Alexander Weuthen
M. Sc. Psychology
Born 1994, Mönchengladbach
Since 01/2019: Research assistant, Neuropsychology, IPSY, OVGU Magdeburg
Topic of Doctorate: Aging-dependent and cholinergic modulation of interactions between performance monitoring and memory representations. (TP13, RTG 2413 SynAGE)
12/2018: M. Sc. Psychology, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Topic of Master’s thesis: The role of personality in hippocampal aging processes. (INM7, Forschungszentrum Jülich)
08/2016: B. Sc. Psychology, Universität Trier
Topic of Bachelor’s thesis: Neuropsychological mechanisms of visual face and body processing in children. (Department of Neuropsychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
Research Interests:
- Relationship between neurotransmitter and neuropeptides with cortical and subcortical oscillations
- Neurobiological basis and mechanisms of psychotherapeutic interventions (in particular acceptance commitment therapy)
- Neuromodulation (TMS, tDCS/tACS, tFUS) and neurofeedback for psychiatric disorders
- Multimodal neuroimaging: In the interface between (morphological/ diffusion-weighted/ resting-state/ task-based) MRI and EEG/MEG
As part of a final thesis, practical analyses on MRI data can be learned.