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tba

As a cognitive science student at the University of Tübingen, I’m interested in learning more about memory formation and impairments, e.g., how different memories are encoded and why some events are forgotten. Additionally, I want to further understand the role of sleep (deprivation) in memory processing.

I believe, there is no such thing as isolation or purposelessness in the brain. Understanding how systems interact and work in detail has always fascinated me. Topic-wise, I am intrigued by Plasticity, Emotion, Social Cognition (especially Communication & Language), and Visual Perception. Method-wise, (f)MRI was one of the reasons for me to start my master’s in Neuro-Cognitive-Psychology, I am in awe whenever I can work with these machines. Now I’m super excited to be here for my thesis!

I am highly interested in the neurobiological mechanisms of human behavior, as well as the interaction of psychological, cognitive and biological processes. In my current research, I combine different imaging methods to identify the functional dynamics, as well as microstructural plasticity of neural systems that are implicated in memory formation and consolidation. In addition, I investigate whether these memory systems differ in the quality of their memory representations using multivariate methods.

In my PhD research, I use different neuroimaging techniques to study the functional dynamics and microstructural plasticity changes involved in memory formation in the human brain. I’m interested in how different aspects of complex memories are stored at the systems level. This includes identifying memory engrams for basic visual features in early visual areas and gaining insight into the mechanisms involved.

My research is mainly focused on methods development for MRI. This includes a variety of MR contrasts like CEST, 31P spectroscopy and functional MRI at field strengths ranging from 1.5T to 14T, but e.g. also simulations on the origin of BOLD MRI and data analysis. I am in particular interested in bridging the gap between development and application and want to foster the combination EEG and MRI for research on neuro-science.

As a Neuroscience Master’s student in Tübingen, I am very interested in how sleep has a role in memory consolidation and how different sleep disorders affect the brain. My goal is to contribute to research in this area and help improve ways to treat sleep disorders.

My PhD project focuses on the mechanisms underlying memory consolidation during wakefulness and sleep. I am particularly interested in how repeated rehearsal of information rapidly stabilizes memories and how this process may differ from sleep-dependent memory consolidation. Using various neuroimaging techniques, I investigate the networks involved in memory reactivation across different brain states and their contribution to forming a stable memory.