Chair of Biological Psychology

Head: Prof. Dr. Jakub Limanowski 

Welcome!

We investigate the neurobiological foundations of cognitive processes, focusing on action planning and control, multisensory integration, attention control, and various levels of self-vs-other representation. 

 

We approach this with a multi-methodological research approach, i.e., using: 

  • virtual reality and motion capture/eye tracking (measurement of hand and eye movements) for ecologically valid experimental manipulations 

  • imaging and psychophysiological methods for measuring brain activity (fMRI, EEG) 

  • methods for intervention with brain or peripheral nervous activity (TMS or tDCS) 

  • mathematical modeling (network analyses of brain and behavioral data) 

  • conceptual (Bayesian) framework programs 

 

Currentresearchprojects: 

  • Neurocognitive body and self models 

  • Sensomotor self-other differentiation 

  • Action planning and sensory predictions under uncertainty 

  • Coupling of rhythmic behavior and cortical oscillations 

  • Processing and resolution of intersensory conflicts during goal-directed actions 

Contact

Antje Punkt  
Secretariat  
Franz-Mehring-Straße 47  
17487 Greifswald  
Room: 404  

Office hours:  
Mon-Thu, 9 a.m.-12 p.m./2 p.m.-4 p.m.  
Fri, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.  

Tel.: +49 (0)3834 420 3756  
Fax: +49 (0)3834 420 3763  
punkt(@)uni-greifswald.de  

Current pilot study on active self-identification in virtual reality: How would you find out the fastest which hand “belongs to you”?

Publications

  • Vigh, G., & Limanowski, J. (2025). That’s (relevant for) me: Task set dependent brain responses to delayed visual movement feedback. Social Cognitive And Affective Neuroscience, nsaf097. https://doi.org/10.1093/scan/nsaf097 
     
  • Wang, Z., & Limanowski, J. (preprint). Cortico-cerebellar effective connectivity during adapting to vs ignoring delayed visual movement feedback. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.23.684115 
     
  • Gräfe, J., Wang, P., Antonenko, D., Flöel, A., & Limanowski, J. (preprint). Occipital tACS does not modulate manual performance but fixation variability under visuo-proprioceptive conflict. bioRxiv, https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.08.693038
     
  • Yi, J., Wang, Z., Wang, P., & Limanowski, J. (preprint). Searching for visuomotor matches vs mismatches biases confidence and visual sampling strategies, but not performance. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-7655357/v1 
     
  • Peters, F., Wang, P., & Limanowski, J. (preprint). Action enhances the detection of visuomotor incongruence: A comparison of matched spatial vs temporal manipulations along identical trajectories. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.18.660374 
     
  • Limanowski, J. (preprint). Cortical candidates for self-other distinction based on visual and action cues: Where do we stand? PsyArXiv.https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/jpbz2_v1 
     
  • Quirmbach, F., Helmert, J.R., Pannasch, S., Dix, A., & Limanowski, J. (preregistration). Examining visuomotor prediction updates in a VR-based delayed hand-eye movement task. OSF, 2024/5/16. https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/6KM9Y​​​​​​
     
  • Vigh, G., & Limanowski, J. (2025). Baseline dependent differences in the perception of changes in visuomotor delay. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 18, 1495592. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2024.1495592