Welcome to Department of Experimental Psychology and Perception & Cognition Lab!

The Next Generation

The Perception and Cognition Laboratory at the Department of Experimental Psychology, represented by Dariusz Zapała, has received funding as part of the renowned Horizon EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Network program, as a member of a consortium of 29 international research units from 11 European countries and Japan.
The project will support an interdisciplinary approach to brain-computer interface (BCI) research by training 14 doctoral students as the next generation of BCI experts.
Participation in the project means that KUL psychology staff and doctoral students will have the opportunity to conduct joint research with leading research centres within the network, as well as to participate in workshops, conferences, and summer schools, allowing them to expand their knowledge of modern methods for recording brain activity.

Brain Days Anniversary

Together with the Student Neuroscience Association, we’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of Brain Days at our university! In between popular science lectures, we took time to reminisce about past editions and enjoy some celebratory cake!
Darek Zapała gave a special lecture on the possibility of controlling electronic devices using brain waves in extraterrestrial conditions. To boldly go where no man has gone before!

The Zdzisław Chlewiński Award

Our colleagues from the Department have been honored with the Zdzisław Chlewiński Award for the best scientific publications. Congratulations to the first author, Marcin Wojtasiński, and the team: Przemek Tużnik, Tomek Jankowski, Dorota Miszczyszyn, Mateusz Chwaszcz, and Paweł Augustynowicz.

Brain Activity Research in Space

As part of the nationwide IGNIS technology and science tour featuring Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, a meeting with the academic community was held in Lublin, during which Dariusz Zapała presented the results of the PhotonGrav experiment, developed in collaboration with Paweł Augustynowicz and conducted aboard the ISS and on Earth with the participation of a Polish astronaut. Students from the KUL Student Neuroscience Association are also involved in the project.

The Megabit Congress

As part of the Cyberiada project, which focuses on developing video game development skills and is funded by the Ministry of Digitization, Emilia Zabielska-Mendyk participated in the Megabit Congress, an event bringing together the game development industry with researchers and academic instructors working in the field of video games. Emilia serves as the academic advisor for a team of students participating in a game design competition.

International Fellowship

This week, we are hosting Dr. Ronald Kipkirui Ngetich from Aga Khan University (Nairobi, Kenya) in our lab; he is participating in a research fellowship under the supervision of Andrzej Cudo and Natalia Kopiś-Posiej.

Andrzej Cudo and Emilia Zabielska-Mendyk attended the 12th International Scientific Conference on Gambling Disorders and Other Behavioral Addictions, held September 15–17, 2025, in Warsaw.

New Academic Year of 2025-2026

We are starting the 2025–26 academic year at the Department and in the Laboratory with the following team: Tomasz Jankowski (Head of the Department and Lab), Paweł Augustynowicz, Andrzej Cudo, Mikołaj Czumak, Bartłomiej Dec, Paweł Fortuna, Natalia Kopiś-Posiej, Robert Kwaśniak, Wioletta Karina Ozga, Paweł Stróżak, Przemek Tużnik, Marcin Wojtasiński, Emilia Zabielska-Mendyk i Darek Zapała (Reaserchers and Teachers), Mateusz Chwaszcz, Dorota Miszczyszyn (PhD students).