Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Unit

peter.walla@univie.ac.at

Assistant Professor on leave  

Interest

Subconscious information processing (Cognition, Emotion, Cross-modal integration)

Visiting Research at

1) Japan (Yokohama City University)

Publications

Book

Peter Walla und Peter Dal-Bianco (2010). Verrückt, was unser Gehirn alles kann Selbst wenn es versagt. Galila Verlag, Erscheinungstermin: Oktober. 200 Seiten.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Walla, P., Duregger, C., Deecke, L., Dal-Bianco, P. (2011). Olfaction and face encoding in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI): an Electroencephalography (EEG) study. Brain Sciences, accepted.

Walla, P., Brenner, G., and Koller, M. (2011). Objective measures of emotion related to brand attitude: A new way to quantify emotion-related aspects relevant to marketing. PlosOne, accepted.

Walla, P. (2011). Non-conscious brain processes as revealed by Magnetoencephalography (MEG). In: Magnetoencephalography, Intech Publisher, Open Access. in press

Heereman, J., Walla, P. (2011). Stress, Uncertainty and Decision Confidence. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, in press.

Geiser, M., Walla, P. (2011). Objective measures of emotion during virtual walks through urban environments. Applied Sciences, 1: 1-11.

Walla, P., and Deecke, L. (2010). Odours Influence Visually Induced Emotion: Behavior and Neuroimaging. Sensors, 10(9): 8185-8197.

Mathes, B., Pomper, U., Walla, P., and Basar-Eroglu, C. (2010). Dissociation of reversal- and motor-related delta and alpha band responses during visual multistable perception. Neuroscience Letters, 478(1): 14-18. 

Walla, P., Richter, M., Färber, S., Leodolter, U., and Bauer, H. (2010). Food evoked changes in humans: Startle response modulation and event-related brain potentials(ERPs). Journal of Psychophysiology, 24(1): 25-32. (IF=2.048)

Walla, P., Imhof, H., and Lang, W. (2009). A gender difference related to the effect of y background odor: A Magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study. Journal of Neural Transmission, 116(10): 1227-1236. (IF=2.938)

Khittl, B., Bauer, H., and Walla, P. (2009). Change detection related to peripheral facial expression: an electroencephalography (EEG) study. Journal of Neural Transmission. In Print.
(IF=2.938)

Walla, P., Duregger, C., Greiner, K., Thurner, S., and Ehrenberger, K. (2008). Multiple aspects related to self awareness and the awareness of others: an Electroencephalography (EEG) study. Journal of Neural Transmission, 115(7): 983-992.
(IF=2.938)

Walla, P. (2008). Olfaction and its dynamic influence on word and face processing: Cross-modal integration. Progress in Neurobiology, 84: 192-209.
(IF=11.304)

Rigaud, D., Romer, M., Walla, P., Van Wymelbeke, V., Jiang T., Deecke, L., and Brondel, L. (2007). Influence of BMI, gender and age on sensory-specific satiety with simple foods in humans. Int J Obesity, accepted.
(IF=4.055)

Walla, P., Greiner, K., Duregger, C., Deecke, L., and Thurner, S. (2007). Self awareness and the subconscious effect of personal pronouns on word encoding: a magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study. Neuropsychologia, 45: 796-809.
(IF=3.924)

Duregger, C., Bauer, H., Cunnington, R., Lindinger, G., Deecke, L., Lang, W., Dirnberger, G., and Walla, P. (2007). EEG evidence of gender differences in a motor related CNV study. Journal of Neural Transmission, 114(3): 359-366.
(IF=2.938)

Staresina, B., Bauer, H., Deecke, L. and Walla, P. (2005). Magnetoencephalographic correlates of different levels in subjective recognition memory. Neuroimage, 27(1):83-94.
(IF=5.288)

Staresina, B.P., Bauer, H., Deecke, L., and Walla, P. (2005). Neurocognitive correlates of incidental verbal memory encoding: a magnetoencephalocraphic (MEG) study. Neuroimage, 25(2): 430-443.
(IF=5.288)

Walla, P., Mayer, D., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (2005). How chemical information processing interferes with face processing: a magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study. Neuroimage, 24(1): 111-117.
(IF=5.288)

Walla, P., Püregger, E., Lehrner, J., Mayer, D., Deecke, L., and Dal Bianco, P. (2004). Depth of word processing in Alzheimer patients and normal controls: a magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study. Neural Transmission, 112(5): 713-730.
(IF=2.628)

Walla, P., Mayer, D., Deecke, L., and Thurner, S. (2004). The lack of focused anticipation of verbal information in stutterers. Neuroimage, 22(3): 1321-1327.
(IF=4.869)

Püregger, E, Walla, P., Deecke, L., and Dal-Bianco, P. (2003). Magnetoencephalographic (MEG) - features related to Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Neuroimage, 20: 2235-2244.
(IF=6.192)

Thurner, S., Windischberger, C., Moser, E., Walla, P., and Barth, M. (2003). Scaling laws and persistence in human brain activity. Physica A, 326: 511-521.
(IF=1.180)

Lehrner, J., Mali, P., Walla, P., Deecke, L., Dal-Bianco (2003). Verminderte olfaktorische Identifikationsleistung bei Patienten mit Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Verhaltensmodifikation und Verhaltensmedizin, 24(1).

Walla, P., Lehrner, J., Nasel, C., Baumgartner, C., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (2003). Preserved memory traces within diencephalic amnesia. Journal of Neural Transmission, 110(5): 537-543.
(IF=2.512)

Walla, P., Hufnagl, B., Lehrner, J., Mayer, D., Lindinger, G., Imhof, H., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (2003). Olfaction and depth of word processing: a magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study (Neuroimage, 18(1): 104-116.
(IF=6.192)

Walla, P., Hufnagl, B., Lehrner, J., Mayer, D., Lindinger, G., Imhof, H., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (2003). Olfaction and face encoding in humans: a magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study. Cognitive Brain Research, 15(2): 105-115.
(IF=2.865)

Walla, P., Hufnagl, B., Lehrner, J., Mayer, D., Lindinger, G., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (2002). Evidence of conscious and subconscious olfactory information processing during word encoding: a magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study. Cognitive Brain Research, 14: 309-316.
(IF=2.404)

Walla, P., Hufnagl, B., Lindinger, G., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (2001). Physiological evidence of gender differences in word recognition: A magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study. Cognitive Brain Research, 12(1): 49-54.
(IF=2.884)

Cunnington, R., Lalouschek, W., Dirnberger, G., Walla, P., Lindinger, G., Asenbaum, S., Brucke, T., and Lang, W. (2001). A medial to lateral shift in pre-movement cortical activity in hemi-Parkinson's disease. Clinical Neurophysiology 112(4): 608-618.
(IF=1.922)

Walla, P., Hufnagl, B., Lindinger, G., Deecke, L., Imhof, H., and Lang, W. (2001). False recognition depends on depth of prior word processing: A magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study. Cognitive Brain Research, 11: 249-257.
(IF=2.884)

Walla, P., Hufnagl, B., Lindinger, G., Imhof, H., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (2001). Left temporal and temporo-parietal brain activity depends on depth of word encoding: A magnetoencephalographic (MEG) study in healthy young subjects. Neuroimage, 13: 402-409.
(IF=7.879)

Lehrner J.P., Eckersberger C., Walla P., Pötsch G., Deecke L. (2000). Ambient odour of orange reduces anxiety and improves mood in female patients waiting for dental treatment. Physiology and Behaviour, 71: 83-86.
(IF=1.419)

Walla, P., Endl, W., Lindinger, G., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (2000). False recognition in a verbal memory task: an event-related potential study. Cognitive Brain Research, 9(1): 41-44.
(IF=2.733)

Lehrner, J.P., Walla, P., Laska, M., Deecke, L. (1999). Different forms of human odour memory. Neuroscience Letters, 272(1): 17-20.
(IF=2.085)

Walla, P., Endl, W., Lindinger, G., Deecke, L., Lang, W. (1999). Implicit memory within a word recognition task: an event-related potential study in human subjects. Neuroscience Letters 269(3), 129-132.
(IF=2.085)

Endl, W., Walla, P., Lindinger, G., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (1999). Event-related potential correlates of false recognitions of faces. Neuroscience Letters 265(2), 115-118.
(IF=2.085)

Walla P., Endl W., Lindinger G., Lalouschek W., Deecke L., and Lang W. (1999). Early occipito-parietal activity in a word recognition task: an EEG and MEG study. Clinical Neurophysiology 110: 1378-1387.
(IF=2.861)

Rugg, M.D., Walla, P., Schloerscheidt, A.M., Fletcher, P.C., Frith, C.D., Dolan, R.J. (1998). Neural correlates of depth of processing effects on recollection: evidence from brain potentials and PET. Experimental Brain Research, 123:1/2, 18-23.
(IF=2.018)

Rugg, M.D., Mark, R.E., Walla, P., Schloerscheidt, A.M., Birch, C.S., and Allan, K. (1998). Dissociation of the neural correlates of implicit and explicit memory. Nature, 392, 9 April, 595-598.
(IF=28.833)

Endl, W., Walla, P., Lindinger, G., Lalouschek, W., Barth, F.G., Deecke, L., and Lang, W. (1998). Early cortical activation indicates preparation for retrieval of memory for faces: an event-related potential study. Neuroscience Letters 240, 58-60.
(IF=1.934)

Walla, P., Barth F.G., Eguchi, E. (1996). Spectral Sensitivity of Single Photoreceptor Cells in the Eyes of the Ctenid Spider Cupiennius salei Keys. Zoological Science, 13: 199-202. (IF=0.862)

Walla, P. (1998). Neurophysiologie menschlicher Gedächtnisfunktionen. Dissertation, Vienna University.

Walla, P. (1993). Intrazelluläre Ableitungen von Sehzellen der mittelamerikanischen Jagdspinne Cupiennius salei Keys. Diplomarbeit, Vienna University.