General Study Aim: To either assess the underlying mechanisms or detect the onset of experienced frustration that enables a reliable and valid induction of frustration is needed. To date, no such task suitable to assess frustration exists in…
Research topic: Affective disorders such as bipolar disorders are associated with changes in brain structure and function. In our research group we have investigated with MRI large groups of patients with affective disorders, their unaffected relatives,…
Despite decades of scientific research and centuries of philosophical analysis, consciousness remains one of the greatest scientific challenges of our time. What is consciousness and which brain mechanisms shape the unique sense of self, implicit in…
In our aging society, more and more people suffer from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Decades of research have focused on mouse models, but all drug candidates that have successfully treated AD in mice…
Fear is a multifaceted term that can be explained anatomically, biologically, and psychologically. This course begins by illustrating the cause and effects of fear on an anatomical and functional level, followed by demonstrating the physiological, psychological,…
