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(graduated 2018)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "The role of dorsal superior temporal areas in visuomotor decision making"
Thesis Committee: Dr. Kagan, Prof. Wilke, Prof. Scherberger
(graduated 2018)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Neural basis of inter- and intra-hemispheric interactions in spatial decision making"
Thesis Committee: Dr. Kagan, Prof. Wilke, Prof. Scherberger
(graduated 2018)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Neurogenetics
Thesis Title: “Genetic manipulation of CNS cholesterol metabolism and its effects on
celebral ß-amyloidosis”
Thesis Committee: Dr. Saher, Prof. Bayer, Prof. Hülsmann
(graduated 2018)
DNZE-Göttingen, Dept. "Epigenetic mechanism in dementia"
Thesis Title: "The role of chromatin readers in memory formation"
Thesis Committee: Prof. Fischer A, Prof. Löwel, Prof. Outeiro
(graduated 2018)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Molecular and cellular underpinnings of autistic phenotypes"
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Brose, Prof Zimmermann
(graduated 2018)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Probing the role of the prefrontal cortex in visual attention by optogenetics in non-human primates."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Prof. Scherberger, Prof. Staiger
(graduated 2017)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: “Pulvinar-cortical interactions for spatial perception and goal-directed actions in non-human primates”
Thesis Committee: Dr. Kagan, Prof. Wilke, Prof. Schacht
(graduated 2017)
University Medical Center Goettingen, Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology
Thesis Title: "Optimizing the efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation on cortical neuroplasticity based on a neurovascular coupling model"
Thesis Committee: Prof. Nitsche, Prof. Wilke, Prof. Farina
(graduated 2017)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "The role of thalamic pulvinar in eye-hand coordination for goal-directed actions."
Thesis Committee: Dr. Kagan, Prof. Wilke, Prof. Scherberger, Prof. Gail
(graduated 2017)
German Primate Center, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Peripheral nervous system (PNS) control for hand prostheses."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Scherberger, Dr. Kagan, Prof. Wörgötter
(graduated 2017)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Decoding Cortical Motor Goal Representations in a 3D Real-world Environment"
Thesis Committee: Prof. Gail, Prof. Wolf, Prof. Scherberger
(graduated 2017)
University Medical Center Goettingen, Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology
Thesis Title: "Manipulating cross-frequency coupling between theta and gamma rhythm
in human neocortex by transcranial electrical stimulation"
Thesis Committee: Prof. Paulus, Prof. Gruber, Prof. Wörgötter
(graduated 2016)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "The neuropharmacology of attentional modulation in primate visual cortex."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Prof. Wilke, Prof. Scherberger
(graduated 2016)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Mechanisms underlying the covert allocation of visual spatial attention."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Prof. Scherberger, Prof. J. Fischer
(graduated 2016)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Effects of erythropoietin on oligodendrocytes and brain erythropoietin receptor identification."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Heinrich, Prof. Brose, Prof. D. Katschinski
(graduated 2016)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "The GRAS-PGAS approach: Common genetic variations in myelin associated genes contribute to schizophrenic phenotypes."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Nave, Prof. Simons
(graduated 2016)
German Primate Center, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Laterality of grasp-related activity in primate ventral premotor and parietal cortex."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Scherberger, Prof. Treue, Prof. Gail
(graduated 2016)
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Research Group "Sleep and Waking"
Thesis Title: "Sleep in Ecdysozoa"
Thesis Committee: Dr. Henrik Bringmann, Prof. Ralf Heinrich, Prof. André Fiala
(graduated 2016)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "The role of frontal area in voluntary visual spatial attention."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Prof. Wolf, Prof. Wilke
(graduated 2016)
University Medical Center Goettingen, Dept. of Cognitive Neurology
Thesis Title: "Influence of parietal and visual cortex stimulation on thalamic activity in visual awareness."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Wilke, Prof. Bähr, Prof. Antal
(graduated 2016)
University of Goettingen, Institute of Zoology
Thesis Title: "Acoustic signals in many Orthoptera are used for intraspecific communication"
Thesis Committee: Prof. Stumpner, Prof. Heinrich, Prof. Hörner
(graduated 2016)
European Neuroscience Institute
Thesis Title: "The impact of the neuronal nucleus' architecture on memory formation."
Thesis Committee: Prof. A. Fischer, Prof. Heinrich, Prof. Rizzoli
(graduated 2016)
University of Goettingen, Institute of Zoology
Thesis Title: "From Hearing to Singing: sensory to motor information processing in the Grasshopper Brain."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Stumpner, Prof. Heinrich, Prof. Scherberger
(graduated 2016)
European Neuroscience Institute
Thesis Title: "The impact of the neuronal nucleus' architecture on memory formation."
Thesis Committee: Prof. A. Fischer, Prof. Heinrich, Prof. Rizzoli
(graduated 2016)
German Primate Center, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Coding of grasp motor effort and reward expectancy in macaque parietal and premotor cortex."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Scherberger, Prof. Gail, Dr. Kagan
(graduated 2016)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Genetic mouse models of autism: From a multifaceted behavioral phenotype to molecular/cellular mechanistic insight."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Dr. Schlüter, Prof. Bayer, Prof. Chowdhury
(graduated 2015)
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Research Group "Sleep and Waking"
Thesis Title: "Transcriptional control of sleep in C. elegans."
Thesis Committee: Dr. Bringmann, Prof. Paulus, Dr. Oster
(graduated 2015)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Lab
Thesis Title: "Role of the prefrontal cortex in guiding visual attention in macaque monkeys."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Prof. Scherberger, Prof. Wilke
(graduated 2015)
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Research Group "Sleep and Waking"
Thesis Title: "Analysis of the sleep homeostat of Caenorhabditis elegans"
Thesis Committee: Dr. Bringmann, Prof. Stumpner, Prof. Frahm
(graduated 2015)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Contribution of fragile x-related gene variants to the schizophrenic phenotype."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. A. Fischer, Prof. Lass
(gradudated 2015)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Erythropoietin effects in the brain: From cognition to Microglia."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Nave, Prof. Hanisch
(gradudated 2014)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Autism-related genes in schizophrenia."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. A. Fischer, Prof. Brose
(gradudated 2014)
German Primate Center, Neurobiology Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Neural representation of grasping kinematics in pre- and primary motor cortex."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Scherberger, Prof. Treue, Prof. Gail, Prof. Moser
(gradudated 2014)
German Primate Center, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Thesis Title: "Attention, saccade and reward in dorsal stream of macaques."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, PD Dr. Dechent, Prof. Gail, Prof. Wolf
(graduated 2014)
University Medical Center Goettingen, Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology
Thesis Title: "Dopaminergic Modulatin of Neuroplasticity and Cognition."
Thesis Committee: PD Dr. Nitsche, Prof. Waldmann, Prof. Fuchs
(gradudated 2014)
University Medical Center Goettingen, Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology
Thesis Title: "Impact of neuromodulators on stimulation-induced plasticity in humans."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Nitsche, Prof. Kröner-Herwig, Prof. Mattler
(graduated 2014)
University Medical Center Goettingen, Dept. of Clinical Neurophysiology
Thesis Title: "Neuroplastic changes induced by transcranial electrical stimulation in
the functional magnetic resonance tomography: the effect of multichannel stimulation using different frequency ranges "
Thesis Committee: Prof. Antal, Prof. Wörgötter, Prof. Hörner
(graduated 2013)
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Research Group "Sleep and Waking"
Thesis Title:"Molecular Analysis of Sleep in Caenorhabditis elegans."
Thesis Committee: Dr. Bringmann, Prof. Heinrich, Prof. Nave
(graduated 2013)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Mouse models of neuropsychiatric diseases: Genotype / phenotype relations in connection with additional environmental factors as second hits."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Brose, Prof. Bayer
(graduated 2013)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Effect of Erythropoietin on neuronal mitochondrial function and morphology
in degenerative processes."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Nave, Prof. Müller
(graduated 2013)
Max-Planck-Institute for Experimental Medicine, Dept. of Clinical Neuroscience
Thesis Title: "Influence of genetic variations in candidate genes on phenotypes of psychiatric disorders.""
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Dr. Gibbons, Prof. Bickeböller
(graduated 2013)
German Primate Center
Thesis Title: "Implicit and explicit processing of vocal expressions of emotions."
Thesis Committee: Prof. J. Fischer, Prof. Frahm, Prof. Thiel (Oldenburg)
(graduated 2013)
Laboratory of Aging and Cognitive Diseases
European Neuroscience Institute
Thesis Title: "Epigenomic Imaging of Neuropsychatric Diseases: The Role of Chromatin Plasticity
in Schizophrenia and anxiety diseases."
Thesis Committee: Prof. A. Fischer, Prof. Bayer, Prof. Hörner, Prof. Falkai
(graduated 2012)
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
German Primate Center
Thesis Title: "Role of attention in processing of visual motion stimuli."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Dr. Gail, Prof. Wolf
(graduated 2012)
Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Abteilung Kognitive Neurowissenschaften
Thesis Title: "The influence of spatial attention on motion processing."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Dr. Gail, Prof. J. Fischer
(graduated 2012)
Psychiatry and Psychotherapy/Molecular Psychiatry, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Thesis Title: "The contribution of Abeta N3pE to the etiology of Alzheimer´s disease."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Bayer, Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. A. Fischer
(graduated 2012)
Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin
Thesis Title: "Basic research on EPO in MS.."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Nave, Prof. Bayer
(graduated 2012)
Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Abt. Kognitive Ethologie
Thesis Title: "Social and Physical Cognition in Old World monkeys: a comparative perspective."
Thesis Committee: Prof. J. Fischer, Prof. Waldmann, Prof. Rakoczy, Prof. Nieder
(graduated 2012)
Clinical Neurophysiology, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Thesis Title: "Developmental, physiological and Pharmacological validation of a comprehensive model of stress-induced depression."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Fuchs, Prof. Hörner, Prof. Paulus
(graduated 2011)
Clinical Neurophysiology, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Thesis Title: "Cerebral plasticity induced by transcranial brain stimulation with weak current in
humans: insights from fMRI."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Paulus, Prof Wörgötter, Prof. Frahm, Prof. Gruber
(graduated 2011)
Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Göttingen
Thesis Title: "Alcohol use in schizophrenia and the role of genetic variants in the corticotropin releasing system."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, PD Dr. Gibbons, Prof. J. Fischer
(graduated 2011)
Circadian Rhythms Group (Dep. Genes and Behaviour)
Max Plack Institute of Biophysical Chemistry
Thesis Title: "Genetic interaction of Per- and Dec-genes in the mammalian circadian clock."
Thesis Committee: Dr. Oster, Prof. J. Fischer, Prof. Paulus
(graduated 2011)
Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Göttingen
Thesis Title: "Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study on Schizophrenia - Genetic Analyses."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Brose, Prof. Rehling
(graduated 2011)
Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin
Thesis Title: "Genetic variants of EPO and EPOR influence cognitive core features of schizophrenia."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, PD Dr. Gibbons, Prof. Nave
(graduated 2011)
Clinical Neurophysiology, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Thesis Title: "Pathologically altered neuroplasticity in Multiple Sclerosis patients."
Thesis Committee: Dr. Nitsche, Prof. Fuchs, Prof. Kröner-Herwig
(graduated 2011)
Clinical Neurophysiology, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Thesis Title: "Cortical and subcortical mechanisms of speech motor disorders in individuals with stuttered and dysarthric speech."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Paulus, Prof. J. Fischer, Prof. Hasselhorn, PD Dr. Sommer
(graduated 2010)
Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Abteilung Kognitive Neurowissenschaften
Thesis Title: "The influence of attention on the processing of transparent motion."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Dr. Gail, Jun.-Prof. Heinrich
(graduated 2010)
Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin
Thesis Title: "The assessment of higher brain functions of mice within the framework
of establishing genetic-environmental animal model of schizophrenia."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, PD Dr. Gibbons, Prof. Brose
(graduated 2010)
Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Abteilung Kognitive Neurowissenschaften
Thesis Title: "Adaptation and attention in higher visual perception."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Dr. Dechent, Dr. Gail
(graduated 2010)
Zentrum Neurologische Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Thesis Title: "Inducing neuroplasticity in the human motor system by transcranial magnetic stimulation from pathophysiology to a therapeutic option in movement disorders."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Paulus, Prof. Rammsayer, Prof. Treue
(graduated 2009)
Zentrum Psychosoziale Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin
Thesis Title: "Development of a novel genetic-environmental mouse model of schizophrenia and its employment for new treatment approaches."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Havemann-Reinecke, Jun.-Prof. Heinrich
(graduated 2009)
Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie, Biomedizinische NMR Forschungs GmbH
Thesis Title: "An fMRI study of chromatic processing in humans: Spatial and temporal characteristics of the cortical visual areas."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Frahm, Prof. Lee, Prof. Treue
(graduated 2008)
Institut für Zoologie und Anthropologie, Abteilung Neurobiologie
Thesis Title: "Possible influences of circadian melatonin on the function of neurosecretory neurons and serotonin-modulated behavior on crayfish."
Thesis Committee: Jun.-Prof. Heinrich, Prof. Dr. Hardeland, PD Dr. Reischig
(graduated 2008)
Neurobiologische MR-Forschung, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Thesis Title: "The allocation of attentional resources across the visual field: Impact of eccentricity on perceptual load."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Dr. Dechent, Prof. v. Steinbüchel
(graduated 2008)
Institut für Zoologie und Anthropologie, Abteilung Neurobiologie
Thesis Title: "Transmitters, signal transduction pathways and their integration in grasshopper brain neurons that contribute to the control of stridulation - an in vitro approach."
Thesis Committee: Jun.-Prof. Heinrich, Prof. Stumpner, Dr. Terlau
(graduated 2008)
Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Abt. Neurogenetik
Thesis Title: "The role of neuronal bHLH transcription factors in learning and memory."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Nave, Prof. Krieglstein, Prof. Brose
(graduated 2007)
Universitäts-Frauenklinik, Abteilung für Klinische und Experimentelle Endokrinologie
Thesis Title: "Neuroendocrine and sexual behavioral effects of the endocrine disruptor, Equol, in the young-adult male rats."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof. Jarry
(graduated 2007)
Zentrum Neurologische Medizin, Universitätsklinikum Göttingen
Thesis title: "Induction and modulation of neuroplasticity by external stimulation and pharmacological interventions."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Paulus, Prof. Rammsayer, Prof. Treue
(graduated 2007)
Max-Planck-Institut für Experimentelle Medizin, Kliniken für Neurologie und Psychiatrie
Thesis title: "Evaluation neuroprotektiver Strategien am Beispiel ausgewählter neurodegenerativer Erkrankungen: Amyotrophe Lateralsklerose und Alkoholabhängigkeit."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Ehrenreich, Prof.Kröner-Herwig, Prof. Nave
(graduated 2007)
Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Forschungsgruppe Klinische Neurobiologie
Thesis title: "Hemisphere and region - specific effects of chronic stress in the rat prefrontal cortex."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Fuchs, Prof. Kirchhoff, Dr. Stoykova
(graduated 2006)
Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Abteilung Kognitive Neurowissenschaften
Thesis title: "Cognitive Influences on Sensory Processing of Visual Motion."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Dr. Nothdurft, Dr. Wolf
(graduated 2006)
Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Abteilung Kognitive Neurowissenschaften
Thesis title: "Effects of Selective Attention on Sensory Processing of Visual Motion."
Thesis Committee: Prof. Treue, Dr. Wolf, Dr. Nothdurft