Axis

Axis 1 : Relations between perception, action and representations. 

This research axis aims to understand the influence of high-level representations, such as semantic knowledge, action representations or affective states, on the fundamental processes of perception and action. It focuses in particular on the interactions between these representations and the mechanisms involved in object detection and identification, as well as in associative visual learning processes.

Axis 2 : Motivation and performance

This research axis aims to identify the conditions that maximize performance in perceptual, cognitive, and motor tasks. It focuses in particular on the influence of posture and seated versus standing positions, as well as on the multisensory characteristics of environments that promote effort, performance, and behavioral change.

Axis 3 : Behavior regulation and decision

This research axis focuses on the study of learning and cognitive control mechanisms and their influence on individual choices. Increasing attention is being devoted to decision-making processes and to the evaluation of decisions (metacognition). The implications of these mechanisms for the emergence and maintenance of pro-environmental behaviors are also explored.