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T¨Atigkeitsbericht Biennual Report 2004/2005 TATIGKEITSBERICHT¨ BIENNUAL REPORT 2004/2005 Institut f¨ur Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene e.V., Freiburg i. Br. Institut f¨ur Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene e.V. Wilhelmstr. 3a 79098 Freiburg Tel.: 49 761 207 2110 Fax: 49 761 207 2199 email: [email protected] web: www.igpp.de Verantwortlich: Prof. Dr. Dieter Vaitl Redaktion/Layout: Dr. Harald Atmanspacher, Andreas Fischer, Gundel Jaeger Druck: Reprodienst GmbH, Freiburg Alle Rechte vorbehalten: Institut f¨ur Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und Psychohygiene e.V. Freiburg, M¨arz 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS / INHALTSVERZEICHNIS Preface / Vorwort ..................................................................................1 1 Personnel / Personal ...............................................................................6 2 Projects and Results / Arbeiten und Ergebnisse ...................................................8 2.1 TheoryandDataAnalysis/ TheorieundDatenanalyse .........................................8 2.2 EmpiricalandAnalyticalPsychophysics/ EmpirischeundAnalytischePsychophysik ..........18 2.3 Cultural Studies and Social Research / Empirische Kultur- und Sozialforschung ...............28 2.4 Historical Studies, Archives, and Library / Historische Studien, Archiv und Bibliothek .........38 2.5 Counseling and Information / Beratung und Information ......................................48 2.6 Research Group Clinical and Physiological Psychology / Forschergruppe Klinische und Physiologische Psychologie ......................................58 2.7 Bender Institute of Neuroimaging (BION) .....................................................61 3 Publications / Ver¨offentlichungen .................................................................71 3.1 Refereed Publications / Referierte Ver¨offentlichungen ..........................................71 3.2 Books / B¨ucher ...............................................................................73 3.3 Journals/ Zeitschriften .......................................................................73 3.4 Other Publications / Sonstige Ver¨offentlichungen ..............................................73 3.5 Theses / Habilitationen, Dissertationen, Diplomarbeiten .......................................75 3.6 Presentations / Vortr¨age,Poster ..............................................................76 4 Teaching / Lehrveranstaltungen ...................................................................85 4.1 Universit¨atFreiburg ...........................................................................85 4.2 Universit¨atGiessen ...........................................................................85 4.3 C.G. Jung Institut Z¨urich .....................................................................85 5 Conferences, Workshops, Colloquia ...............................................................86 5.1 Conferences . ..................................................................................86 5.2 Workshops ....................................................................................86 5.3 Institute Research Colloquia ..................................................................86 5.4 Theory Colloquia .............................................................................88 6 Collaborations / Zusammenarbeiten ..............................................................90 7 Public Relations / Offentlichkeitsarbeit¨ ...........................................................93 Vorwort Preface Das Institut f¨ur Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und The Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Psychohygiene (IGPP) wurde 1950 als gemeinn¨utziger Mental Health (IGPP) was founded as a non-profit Verein von dem Arzt und Psychologen Hans Bender organization by the physician and psychologist Hans gegr¨undet. Dass das Institut, damals auf der Eich- Bender in 1950. The formation of the Institute, halde, seine Arbeit aufnehmen konnte, verdankte es originally located on the “Eichhalde”, was made der F¨orderung durch eine Stiftung von Fanny Moser. possible through the financial support of a donation Bender erhielt 1954 ein planm¨aßiges Extraordinariat by Fanny Moser. In 1954, Bender was appointed as an f¨ur Grenzgebiete der Psychologie an der Universit¨at extraordinary professor of psychology and its frontier Freiburg, das 1967 in ein Ordinariat f¨ur Psycholo- areas at the University of Freiburg. In 1967 he was gie und Grenzgebiete der Psychologie umgewandelt promoted to full professor, which was of considerable wurde. Damit konnte die Institutsarbeit auf ideale help for the academic integration of the work of IGPP. Weise akademisch eingebunden werden. Der historisch The historically interested reader will find details interessierte Leser findet Einzelheiten zur Arbeit des about the Institute in its early years in the Zeitschrift Instituts in seiner Fr¨uhzeit in der Zeitschrift f¨ur Para- f¨ur Parapsychologie und Grenzgebiete der Psychologie psychologie und Grenzgebiete der Psychologie 29(4), 29(4), 241–282 (1985). 241–282 (1985). Im Jahre 1975 kam es mit der Emeritierung von Bender With Bender’s retirement in 1975, the Eichhalde zu einer Entflechtung von Eichhalde-Institut und Psy- Institute was disentangled from the Psychological chologischem Institut der Universit¨at. Als Nachfolger Institute of the University. Bender’s successor at auf dem Lehrstuhl wurde Benders langj¨ahriger Assis- the University was his long-time assistant Johannes tent Professor Johannes Mischo berufen, der nach Ben- Mischo, who also became the new director of IGPP ders Tod 1991 auch neuer Direktor des IGPP wurde. after Benders death in 1991. Mischo died ten years Mischo verstarb zehn Jahre sp¨ater. Sein Nachfolger later. His successor since 2001 is Professor Dieter ist seit 2001 Professor Dieter Vaitl von der Universit¨at Vaitl from the University of Gießen. Gießen. Eine entscheidende Erweiterung und zugleich Neu- A decisive expansion and restructuring of the Institute strukturierung des Instituts wurde durch die F¨or- was enabled by the financial support of the Holler derung der Holler-Stiftung m¨oglich, die 1992 begann. Foundation since 1992. The growing number of Die Zunahme der Forschungsprojekte, das Anwach- research projects and scientific personnel, as well sen des wissenschaftlichen Personals und die Auswei- as the expanded research on frontier topics made it tung der Grenzgebiets-Forschung erforderten es, das necessary to leave the Eichhalde Institute and take up Eichhalde-Institut zu verlassen und die derzeitigen new residence at Wilhelmstraße 1b and 3a in Feiburg. Institutsgeb¨aude in der Wilhelmstraße 1b und 3a in Freiburg zu beziehen. Heute ist das IGPP weltweit die gr¨oßte Institution Today IGPP is the largest institution of its kind world- ihrer Art. Es besch¨aftigt sich mit der systematischen wide. It engages in systematic and interdisciplinary und interdisziplin¨aren Erforschung von bisher unzurei- research concerning insufficiently understood phenom- chend verstandenen Ph¨anomenen und Anomalien an ena and anomalies at the frontiers of current scientific den Grenzen unseres Wissens. Dazu z¨ahlen ver¨anderte knowledge. These include altered states of conscious- Bewusstseinszust¨ande und aussergew¨ohnliche Er- ness and modes of experience, mind-matter relations, fahrungen, psychophysische Beziehungen sowie deren and their social, cultural and historical contexts from soziale, kulturelle und historische Kontexte aus den the perspectives of the humanities, social sciences and Perspektiven von Geistes-, Sozial- und Naturwis- natural sciences. Four research departments serve to senschaften. F¨ur diese inhaltlichen und methodischen explore these key topics from their different points of Schwerpunkte gibt es vier Forschungsabteilungen: view: • Theorie und Datenanalyse • Theory and Data Analysis • Empirische und Analytische Psychophysik • Empirical and Analytical Psychophysics • Empirische Kultur- und Sozialforschung • Cultural Studies and Social Research • Historische Studien, Archiv und Bibliothek • Historical Studies, Archives and Library Dazu kommt eine Forschergruppe f¨ur Klinische und An additional research group for Clinical and Physio- Physiologische Psychologie, die im Jahr 2005 ein- logical Psychology was established in 2005. The Ben- gerichtet wurde. Als eine Kooperationseinrichtung des der Institute of Neuroimaging (BION), opened in 2000 IGPP an der Universit¨at Gießen wird seit 2000 das as a cooperating institution of IGPP at the Univer- Bender Institut for Neuroimaging (BION) f¨ur neuro- sity of Gießen, has been conducting neurophysiological physiologische Untersuchungen mit bildgebenden Ver- research using neuroimaging methods. fahren betrieben. 2 Preface Das IGPP unterh¨alt zus¨atzlich zu den genannten In addition to the mentioned areas of specialization, Arbeitsbereichen ein breit angelegtes Informations-, IGPP maintains a broadly conceived program offering Aufkl¨arungs- und Beratungsprogramm f¨ur Menschen information, education, and counseling for people mit aussergew¨ohnlichen Erfahrungen, eine umfangrei- with exceptional experiences, a comprehensive special che Spezialbibliothek sowie ein Forschungsarchiv f¨ur library and a research archive for parapsychology and Parapsychologie und Grenzgebiete der Psychologie. frontier areas of psychology. The projects and results Uber¨ die Arbeiten und Resultate all dieser Bereiche in all these areas from the years 2004 and 2005 are aus den Jahren 2004 und 2005 wird im folgenden reported in detail in the following. The activities of ausf¨uhrlich berichtet.
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