For a reliable application of the NEUROGES® system for the analysis of body movements and gestures in research, it is recommended to take part in the NEUROGES® training. The training is offered once a year in Cologne, Germany. It is also offered in different conference workshops and as a distance training. In addition, our team can be booked for teaching at other locations.
To become a certified NEUROGES® rater, successful participation in the training and exam is required. The NEUROGES® certificate is registered as trademark by the European Union Intellectual Property Office and it can only be acquired in trainings and exams conducted by Professor Lausberg and her team. Following the accreditation of the University of Zurich, for a NEUROGES® Training seminar a credit of 2 ECTS points can be applied for at other universities.
contact: c.klabunde@dshs-koeln.de
Three seminars are offered:
1. Understanding body movement in interaction - The analysis of kinesic behaviour with NEUROGES®-ELAN
The analysis of body motion in interaction remains a methodological challenge in gesture and multi-modal interaction research. While Birdwhistell’s original approach of kinesic recording (1952) was based on the identification of kines as isolated units of body motion, the method presented in this seminar operates with more complex phenomenological classes of body movements identified on neuropsychological grounds, as a reflection of mental processes. The NEUROGES Kinesic Behavior Analysis is an objective and reliable system for the analysis of body movements displayed in interaction. Up to now, it has been applied for the analysis of hand movements and gestures in more than 500 individuals from different cultures of five continents, including healthy individuals as well as individuals with brain damage and with mental illness. A recent review of empirical studies using NEUROGES® in combination with ELAN demonstrates a good reliability of the system. In addition to the theoretical introduction to nonverbal behaviour analysis (among others dealing with behaviour segmentation, operationalization of body movement types and registration of body movement laterality), the seminar includes practical sessions with self-experience exercises and training of kinesic behaviour coding with NEUROGES®-ELAN. Furthermore, recent empirical data on kinesic behaviour and nonverbal interaction are presented. Participants can acquire a NEUROGES® rater certificate for NEUROGES® Kinesic Behavior Analysis after successful exam.
2. Gesture and Action Analysis with NEUROGES®-ELAN
The challenge to analyse gestures that accompany speech has yielded numerous gesture coding systems that are each tailored and suitable for different research approaches. However, the question of the objectivity and reliability of the coding system often remains unaddressed. The NEUROGES® Gesture and Action Analysis is an objective and reliable system for the analysis of speech-accompanying body movements and gestures. Up to now, it has been applied for the analysis of hand movements and gestures in more than 500 individuals from different cultures of five continents, including healthy individuals as well as individuals with brain damage and with mental illness. A recent review of empirical studies using NEUROGES® in combination with ELAN demonstrates a good reliability of the system.
In this seminar, we present an Efron (1941) inspired approach to the analysis of gesture and action based on the visual appearance of the movement. Since neuropsychological research provides evidence that some gesture types are generated in the right hemisphere independent from left-hemispheric speech production, and phenomenologically, the existence of gesture - speech mismatches has been demonstrated, NEUROGES® offers the methodological approach to first analyze gestures as a means of expression per se, i.e., to analyze the mental image behind the gesture. Participants can acquire a NEUROGES® rater certificate for NEUROGES® Gesture and Action Analysis after successful exam.
3. Research Methodology in Gesture and Nonverbal Interaction Studies
The seminar responds to the demand for a methodological training tailored for gesture and nonverbal interaction research. Given two recent surveys on methodological knowledge in gesture and nonverbal interaction researchers, it addresses recurrent methodological questions in the field. Important topics such as study design and experimental setting, consent forms, observer training, pseudo-randomized coding schedules, reliability assessment, registration of body movement laterality, methods of interaction analysis for the detection of mirroring and turn-taking, and subject-appropriate measures and statistical methods are dealt with. The seminar suggests interdisciplinary basic methodology for gesture and nonverbal interaction research that suits the specific requirements of the analysis of gesture and body movement as visible temporo-spatial phenomena.
Training at external locations
On request a training can also be conducted at other locations and other times, if, for a example, a group of researchers needs to be trained for a specific research project. The fee depends on the number of lectures and the number of participants who have to be examined and certified and it includes the costs for travelling and accommodation for the lecturer(s).
Distance training (Self-Study)
For those who cannot attend the regular training or organize an external training, we offer distance training (self-study). The self-study training package includes: NEUROGES® books with theoretical background and guide to applying NEUROGES® in empirical research, NEUROGES®-ELAN template, interactive learning video examples for each movement and gesture type, NEUROGES®-ELAN training movies with correct solutions, online exam and feed-back, NEUROGES® certificate (after successful participation in the exam).
September, 2 - 6, 2024: NEUROGES
November, 12 -15, 2024: fNIRS
Understanding body movement in interaction. The analysis of nonverbal behaviour with NEUROGES®-ELAN
The analysis of body motion in interaction remains a methodological challenge in gesture and multi-modal interaction research. While Birdwhistell’s original approach of kinesic recording (1952) was based on the identification of kines as isolated units of body motion, the method presented in this seminar operates with more complex phenomenological classes of body movements identified on neuropsychological grounds, as a reflection of mental processes.
In addition to the theoretical introduction to nonverbal behaviour analysis (among others dealing with behaviour segmentation, operationalization of body movement types and registration of body movement laterality), the seminar includes practical sessions with self-experience exercises and training of kinesic behaviour coding with NEUROGES®-ELAN (www.neuroges-bast.info). Furthermore, recent empirical data on kinesic behaviour and nonverbal interaction are presented. Participants can acquire a NEUROGES rater certificate after successful exam.
The training will be conducted according to Covid safety precautions specified by German public authorities effective in March 2023.
Lecturers: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Hedda Lausberg, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ingo Helmich, Sabrina von Au (M.Sc.), Florian Klingner (M.Sc.), (Daniele Marchioni (M.A.)
Dates & Venue:
March, 20 – 23, 2023
German Sport University Cologne
Department of Neurology, Psychosomatic Medicine, and Psychiatry
Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6
D-50933 Koeln, Germany
Registration deadline: February 28, 2023
Contact: c.klabunde@dshs-koeln.de
The number of participants is limited to 8.
Seminar Fees:
220 €, reduced 170 € (for students)
Forthcoming seminars:
Gesture and Action Analysis and
Research Methodology in Gesture and Nonverbal Interaction Studies
August, 08 – 11, 2023, Cologne, Germany
Package of both seminars: 400 €, reduced 300 € (for students)
Im Rahmen der Psychotherapietage NRW 2022
Understanding body movement in interaction
The analysis of kinesic behaviour with NEUROGES-ELAN
16 - 19 August 2022
Gesture and Action Analysis and
Research Methodology in Gesture and Nonverbal Interaction Studies
6 - 9 September 2022
Registration until 30 June 2022: c.klabunde@dshs-koeln.de
Gesture and Action Analysis / Research Methodology in Gesture and Nonverbal Interaction Studies
Eine Fortbildung für Ärzte und Psychotherapeuten am 19. Dezember 2020 in Berlin. (Veranstalter: DGPM Fortbildungsakademie gGmbH)
Events in 2020
The Neuropsychological Gesture (NEUROGES) Analysis System – Behavioral Analysis in Linguistic Research