My work lies at the intersection between the humanities and the cognitive and behavioral sciences, combining laboratory experiments with field studies to explore the effects of ritual on the individual and group level. I study effects of music on inter-personal coordination, synchronous movement, decision-making and social bonding. My other research line is focused on understanding the role that ritualized motor sequences might play in alleviating anxiety. I use physiological measurements, motion capture, machine-learning algorithms, and linear and nonlinear data analysis (recurrence quantification analysis). (website)
Awards
2016: Best student abstract award at the International Association for the Cognitive Science of Religion Conference held in Vancouver, Canada.
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After completing his post-doctoral fellowship in the Culture, Cognition & Coevolution lab (2016-2018), Dr. Martin Lang is now a researcher at LEVYNA, Masaryk University.