In a study, we investigated the effects of multi-tasking demands, imposed by writing a text message on a phone while walking, on human collision avoidance behaviour. We found effects on walking and writing behaviour, as well as interpersonal coordination to avoid collisions with others. This study has now been published in the journal Human Movement Science and can be freely accessed until mid of March via this link.

Thank you Johanna, Jonathan, Valentin, Timo and Joachim for their efforts during the conduction and publication of this study.

Orschiedt, J., Schmickler, J., Nußer, V., Fischer, T., Hermsdörfer, J., & Krüger, M. (2023). Writing while walking: The impact of cognitive-motor multi-tasking on collision avoidance in human locomotion. Human Movement Science, 88,103064.

Successful close of the year - the Ministry for Science and Culture of Lower Saxony has granted funding for a teaching project, aiming at fostering cooperation and constructive handling of conflicts during collaborative learning. The concept for this project was developed by team member Vladena Bätge-Jahn and will be implemented in cooperation with Sandra Günter during the study years 2023/224.

The press release of Leibniz University Hannover can be found here.

Bringing the Frontiers Research Topic "The Next Step in Developmental Embodiment Research: Integrating Concepts and Methods" to a close, the collection of all 13 articles has now been published as E-book and can be accessed via the following link. 

Man thanks to Vanessa Lux, Amy Non und Gustaf Gredebäck, who made this Research Topic possible and also many thank to all researchers, who contributed their research to it!

At the end of October, the Executive Board of the German Sports Science Association (dvs) decided to establish an ad-hoc committee "Research data management" and assigned me with its lead and organization.