Dezső Németh
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Dezső Németh Hungarian psychologist, associate professor, member of the Cognitive and Neuropsychology Group, acting director of the Institute of Psychology, Szeged
.
Fields of education: Experimental psychology
, neuropsychology
, psycholinguistics
.
Fields of research: Implicit learning
; psycholinguistics; experimental and neuropsychological study of the relationship between memory systems and language processing; the role of sub-cortical brain structures in cognition; the cognitive neuropsychology of Huntington's disease
, Alzheimer’s Disease, Spinocerebellar Ataxia and Wilson’s disease.
, 1994–1999. He graduated in 1999. He spent several months in 2007 and 2008 as a visiting professor at the Department of Neuroscience of Georgetown University
(Washington DC). He works at the University of Szeged
, Hungary
.
Németh obtained his PhD
at ELTE
, Budapest, 2005.
Scientific communications in excess of 34, impact factor
: 6.383 (2009th November 27)
Institute of Psychology (Szeged)
Institute of Psychology University of Szeged, Szeged, HungaryThe Institute of Psychology is located at 2 Egyetem Street, at the Szeged University Campus of the Faculty of Arts....
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Fields of education: Experimental psychology
Experimental psychology
Experimental psychology is a methodological approach, rather than a subject, and encompasses varied fields within psychology. Experimental psychologists have traditionally conducted research, published articles, and taught classes on neuroscience, developmental psychology, sensation, perception,...
, neuropsychology
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology studies the structure and function of the brain related to specific psychological processes and behaviors. The term neuropsychology has been applied to lesion studies in humans and animals. It has also been applied to efforts to record electrical activity from individual cells in...
, psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics
Psycholinguistics or psychology of language is the study of the psychological and neurobiological factors that enable humans to acquire, use, comprehend and produce language. Initial forays into psycholinguistics were largely philosophical ventures, due mainly to a lack of cohesive data on how the...
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Fields of research: Implicit learning
Implicit learning
Implicit learning is learning of complex information in an incidental manner, without awareness of what has been learned. It may require a certain minimal amount of attention and may depend on attentional and working memory mechanisms...
; psycholinguistics; experimental and neuropsychological study of the relationship between memory systems and language processing; the role of sub-cortical brain structures in cognition; the cognitive neuropsychology of Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease, chorea, or disorder , is a neurodegenerative genetic disorder that affects muscle coordination and leads to cognitive decline and dementia. It typically becomes noticeable in middle age. HD is the most common genetic cause of abnormal involuntary writhing movements called chorea...
, Alzheimer’s Disease, Spinocerebellar Ataxia and Wilson’s disease.
Biography
Dezső Németh graduated from the Endre Ságvári High School, in 1994, Szeged. He learned psychology at the Eötvös Loránd UniversityElte
Elte can refer to the following:* Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia, former township now integrated into Rheine, Germany.* Eötvös Loránd University, a University in Budapest.* Harry Elte, Dutch architect.* E. L. Elte, Dutch mathematician...
, 1994–1999. He graduated in 1999. He spent several months in 2007 and 2008 as a visiting professor at the Department of Neuroscience of Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
(Washington DC). He works at the University of Szeged
University of Szeged
The University of Szeged is one of Hungary's most distinguished universities, and is among the most prominent higher education institutions in Central Europe...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
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Németh obtained his PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
at ELTE
Elte
Elte can refer to the following:* Elte, North Rhine-Westphalia, former township now integrated into Rheine, Germany.* Eötvös Loránd University, a University in Budapest.* Harry Elte, Dutch architect.* E. L. Elte, Dutch mathematician...
, Budapest, 2005.
Scientific communications in excess of 34, impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
: 6.383 (2009th November 27)
Selected Studies
In Hungarian
- Racsmány Mihály, Lukács Ágnes, NÉMETH Dezső, Pléh Csaba (2005). A verbális munkamemória magyar nyelvű vizsgálóeljárásai. Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle=Hungarian Psychologycal Review, 60:4. 479-505. p.
- A lélektan 80 éve a szegedi egyetemen (1929–2009) = 80 years' history of psychology in the University of Szeged. Authors: Márta Pataki, Kamilla Polyák, Dezső NÉMETH, Ágnes SzokolszkyÁgnes SzokolszkyÁgnes Szokolszky is a Hungarian educator and psychologist, a habilitated associate professor and director of the Institute of Psychology, Szeged....
. Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle= Hungarian Psychologycal Review, vol. 64. No. 4. December 2009. 671-676. p.
In English
- I. Hoffmann, D. NÉMETH, J. Kálmán (2005). The temporal properties of spontaneous speech in Alzhermer's disease. Ideggyógyászati szemle = Clinical neuroscience, 58. 346. p
- Sztriha, L. K., NEMETH, D., Sefcsik, T., Vecsei, L. (2008). Carotid stenosis and the cognitive function. Journal of the neurological sciences, 283:1/2, 36-40.
- Ildikó Hoffmann, Dezso NEMETH, Cristina Dye, Magdolna Pákáski, Tamás Irinyi, János Kálmán (2009). Temporal features of spontaneous speech in Alzheimer’s Disease. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. 12(1), 1-6
- NEMETH, D., Janacsek, K., Londe Zs., Ullman, M. T., Howard D. V., Howard, J. H. Jr (2009). Sleep has no critical role in implicit motor sequence learning in young and old adults. Experimental Brain Research, DOI : 10.1007/s00221-009-2024-x
- NEMETH, D. Hallgato, E., Janacsek, K., Sandor, T., Londe Zs. (2009). Perceptual and motor factors of implicit skill learning. Neuroreport, 20(18) 1654-1658.
- Dezso NEMETH, Karolina Janacsek, Virag Balogh, Zsuzsa Londe, Robert Mingesz, Marta Fazekas, Szilvia Jambori, Izabella Danyi, Agnes Vetro: Learning in Autism: Implicitly Superb. In Plos One, Vol. 5. Issue 7. July 22, 2010.
- Dezso NEMETH, Karolina Janacsek, Gabor Csifcsak, Gabor Szvoboda, James H. Howard Jr., Darlene V. Howard: Interference between Sentence Processing and Probabilistic Implicit Sequence Learning. PloS ONE, March 8, 2011.
Scientific positions
- Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program of SzegedCognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program of SzegedThe Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program has been organised by Csaba Pléh, in 1999 at the Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged. The aim of the program is to introduce the theories and methods of cognitive science and neuropsychology both to undergraduate students and researchers...
Organization - Psychological Studies, University of Szeged, editing with Ágnes Szokolszky and Attila Krajcsi
- Deputy of Institut of PsychologyInstitute of Psychology (Szeged)Institute of Psychology University of Szeged, Szeged, HungaryThe Institute of Psychology is located at 2 Egyetem Street, at the Szeged University Campus of the Faculty of Arts....
- MTAHungarian Academy of SciencesThe Hungarian Academy of Sciences is the most important and prestigious learned society of Hungary. Its seat is at the bank of the Danube in Budapest.-History:...
Psychology Committee, Secretary (2009-) - MTA is a public body - Identification: 16974
Membership in societies
- Hungarian Psychological Association
- European Society for Cognitive Psychology
- Hungarian Psychiatric Association
- Cognitive Neuroscience SocietyCognitive Neuroscience SocietyThe Cognitive Neuroscience Society is an international academic society interested in multi-disciplinary approaches to cognitive brain function. Drawing primarily from the biological and psychological sciences, society members are involved in cognitive neuroscience research that attempts to...
- International Neuropsychological Society
Awards
- Mérei FerencFerenc MéreiFerenc Mérei was a Hungarian psychologist and educator.- Early life :Born in Budapest into a bourgeois family, Mérei often spent time in his parents’ photography studio at the Garay Bazaar. He did not like school, where he felt excluded and his teachers' brutality caused him much pain...
Award (2005) - MTA Bolyai Research Fellowship (2007)
- Hungarian State Eötvös Scholarship (2007)
- Certificate of Appreciation (Pro Scientia, teacher) (2009)
- Master Teacher Gold Medal (2011)
See also
- Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program of SzegedCognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program of SzegedThe Cognitive Science and Neuropsychology Program has been organised by Csaba Pléh, in 1999 at the Institute of Psychology, University of Szeged. The aim of the program is to introduce the theories and methods of cognitive science and neuropsychology both to undergraduate students and researchers...
- Institute of Psychology (Szeged)Institute of Psychology (Szeged)Institute of Psychology University of Szeged, Szeged, HungaryThe Institute of Psychology is located at 2 Egyetem Street, at the Szeged University Campus of the Faculty of Arts....
External links
- Psychology Today Scott Barry Kaufman: Blogs Beautiful Minds Musings on Intelligence and Creativity in Society; July 26, 2010
- Foundations of psychology and neuroscience of intuition, performance (video)
- Dezső Németh, in New Scientist, 2009
- Memory and Language Lab - Szeged
- Cognitive Science Group, University of Szeged
- Dezső Németh's List of Publications