Position: Head of Department of Psychology
Focused on: research of cognitive functions and functional brain asymmetry, visual and auditory information processing, attention processes, effect of emotions on cognition
Memberships:
- Main editor of science journal Acta Psychologica Tyrnaviensia
- Vice-chairman of academic senate of Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of Trnava
- Member of editorial board of Journal for Perspectives of Economic, Political and Social Integration
- Member of Quality board of Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of Trnava
- Member of board for doctoral studies “Social psychology and psychology of work” on Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of Trnava
- Member of Edition board of Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of Trnava
Important publications:
Scientific monographs
- Špajdel, M. (2009). Dichotická stimulácia v kontexte neuropsychologického výskumu. Trnava: Filozofická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity, 2009. 132 s. ISBN 978-80-8082-280-4.
• Špajdel, M. (2016). Medzipohlavné rozdiely v kognícii a funkčnej asymetrii mozgových hemisfér. Trnava, Filozofická fakulta TU, 132 s., ISBN: 978-80-8082-956-8.
Publications in scientific journals indexed in WOS and Scopus
• Špajdel, M., Jariabková, K., Puskeilerová, I. (2006). Dichotic listening to verbal and noverbal stimuli in left brain and right brain damaged patients. Homeostasis in health and disease, 4, p. 145-151.
• Špajdel, M., Jariabková, K., Riečanský, I. (2007). The influence of musical experience on lateralization of auditory processing. Laterality: Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cognition, 12 (6), 487-499.
• Špajdel, M., Jariabková, K. (2008). Metodika dichotickej stimulácie: neverbálne a verbálne úlohy. Československá psychologie, roč. 52, č.2, s. 167-171.
• Špajdel, M., Jariabková, K., Krajmer, P. (2009). Verbal auditory processing in boys with specific reading disability. Activitas Nervosa Superior Rediviva, 51 (3-4), p. 156-158.
• Krajmer, P., Jánošíková, D., Špajdel, M., Ostatníková, D. (2010). Empathizing, Systemizing, Intuitive Physics and Folk Psychology in Boys with Asperger Syndrome. Activitas Nervosa Superior Rediviva, 52 (1), p. 57-61.
• Krajmer, P., Špajdel, M., Kubranská, A., Ostatníková, D. (2010). 2D:4D finger ration in Slovak Autism Spectrum Disorder population. Bratislavské lekárske listy, 112(7), p. 377-379.
• Jurásová, K., Špajdel, M. (2011). The role of regret in rational decision making. Studia Psychologica, 53(2), p. 169-174.
• Krajmer, P., Špajdel, M., Celec, P., Ostatníková, D. (2011). Relationship between salivary testosterone levels and emphatizing/systemizing in Slovak boys with Asperger syndrome. Studia Psychologica, 53(3), pp. 293-305.
• Roháriková V., Špajdel M., Cviková V., Jagla F. (2013). Tracing the relationship between wisdom and health. Activitas Nervosa Superior Rediviva, 55 (3), p.95-102.
• Jurásová K., Špajdel M. (2013). Development and assessment of film excerpts used for emotion elicitation. Activitas Nervosa Superior Rediviva, 55 (3), p.135-140.
• Jurásová K., Biela A., Spajdel M. (2014). Impact of emotional valence and different source problem conditions on the resolution of analogical target problems. Studia Psychologica, 56(2), pp.99-104.
• Teplan M., Krakovská A., Špajdel M. (2014). EEG features of psycho-physiological relaxation. Measurement science review, 14, 237-242.
• Budáč, S., Riečanský, I., Špajdel, M. (2014). Emotional arousal and temporal resolution of the visual system. Activitas Nervosa Superior Rediviva Volume 56 No. 3–4, pp. 79-86.
• Biela A., Špajdel, M., Śliwak J., Bartczuk R.P., Wiechetek M., Zarzycka B. (2015). The Scale of Psycho-Immunological Structure: Assessing factorial invariance in Poland and Slovakia. Studia Psychologica, Vol. 57, No. 3, pp. 163-176.
• Beran J., Šalapová E., Špajdel M. (2016). Inosine pranobex is safe and effective for the treatment of subjects with confirmed acute respiratory viral infections: analysis and subgroup analysis from a Phase 4, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. BMC Infectious Diseases, 16:648. DOI: 10.1186/s12879-016-1965-5.
Teaching:
General psychology I.
General psychology II.