Guido Band
Associate Professor
- Name
- Dr. G.P.H. Band
- Telephone
- 071 5273998
- band@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-0408-0039
Summary
Guido Band obtained his master degree (1992) and PhD (1997) in developmental psychology and psychophysiology at University of Amsterdam, where he focused on response inhibition. Since 1997 he has studied performance monitoring, cognitive control, dual-task performance, and more recently various forms of cognitive enhancement. In 2000 he started working at Leiden University. As of 2009, he is an associate professor focusing mainly on educational management and applied cognitive psychology. As of April 1st 2023 Guido Band is chair of the Unit of Cognitive Psychology at Leiden University. Guido is the chair of the European Cognitive Aging Society (EUCAS).
Research by Guido Band
Guido and his colleagues investigate how cognitive performance and control vary between age groups, between individuals and following interventions. Cognitive enhancement interventions include educative training, video games, meditation and neurofeedback.
PhD candidates
Kerwin Olfers
Julian Steinke
Past PhD candidates:
Nelleke van Wouwe
Merel Pannebakker
Henk van Steenbergen
Edward Spruit
Anne Bolders
Roderik Gerritsen
Associate Professor
- Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
- Instituut Psychologie
- Cognitieve Psychologie
- Van Steenbergen H., Band G.P.H., Hommel B., Rombouts S.A.R.B. & Nieuwenhuis S. (1 October 2011), Humor regulates cognitive control. Presentation at ESCoP Conference. San Sebastian, Spain. [lecture].
- Van Steenbergen H., Nieuwenhuis S., Band G.P.H., Rombouts S.A.R.B. & Hommel B. (1 February 2011), The affective regulation of cognitive control: behavioral and neural evidence. Presentation at Behavioral Science Institute at the Radboud University Nijmegen.. Nijmegen, Netherlands. [lecture].
- Band G.P.H. (6 December 2000), Multi-tasking en coördinatie. Studium General van Crea. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Band G.P.H. (30 May 2000), Life span cognitive development and the brain. 4e Congres van de federation of European Psychophysiological societies. Amsterdam. [lecture].
- Band G.P.H. (14 April 2000), Qualitative changes of information processing in old age. Workshop cognitive aging the locus of loss. Amsterdam. [lecture].