan.com

Background

2005          MSc in Psychology, Faculty of Psycholog, University of Vienna, Austria

2007          Clinical and Health Psychologist (certified by Austrian law)

2011           PhD in Biological Psychology, Brain Research Laboratory, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria

2011-16      University Assistant Post-Doc, Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Unit (SCAN-Unit), Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria

2016-18     Post-Doc Researcher, Culture and Social Cognitive Neurosciene Lab (CSCN Lab), School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University, China

since 2018  Postdoctoral Fellow, Mechanisms of Reward Valuation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway

Collaboration Partners

SCAN-Unit, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

CSCN Lab, Peking University, Beijing, China