Human Behavior Laboratory, University of Iceland

Recent TPA citing publications.

📢 We're pleased to announce Prof. Frank Schwab (University of Würzburg) as the new President of MASI – Research Group on Methodology for the Analysis of Social Interaction, effective 2026!

A MASI member since the founding convention at the Sorbonne in 1995, Prof. Schwab specializes in media psychology, AI, and digital well-being. He succeeds Prof. M. Teresa Anguera (University of Barcelona), whose passing last year we continue to honor.

Founded in 1995, MASI now spans 40 universities worldwide, connected through regular conferences and workshops.

Presidents of MASI
1. Prof. Janine Beaudichon, Université Paris-Descartes, Paris V–Sorbonne (1995–2005)
2. Prof. Alain Blanchet, University of Vincennes – Paris 8 (2005–2015)
3. Prof. M. Teresa Anguera†, University of Barcelona (2015–2025)
4. Prof. Frank Schwab, University of Würzburg (2026–)

Learn more: https://healthsciences.hi.is/human-behavior-laboratory

🚨 Final days to submit! Our Research Topic "Best Practice Approaches for Mixed Methods Research in Psychological Science: Volume III" closes soon. Working on mixed methods, data integration, or methodological rigor in psychological science? We'd love to feature your work.
🗓 Deadline: 29 August 2026
👉 [https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/76369/best-practice-approaches-for-mixed-methods-research-in-psychological-science-volume-iii]

Save the date! The European Association of Methodology is delighted to welcome you to the XII European Congress of Methodology, hosted by Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas, Lithuania.
- Pre-Conference Workshops: Monday, 19 July 2027
- Congress: Tuesday 20 – Thursday 22 July 2027
The European Congress of Methodology brings together researchers across disciplines who share a commitment to advancing the methods that shape scientific inquiry. Methodological innovation enables us to ask better questions, develop more robust evidence, and deepen our understanding of complex phenomena.

More info: https://eam.vdu.lt/

Exciting news! The eBook for our Research Topic "Advances in Sports Science: Latest Findings and New Scientific Proposals - Volume III" is now published!

New TPA paper out in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods (Elsevier): "Time as the language of Behavior: events, sequences, patterns and meanings."

New issue out now! Cultura, Ciencia y Deporte (CCD) Vol. 21 No. 68 is live - fresh research on optimising training: performance, health, and injury prevention in sport. Open access, free for all to read. https://ccd.ucam.edu/index.php/revista/issue/view/108

New issue out now! Apunts Educación Física y Deportes is live — fresh research at the intersection of sport science and behavioural analysis. Open access, free for all to read. https://revista-apunts.com/en/

New TPA paper out in Behavioural Processes (Elsevier): "Flexible Time-Series Analysis: A Dynamically Aware Method for Inferring Directed Dependencies in Behavioral Data."

Professor Magni Mohr, University of the Faroe Islands: „Football training has clinically relevant effects on cardiovascular, metabolic and muscle-skeletal health in people accross the lifespan including several population groups, and with these results, we can state with confidence that football is medicine. At the same time, it is a motivating, social, fun and sustainable training modality.“