Torsten Schubert

Prof. Dr. Torsten Schubert is a full professor and chair holder at the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Department of Psychology (Faculty of Philosophy I), and Managing Director of the Center for Media-Enhanced Learning and Teaching (LLZ). He has held academic positions at prestigious institutions including Humboldt University Berlin and Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich.

• Education: Diploma in Psychology (St. Petersburg, 1987), PhD (Berlin, 1994), Habilitation (Berlin, 2005)

His research focuses on executive control, working memory, attention, and non-conscious information processing. He explores these through fMRI and functional neuroanatomy, particularly in dual-task situations and age-related cognitive changes. Recent work examines how action video gaming and working memory training influence cognitive control mechanisms.

His publications span topics in cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, and neuropsychology, with a strong emphasis on neural plasticity, executive function training, and attention dynamics in aging populations.

PhD Advisees:

• Current: Leif Langsdorf, Daniel Darnstaedt, Teresa Schurer, Antonia Reindl
• Former: Andre Szameitat, Grit Hein, Rico Fischer, Roman Liepelt, Christine Stelzel, Claudia Preuschhof, Yiquan Shi, Tilo Strobach, Elisabeth Hendrich, Tiina Salminen, Alexander Soutschek, Luke Tudge, Sebastian Kübler