Doctoral students
Name
Supervisors
Research Topic – Working Title
Dr. Felix Blankenburg
Prof. Dr. Peter Frensch
Prof. Dr. Peter Frensch
Brand upon the brain: Spatiotemporal profile of cortical processing associated with somatosensory awareness
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Brand upon the brain: Spatiotemporal profile of cortical processing associated with somatosensory awareness
The neuronal correlates of somatosensory awareness, in comparison to those of visual awareness, remain largely unknown. The intended research offers an extensive investigation into the spatiotemporal characteristics of the cortical processing underlying our being aware of somatosensory stimuli. EEG and fMRI studies using a masking paradigm should uncover the detailed time course of activation flow between relevant cortical areas. A parallel EEG study in somatosensory illusions should better our understanding of the involvement of primary and higher somatosensory areas in perceptual awareness. These experiments can lead to a follow-up TMS study investigating the causal role of interactions between lower and higher processing stages giving rise to somatosensory awareness. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Dr. Felix Blankenburg Prof. Dr. Peter Frensch |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception |
| Degrees | MSc Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands); MA Psychology (Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza, Poznań, Poland). |
| Institute | Institut für Psychologie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience |
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| ryszard.auksztulewicz-please remove this text-@gmail.com | |
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Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer
Prof. Dr. Manfred Krifka
Prof. Dr. Annekathrin Schacht
Prof. Dr. Manfred Krifka
Prof. Dr. Annekathrin Schacht
Distinct influences of emotional and cognitive variables on emotional language processing
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Distinct influences of emotional and cognitive variables on emotional language processing
The influence of emotions on visual word processing not only becomes obvious in behavioural responses, but also in event-related potentials and other psychophysiological parameters. This dissertation aims to investigate distinct influences of emotional and cognitive factors on these emotion effects, as well as possible interactions between these variables, trying to create a clearer picture of the underlying processes in emotional word processing. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer Prof. Dr. Manfred Krifka Prof. Dr. Annekathrin Schacht |
| M&B Topics | Topic 3: Language |
| Degrees | Diplom, Psychology (Universität Würzburg) |
| Institute | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Biological Psychology / Psychophysiology |
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| mareike.bayer-please remove this text-@psychologie.hu-berlin.de | |
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Prof. Dr. Angela Friederici
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
The neurocognition of language – disentangling neural language processing streams
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The neurocognition of language – disentangling neural language processing streams
Using fMRI and DTI with language stimuli, I will try to disentangle functional processing streams for language. Different parcellations within the dorsal stream, as well as different underlying functions will be investigated in a within-subject design. Syntactically complex and simple structures serve as stimuli in comprehension and repetition. |
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| Funding | Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Angela Friederici Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger |
| M&B Topics | Topic 3: Language |
| Degrees | M.A. in German Language Studies, Psychology and History of Arts, Freiburg University |
| Institute | Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences |
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Rat Social Touch: A Behavioral and Neurophysiological Study
Whisking is essential for rat somatosensation; in our lab it has been observed that it is also performed in social contexts. In the behavioral part of the project I am planning to describe in more detail its characteristics and investigate possible functions in communication. These paradigms are to be adopted for electrophysiological single-unit recordings, with the short-term goal of finding social whisking-related somatosensory signals. In the long run, the aim is to find in the rat brain the neuronal representations of other rats on the somatosensory or multisensory level. |
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| Funding | Mind & Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Michael Brecht |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception Topic 3: Language |
| Degrees | Diplom, Biology (Universität Bochum) |
| Institute | Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience; Institute of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
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| evgeny.bobrov-please remove this text-@bccn-berlin.de | |
| Homepage | http://www.activetouch.de |
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Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Structures of Conscious Object Recognition
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Structures of Conscious Object Recognition
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception |
| Degrees | B.Sc., M.Sc. Medical Neurosciences (Charité Berlin) |
| Institute | Technische Universität Berlin and Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin |
| Phone | +49 176 61264954 |
| rmcichy-please remove this text-@gmail.com | |
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Prof. Dr. Manfred Krifka
Prof. Dr. Katharina Spalek
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
Prof. Dr. Katharina Spalek
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
Interplay between semantic verb class and animacy in representation building
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Interplay between semantic verb class and animacy in representation building
My project is situated at the interface of syntax, semantics and the lexicon, and focuses on the interplay between different syntactic and semantic factors in the processing of transitive sentences. Transitive sentences describe situations involving two or more participants, and the animacy status of the participants is known to give important cues for sentence parsing. I will investigate how the use of this animacy-related information interacts with the verb's syntactic and semantic properties, using a number of psycholinguistic techniques such as reading time studies, EEG measurements and fMRI. |
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| Funding | Funding by ZAS |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Manfred Krifka Prof. Dr. Katharina Spalek Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger |
| M&B Topics | Topic 3: Language |
| Degrees | Diplom Biochemistry (Freie Universität Berlin) |
| Institute | ZAS (Centre for General Linguistics), Berlin |
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| czypionka-please remove this text-@zas.gwz-berlin.de | |
| Homepage | http://www.zas.gwz-berlin.de/mitarbeiter_czypionka.html |
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmidt
Prof. Dr. Hans-Ludwig Kröber
Prof. Dr. Hans-Ludwig Kröber
Moral Responsibility and Normative Capacities
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Moral Responsibility and Normative Capacities
My research project addresses questions concerning the conditions of moral responsibility in an interdisciplinary framework. Philosophical accounts typically spell out these conditions in terms of normative capacities, i.e. capacities such as “being able to grasp moral reasons” and “being able to control one’s behaviour in accord with moral reasons”. My work circles mainly around the two following questions: First, in how far is it possible to come up with empirical criteria for the presence or absence of these capacities? Second, in how far is it possible, in general, to spell out these capacities in empirical terms, i.e., in terms of psychology or neuroscience? |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Thomas Schmidt Prof. Dr. Hans-Ludwig Kröber |
| M&B Topics | Topic 5: Brain disorders and mental dysfunction |
| Degrees | M.A. (Magister Artium) in Philosophy (Universität Göttingen) |
| Institute | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Philosophy |
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| malte.engel-please remove this text-@web.de | |
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Prof. Dr. Norbert Kathmann
Dr. Simone Schütz-Bosbach
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Dr. Simone Schütz-Bosbach
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Self-Other Distinction in Action Control
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Self-Other Distinction in Action Control
I am interested in studying the neural and cognitive mechanisms underlying the sense of agency and its disorders. My research will focus on the experience of agency for actions, that is the sense the agent has that he or she is the author of an action and its consequences. I am currently working on a project designed to investigate the role of action effect attribution in higher order motor control. I plan to explore the mechanisms of agency in both healthy individuals and individuals suffering from psychophathology. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Norbert Kathmann Dr. Simone Schütz-Bosbach Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making Topic 5: Brain disorders and mental dysfunction |
| Degrees | Dipl.-Psych. (Humboldt-Universität) |
| Institute | Institute of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität and Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig |
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| antjegentsch-please remove this text-@gmail.com | |
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Prof. Dr. Lutz Weinke
Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren
Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren
Three essays in macroeconomics and neuroeconomics
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Three essays in macroeconomics and neuroeconomics
Decision-making under uncertainty is one of the central research areas in both economics and neuroscience. I combine methods from experimental economics with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural bases of risk aversion and ambiguity aversion. I thereby aim to contribute to the development of descriptively more accurate models of human decision-making under uncertainty. |
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| Funding | University Research Assistant |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Lutz Weinke Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | Diploma [M.Sc. equivalent] in Economics (Humboldt-Universität) |
| Institute | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, School of Business and Economics, Institute of Economic Policy I |
| Phone | +49 30 2093-1680 (office) |
| gerhardt-please remove this text-@wiwi.hu-berlin.de | |
| Homepage | http://www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/wpol/people.html#holger |
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Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren
Prof. Dr. Shu-Chen Li
Prof. Dr. Shu-Chen Li
Reward-based and perceptual decision making
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Reward-based and perceptual decision making
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| Funding | Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren Prof. Dr. Shu-Chen Li |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | B.Sc. Cognitive Science (University of Osnabrueck, Germany), M.Sc. Cognitive Science, Track: Brain, Behavior and Cognition (University of Amsterdam) |
| Institute | Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin (Young Investigators Group: Neurocognition of Decision Making) |
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| green-please remove this text-@mpib-berlin.mpg.de | |
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Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Probing the neural correlates of consciousness
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Probing the neural correlates of consciousness
The investigation of the neural correlates of visual consciousness has received considerable attention in the last decade, mainly due to the rise of functional imaging and the development of new psychophysical techniques to isolate consciousness-related processes. Nevertheless, these approaches rely on underlying presumptions that remain elusive: How is conscious processing different from unconscious processing? Does the correlated brain signal actually encode the identity of the presented stimuli? To what degree are "consciousness paradigms" reliable? Masking paradigms will be combined with signal detection theory and multivariate pattern decoding in functional imaging to approach these questions. |
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| Funding | Berlin School of Mind and Brain (2008-09), Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (from Sept. 2009) |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception |
| Degrees | B.Sc., M.Sc. |
| Institute | Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin |
| Phone | +49 30 34081511 |
| martin.hebart-please remove this text-@bccn-berlin.de | |
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Prof. Dr. Arthur Jacobs
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Curio
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Curio
Understanding and Modifying Cognitive States with Neurofeedback
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Understanding and Modifying Cognitive States with Neurofeedback
My Ph.D. research integrates cognitive psychology with computational neuroscience in order to understand the relation between cognition and brain activity, utilizing neurofeedback and brain-computer interfacing. Neurofeedback enables the subject to modify own neural processes by relating internal cognitive states to externally measurable bio signals, e.g., electroencephalogram. Hence voluntarily modulated brain activity can be utilized as control command to establish a human-machine interaction. My research focuses on the optimization of subject performance in brain-computer interfacing (cognitive-behavioral strategies) and explores neural correlates of motor intention and motor imagery. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Arthur Jacobs Prof. Dr. Gabriel Curio |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | Dipl.-Psych. (Freie Universität Berlin) |
| Institute | Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (Neurophysics Group) |
| Phone | +49 30 84454703 |
| friederike.hohlefeld-please remove this text-@gmx.de | |
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Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz
Locally distributed coding of expected value
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Locally distributed coding of expected value
Decisions between different courses of action or different objects are based on the value associated with each option. So far, value has been treated as one-dimensional, univariate entity. However, in everyday situations options comprise multiple value-related attributes. This project aims to investigate neural mechanisms that underlie the representation and integration of multiple value-relevant dimensions into one overall value which is used to guide decision making. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | Dipl.-Psych. (Freie Universität Berlin) |
| Institute | Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin |
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| thorsten.kahnt-please remove this text-@gmail.com | |
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Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz
Prof. Dr. Arno Villringer
Prof. Dr. Elke van der Meer
Prof. Dr. Arno Villringer
Prof. Dr. Elke van der Meer
Neuronal correlates of impulsivity in patients with an impared impulse control
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Neuronal correlates of impulsivity in patients with an impared impulse control
Different groups of psychiatric patients (e.g. ADHD patients, pathological gamblers, alcoholics) share at least one core feature: impulsivity. Impulsive behavior is characterized by low self-control. Difficulties in overcoming a temptation in connection with excessive gambling, alcohol and nicotine abuse can be caused by low self-control competencies. Hence, my aim is to investigate neuronal correlates of impulsivity and self-control with the help of different methods (e.g. fMRI) in order to not only improve the comprehension of impulsive and uncontrolled behavior but also help to direct research into more effective ways of treatment such as specific medication and new approach for behavior therapy. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz Prof. Dr. Arno Villringer Prof. Dr. Elke van der Meer |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making Topic 5: Brain disorders and mental dysfunction |
| Degrees | Diploma in Psychology (University of Würzburg, University of Bologna) |
| Institute | Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the Charité Campus Mitte |
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| saskia.koehler-please remove this text-@psychologie.hu-berlin.de | |
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Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren
Prof. Dr. Henrik Walter
Prof. Dr. Henrik Walter
Decision making under social influences
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Decision making under social influences
Humans make many everyday decisions in a social context. While a substantial amount of literature has given insight into the brain mechanisms underlying decisions in simple non-social settings, few have addressed how the presence of other persons influences these mechanisms. Using novel behavioural tasks and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), I want to address how information about the surrounding social world is incorporated into the decision process especially when individuals are in competition with each other. |
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| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Hauke Heekeren Prof. Dr. Henrik Walter |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | MSc Brain and Mind Sciences, University College London, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Univeristé Pierre et Marie Curie; BSc Biomedicine, University Würzburg |
| Institute | Institut für Psychologie, Freie Universität Berlin |
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| christoph.korn-please remove this text-@fu-berlin.de | |
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Studying the neuronal basis of willpower by means of hypnosis and fMRI
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Studying the neuronal basis of willpower by means of hypnosis and fMRI
In everyday life we often need to resist short-term rewards in order to obtain long-term benefits. For example, we might have to resist the temptation of eating chocolate if we want to lose weight: we need willpower. In my PhD project I investigate the neural mechanisms involved in willpower by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). For this, I will use hypnosis as a research tool to influence the strategies participants use to successfully resist temptations. |
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| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | BSc Psychobiology (University of Amsterdam); MSc Human Cognitive Neuropsychology (University of Edinburgh) |
| Institute | Division of Mind and Brain Research, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité |
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| Vera.Ludwig-please remove this text-@hu-berlin.de | |
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Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Intentions in Time: Decomposing the Neurocognitive Architecture of Intentions
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Intentions in Time: Decomposing the Neurocognitive Architecture of Intentions
Can your plan reveal what you intend to do a minute later while you’re currently engaged in performing a different task? To address this question, time based prospective memory tasks executed under endogenous task-switching conditions are examined with fMRI and decoding technologies. Philosophical implications concerning distal intentions, long term planning and the link between temporal agency and responsibility comprise the philosophical body of this interdisciplinary thesis. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | B.Sc. Computer Science, M.Sc. History and Philosophy of Science (Utrecht University) |
| Institute | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin |
| Phone | +49 176 24893669 |
| ida.momennejad-please remove this text-@gmail.com | |
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Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger
Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger
Self consciousness – from nonconceptual content to the concept of a self
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Self consciousness – from nonconceptual content to the concept of a self
My project’s aim is to develop a philosophical theory of the development of self-consciousness. In particular, my aim is to develop a model of self-consciousness that can make intelligible the transition from primitive, possibly nonconceptual forms of self-consciousness to a full-fledged concept of a self by drawing on philosophical considerations as well as on insights from empirical research in developmental psychology, ethology and cognitive neuroscience. One of my central hypotheses is that the development of self-consciousness is in important respects dependent on the development of an awareness of other minds. In other words, self-consciousness arises only in the context of intersubjectivity. |
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| Funding | Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception Topic 3: Language Topic 4: Brain plasticity and lifespan ontogeny |
| Degrees | Magister in Philosophy, Diploma in Neuroscience (Universität Magdeburg) |
| Institute | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Philosophy |
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| kmusholt-please remove this text-@gmail.com | |
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Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer
Prof. Dr. Stephan Brandt
Prof. Dr. Stephan Brandt
Adaptation processes following cognitive conflicts
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Adaptation processes following cognitive conflicts
My dissertation project deals with conflicts as signals in cognitive systems. Conflicts in cognitive systems appear if at least two incompatible tendencies or motivations of action are present. The project is situated between the investigation of distinct cognitive control networks engaging in conflict and error monitoring, inhibition and immediate behavioural adaptation processes. Their functional neuroanatomic correspondents in prefrontal areas like the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex or parietal structures will be analyzed using electroencephalography (EEG) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) techniques. |
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| Funding | University Research Assistant |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer Prof. Dr. Stephan Brandt |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | Dipl.-Psych. (Humboldt-Universität) |
| Institute | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Philosophy |
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Prof. Dr. Reinhard Kliegl
Prof. Dr. Stephan Brandt
Prof. Dr. Stephan Brandt
Inhibitory control in the oculomotor system
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Inhibitory control in the oculomotor system
My project is concerned with the ability to stop unwanted actions. I will focus on inhibitory control of eye movements (saccades and microsaccades). Examining the neural implementation of inhibitory control in the oculomotor system is also a main goal. This will be explored by the simultaneous use of TMS and eyetracking. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Reinhard Kliegl Prof. Dr. Stephan Brandt |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | Diploma Psychology (University of Potsdam) |
| Institute | University of Potsdam; Vision and Motor Group Charité |
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| svenohl-please remove this text-@googlemail.com | |
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Prof. Dr. Hauke R. Heekeren
Prof. Dr. Jörg Rieskamp
Prof. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer
Prof. Dr. Jörg Rieskamp
Prof. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer
Neural Correlate of Complex Decision Making in Humans
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Neural Correlate of Complex Decision Making in Humans
Everyday, we are confronted with numerous situations in which we have to decide. It is assumed that individuals choose the option with the highest value. Since options in the real world situations are not single dimensional and distinct, the computation of the diverse components is required, upon which the decision can be based. The goal of my PhD project is to investigate neural mechanisms that underlie complex decision making processes in human, especially reward based decision making. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Hauke R. Heekeren Prof. Dr. Jörg Rieskamp Prof. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | Dipl. Psychology (Technical University Berlin, 2008), BA German Language & Literature (Korea University, 2006) |
| Institute | Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin (Young Investigators Group: Neurocognition of Decision Making). |
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| soyoung.q.park-please remove this text-@gmail.com | |
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Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Prof. Dr. Henrik Walter
Prof. Dr. Henrik Walter
Natural autonomy and intentional control
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Natural autonomy and intentional control
What is autonomous agency? I take autonomy to be a natural capacity. My discussion will take into account philosophical analyses as well as empirical research. The capacity to intentionally control one's own performances is understood to be essential for autonomy. I elaborate a conception of intentions as executive mental states, which functioning constitutes the agent's control. Data regarding the neural correlates of intentional control will be examined and used to develop the conception of natural autonomy in more detail. This will contribute to an understanding of autonomous agency and close a gap in the existing theories of natural agency and natural autonomy. |
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| Funding | Volkswagen Stiftung project "Autonomie: Handlungsspielräume des Selbst" |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen Prof. Dr. Henrik Walter |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | MA Philosophy/Linguistics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| Institute | Institut für Philosophie, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| Phone | +49 30 64835680 |
| jan.prause-please remove this text-@gmx.de | |
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Prof. Dr. Elke van der Meer
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
Cerebral and Behavioral Correlates of Mathematical Cognition
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Cerebral and Behavioral Correlates of Mathematical Cognition
I am interested in finding out how different mathematical tasks are processed in the brain. With a combination of neuroimaging (FMRI) and behavioral techniques (accuracy and eye-movements) I study performance and strategy-use in math-gifted and averagely gifted students solving mathematical and cognitive tasks. Also, I examine longitudinal training effects of full-scale furtherance. Another question I try to elucidate is how mathematical giftedness is related to processing speed, fluid intelligence, working memory abilities and attention. Beside functional differences in processing various tasks, there may also be structural or connectivity differences in the brains of math-gifted and averagely gifted students. I aim to provide evidence-based educational research results that help implementing new and effective educational strategies to classrooms. |
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| Funding | Project Research Assistant, funded by BMBF |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Elke van der Meer Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making Topic 4: Brain plasticity and lifespan ontogeny Topic 5: Brain disorders and mental dysfunction |
| Degrees | Dipl.-Psych. (Humboldt-Universität) |
| Institute | Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
| Phone | +49 30 450539023 |
| franziska.preusse-please remove this text-@charite.de | |
| Homepage | http://www.berlin-neuroimaging-center.de/personal_pages/preu... |
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Prof. Dr. Rasha Abdel Rahman
Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer
Dr. Felix Blankenburg
Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer
Dr. Felix Blankenburg
Conceptual knowledge activation in conscious and unconscious object and word perception
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Conceptual knowledge activation in conscious and unconscious object and word perception
Does the activation of conceptual knowledge associated with visually presented objects and their names depend on conscious perception of the corresponding stimuli? This issue will be investigated by manipulating the availability of knowledge about initially unknown objects in a learning paradigm, and subsequently using neuroscientific methods (EEG, fMRI) to track knowledge processing upon visual stimulus presentation independent of overt responses. In the frame of the attentional blink paradigm and visual masking, it will be examined whether and how knowledge-dependent modulations of brain activity are influenced by conscious perception. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Rasha Abdel Rahman Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer Dr. Felix Blankenburg |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception Topic 3: Language |
| Degrees | Diplom-Psychologin (Humboldt-Universität) |
| Institute | Institute of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
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| milena.rabovsky-please remove this text-@cms.hu-berlin.de | |
| Homepage | http://www.psychologie.hu-berlin.de/prof/bio/mitarb/mit_anz_... |
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Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Testing the hypothesis of isomorphism between neural and mental representations
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Testing the hypothesis of isomorphism between neural and mental representations
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| Funding | CONICYT/DAAD, Mind and Brain partial scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen |
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| Degrees | Master in Biological Sciences, Neuroscience (Universidad de Chile), BA Philosophy (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile) |
| Institute | Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin |
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Prof. Dr. Manfred Krifka
Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer
Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer
Electrophysiological reflections of processing linguistic event structure
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Electrophysiological reflections of processing linguistic event structure
We perceive the world around us to consist of objects and events. While objects have concrete physical properties (shape, colour), events usually extend over a certain stretch of time and may bring about change. Language allows us to talk about both categories – typically, we use nouns to refer to objects (say, ‘statue’) and verbs to talk about events involving objects (‘forge the statue’). Some nouns, however, can denote an object and an event: ‘the forgery of the statue’ may be an event that takes place over several weeks or an object standing in a museum. In the project, we use such ambiguities to trace the neural dynamics of activating information about linguistic event structure – i.e. the internal make-up of linguistic event expressions – using ERPs during sentence comprehension. |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Manfred Krifka Prof. Dr. Werner Sommer |
| M&B Topics | Topic 3: Language |
| Degrees | M.A. in Linguistics (University of Vienna) |
| Institute | Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Department of German Language and Linguistics and Department of Psychology; ZAS Berlin (Centre for General Linguistics) |
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Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger
Prof. Dr. Arno Villringer
Prof. Dr. Arno Villringer
Age differences in working memory and selection ability across the lifespan
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Age differences in working memory and selection ability across the lifespan
Individuals differ in their ability to keep important information in mind for a brief period of time (a faculty referred to as ‘working memory’) as well as their ability to select relevant information for maintenance. Cortical development and aging might have differential impact on these abilities. By means of behavioural and electrophysiological indicators, the aim of my project is to investigate the underlying cortical mechanisms that determine interindividual differences in working memory and selective attention across the lifespan. |
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| Funding | Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger Prof. Dr. Arno Villringer |
| M&B Topics | Topic 4: Brain plasticity and lifespan ontogeny |
| Degrees | Dipl.-Psych. (Humboldt-Universität) |
| Institute | Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin |
| Phone | +49 30 82406414 |
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| Homepage | http://ntfm.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/mpib/FMPro?-db=MPIB_Mitarbeit... |
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Priv.-Doz. Dr. Philipp Sterzer
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz
Prof. Dr. Norbert Kathmann
Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz
Prof. Dr. Norbert Kathmann
Schizophrenia - Prediction systems regulating conscious perception
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Schizophrenia - Prediction systems regulating conscious perception
Internal systems responsible for concept formation have been suggested to be impaired in schizophrenia. Accordingly, many theories of perception argue that the construction of the subjective percept involves making the best sense of sensory inputs based on a set of hypotheses derived from prior knowledge and contextual influences. My research focuses on how spatio-temporally specific prediction systems might be impaired in paranoid schizophrenic patients. Methods: Eye tracking, psychophysics, fMRI |
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| Funding | Mind and Brain scholarship |
| Supervisors | Priv.-Doz. Dr. Philipp Sterzer Prof. Dr. Andreas Heinz Prof. Dr. Norbert Kathmann |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception Topic 5: Brain disorders and mental dysfunction |
| Degrees | MD, Federal University of Ceará – Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Institute | Klinik für Psychiatrie, CCM, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin |
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| Homepage | http://meucerebronarede.blogspot.com/ |
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Prof. Dr. Elke van der Meer
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
Thinking hands: How co-speech gestures reflect cognitive processes
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Thinking hands: How co-speech gestures reflect cognitive processes
I am interested in the relationship between gestures that are produced while speaking and thinking. In my empirical work I ask several questions: (1) how task demand affects gesture production, (2) vice versa: how gesture production affects the performance in a task, and (3) what the relationship is between cognitive skills, brain structure, and gesture production (individual differences). |
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| Funding | Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes; Berlin School of Mind and Brain |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Elke van der Meer Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger |
| M&B Topics | Topic 3: Language |
| Degrees | B.Sc. in Psychology and Criminology (University of Lincoln), M.Sc. in Psycholinguistics (University of Edinburgh) |
| Institute | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Psychology |
| Phone | +49 30 20939397 |
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Prof. Dr. Angela Friederici
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger
The acquisition of sentence structures with topicalized objects in German – Neural correlates and behavioral evidences
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The acquisition of sentence structures with topicalized objects in German – Neural correlates and behavioral evidences
From which age on do German children rely on case marking and not only on word order in identifying objects in sentences? Are there neural correlates of the behavioral development in different age groups? Children between 3.0 and 7.0 years will be tested employing behavioral methods, ERPs and MRIs. |
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| Funding | Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science |
| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. Angela Friederici Prof. Dr. Isabell Wartenburger |
| M&B Topics | Topic 3: Language |
| Degrees | Magister Artium, Linguistics |
| Institute | Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science, Leipzig |
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| schipke-please remove this text-@cbs.mpg.de | |
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Emotional vision
How does affect influence what we see, how we focus our attention, and where we move our eyes? What is the neural code of emotion processing and how is it altered in mental disorders? Is the processing of emotion-laden stimuli independent of conscious awareness? In my Ph.D. work I combine psychophysics and fMRI to study cortical and subcortical processing of visible and invisible emotional stimuli. |
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| Funding | Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes |
| Supervisors | Priv.-Doz. Dr. Philipp Sterzer Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes |
| M&B Topics | Topic 1: Conscious and unconscious perception |
| Degrees | B.Sc., M.Sc. |
| Institute | Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Klinik für Psychiatrie |
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Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen
Neural Correlates of Self-Driven Behaviour
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Neural Correlates of Self-Driven Behaviour
Everyday behaviour needs a careful balance of endogenous and exogenous control. Yet, research in the past largely put subjects into fully determined situations. By means of behavioural and neuroscientific methods (fMRI) the interplay of motivational factors and contextual variables will be assessed in a modified task switching paradigm. |
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| Supervisors | Prof. Dr. John-Dylan Haynes Prof. Dr. Michael Pauen |
| M&B Topics | Topic 2: Decision-making |
| Degrees | Dipl. Psych. (Humboldt-Universität) |
| Institute | Bernstein Centre for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin and Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Science, Leipzig |
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