July 2026
On the initiative of Nina Dalkner, Head of the CreditionLab at the Medical University of Graz, we are keen to further expand the Credition Research Network. To this end, we are inviting researchers who expressed their interest in Credition research. Due to the significant time zone differences, various meetings are being organised. The first two ‘Europe–USA: Credition Cognitive Science’ meetings took place in May and June 2026 in collaboration with the Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Psychology (Atlanta). The first ‘Europe–Japan: Credition Cognitive Science’ meeting took place in July 2026 in collaboration with the Cognitive Neuroscience Application Centre at Tohoku University (Sendai). Further meetings are planned.
June 2026
The renowned Swiss researcher of hope, Andreas M. Krafft, came across research on ‘creditions’ during the 33rd International Congress of Psychology (ICP) in Prague (2024) and, shortly afterwards, established a link between research into ‘creditions’ and sustainability research at the University of Graz. Now, in an innovative approach, he has expanded research on the “internal processes involved in the formation of belief” to include the dimension of “internal processes involved in the formation of hope”. The article appeared in the Journal of Behavioural and Brain Science (Vol. 16, No. 6, June 2026)
How Do We Hope? The Neuro-Cognitive Foundation of Hoping and Believing
June 2026
Cognitive neuroscience investigates how the brain works. As credition research has recently demonstrated, new methodological approaches can lead to findings that necessitate a revision of previous theoretical concepts. An issue planned by the open-access journal ACADEMIA NEUROSCIENCE AND BRAIN RESEARCH will focus on this shift in perspective within cognitive neuroscience. The editors of this special issue are two members of the Credition Research Project: Rüdiger Seitz (Scientific Director) and Motoaki Sugiura (Scientific Advisory Board).
April 2026
We warmly welcome Guilherme Maia de Oliveira Wood as a new member of the scientific advisory board of the Credition Research Project. He is a professor of neuropsychology at the University of Graz. In recent years, he has been actively involved in Credition research and has spoken on several occasions at the Basic Research Congresses.
October 2025
Prof Nina Dalkner, head of the CreditionLab at the Medical University of Graz, is currently a research affiliate at the Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Psychology.
