Born in 2010, the Clinical Cognitive Sciences group conducts research in the fields of cognitive neuroscience and cognitive science through functional, structural and metabolic imaging (fMRI, DTI, MRS, PET), neuromodulation (TMS, tDCS), and behavioral investigations (Computer-based reaction times, kinematics of body movements).

Special emphasis is given to: cognitive embodiment, higher motor cognition, human performance and motor interaction with objects (with a particular focus on objects’ spatial coding, semantics, and affordances), grounding of language in the motor system, and interface to robotics. Furthermore, CCS focuses on learning and plasticity in the cognitive system and the underlying physiological principles through most innovative approaches that include: MR spectroscopic measurement of GABA, Glutamine, and Phosphorus, TMS and tDCS neuromodulation techniques combined with MRI and PET.