PScience Day 2025
The Department of Psychology at the University of Innsbruck invites you to the 3rd PScience Day!
The PScience Day will be held, Friday 13th of June from 9:00 am at the Hörsaal 3, SOWI at the University of Innsbruck.
What is the PScience Day?
The PScience Day is a bi-annual event, that provides students and researchers at all levels (BA, MA, PhD, PostDoc) with the opportunity to present their work in psychology. This event is more than just a symposium - it's an inspiring space for scientific exchange, creativity, and networking.
Join us and be part of a day filled with cutting-edge research, engaging discussion, and new connections!
Preliminary Program
09:00-10:00: Welcome & Key-Note Lecture
10:00-11:00: Blitz Talks 1
11:00-12:00: Poster Session 1
12:00-13:00: Lunch Break
13:00-14:00: Blitz Talks 2
14:00-15:00: Poster Session 2+ Coffee Break
15:00-16:00: Science Slam
16:15-17:00: Awards & Prizes
Key-Note-Lecture
Individual Differences in Emotion Regulation: Neural Measures and Associations with Well-Being
It is generally assumed that the way in which we influence our own emotions affects our psychological well-being and makes us more or less resilient to the development of mental disorders. However, how exactly people differ in their emotion regulation is still poorly understood. My research is aimed at gaining a better understanding of individual differences in the cognitive and neural mechanisms of emotion regulation and at identifying the factors that are critical for an association with well-being and resilience. In my talk, I will present my experimental research on individual differences in the capacity to implement different strategies, the tendency to select particular strategies, and the flexibility to switch between strategies in order to adapt regulation to different contexts. I explore correlations with potential precursor abilities such as executive functions and evaluate correlations with markers of mental health. To understand the cognitive and neural mechanisms of individual differences in emotion regulation and to be able to link these to subjective experience, I combine data from self-report, behavioral experiments, eyetracking, electroencephalography (EEG), and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In the long run, my research aims to provide a basis for individualised interventions in prevention and therapy of difficulties in emotion regulation.
Key-Note Speaker
This year we are starting off with a keynote lecture by Univ.Prof. Ulrike Basten.
Ulrike Basten is Professor of Biological Psychology at the RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau (Germany). She studied psychology at the Universities of Bielefeld (Germany), Exeter (UK), and Heidelberg (Germany). After her studies, she specialized in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience. Since her doctoral research, she has focused on individual differences in cognitive and neural information processing, investigating how such differences are related to personality, intelligence, and mental well-being. For her PhD, which she obtained at the University of Frankfurt (Germany), she studied the cognitive and neural correlates of trait anxiety. Later, she focused on the investigation of neural mechanisms underlying individual differences in intelligence.
Since 2020, Ulrike Basten is heading the Emotion and Cognition Lab Landau, where she and her team focus their research on understanding individual differences in affective processing. She combines data from self-report, behavioral experiments, eyetracking, EEG, and fMRI to understand how differences in the cognitive and neural processing of affective information contribute to differences in cognitive biases and emotion regulation and how they are related to mental well-being. The findings from her research aim to contribute to the development of intervention and prevention approaches to enhance resilience against mental health disorders.
Session Types
Each format provides a unique way to communicate research - choose the one that best fits your work and presentation style!
Psychology students from all levels (BA to PostDoc) are welcome!
Poster Session
The Poster Session allows you to showcase your research with a scientific poster. Posters should be clear, informative, and engaging, summarizing your research question, methodology, key findings, and conclusion. During the session, you'll have the opportunity to discuss your work with attendees, answer questions, and receive feedback from peers and experts. It is a great chance to network and refine your research communication skills!
Posters are printed in A0 format and for free for every attendee.
Blitz Talks
Blitz Talks are short, dynamic presentations designed to quickly convey your key findings. Each talk lasts 10 minutes and includes a Powerpoint presentation. The challenge is to be concise yet impactful - highlight the core of your research, focus on the most important results, and deliver them in a way that captures your audience's attention. This format is ideal for sharing new ideas, preliminary results, or ongoing work.
Science Slam
A Science Slam is a fun and engaging way to present your research to a broad audience. In just 15 minutes, you need to explain your topic in a clear, entertaining and accessible manner. The goal is to make complex scientific concepts understandable and interesting - storytelling, humor and creative approaches are encouraged! No need for traditional academic presentation styles - be bold, interactive, and make your research stand out!
Important Deadlines
Call for abstract: Please submit your abstract here till 16th May 2025
You can submit your abstract here in German or English (max. 800 words).
Please register till 31st May 2025.
Prizes
Outstanding presentations will be recognized with special awards:
- Best Talk Award–Selected by an independent jury
- Best Poster Award–Selected by an independent jury
- Science Slam Audience Award–Voted by the audience
This event is organised by the Affective Neuro Lab
