We are brain scientists. Neuroscience is one of the most prominent scientific fields, nested between life science, medical science and the humanities with immense implications for our understanding of human behaviour and information technology, and with a strong societal impact, both in medicine (e.g. understanding neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s) as well as in technology (e.g. developing artificial intelligence).
In our research group, we leverage modern neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and magnetoencephalography (MEG) to investigate brain systems that support transformation of experience into enduring memories. We seek to understand how mnemonic networks help us to map and navigate our geographical and memory landscapes and to assemble our rich inventory of knowledge.
The next generation
We care greatly that the next generation of neuroscientists receives the best possible training opportunities, and we enthusiastically contribute to the excellent educational programs for undergraduate and graduate students. We aim to provide our top students with all the skills necessary to become leaders in the future, both in science and beyond academia.
Public engagement
We also love to talk about science with the general public and the media. We get regularly involved in activities that promote public engagement with science, such as the Brain Awareness Week, public lectures, school visits and publications in popular science magazines. We enjoy giving interviews on TV, radio and in newspapers.
Meet our team
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Anna Krauspe
Student assistant 2023 – 2025
Fabio Henn
Student assistant 2024 – 2025
Paula von Jagow
Student assistant 2024 – 2025
Florian Müll
Student assistant 2024 – 2025
Volker Reisner
PhD candidate 2019 – 2025
Lydia Handke
Student assistant 2022
Sven Philipsen
Intern 2025
Sein Jeung
PhD candidate 2019–2025
Paul Brockmeyer
Student assistant 2022–2025
Leonardo Pettini
PhD candidate 2021–2025
Felix Deilmann
PhD candidate 2019–2025
Marcia Bécu
Postdoc 2020–2024
Theo Schäfer
PhD candidate 2019–2024
Alexander Nitsch
PhD candidate 2019–2024
Ignacio Polti
PhD candidate 2019–2024
Yeva Yemelianenko
Student assistant 2023–2024
Leonard König
Student assistant 2023–2024
Janik Scherer
Intern 2024
Meent Mangels
Student assistant 2021–2024
Raphael Anstett
Intern 2024
Frieda Gabke
Intern+Student assistant 2024
Maló Calmus
Intern 2023–2024
Klara Wessel
Intern 2024
Paula Schneider
Student assistant 2023–2024
Susanne Starke
PA to Christian Doeller 2018–2024
Lukas-Daniel Gerhards
Student assistant 2023
Max Schulz
Student assistant 2022–2023
Merethe Andresen
Senior Engineer until 2023
Elena Stich
Intern 2023
Lola Kühn
Student assistant 2022 - 2024
Johannah Völler
Student assistant 2021 - 2023
Emilia Hinkel
Student assistant 2021 - 2023
Magdalena Holzner
Intern 2022 - 2023
Danielle Schewe
Student assistant 2022 - 2023
Anna Makova
Project student 2020 - 2023
Anna-Maria Grob
PhD Candidate 2019 - 2023
Misun Kim
Postdoc 2018 - 2023
Johanna Bergmann
Postdoc 2019 - 2023
Stephanie Theves
Postdoc 2019 - 2022
Jacob Bellmund
Postdoc 2018 - 2022
Markus Frey
PhD candidate 2019 - 2022
Loes Ottink
PhD candidate until 2022
Gøril Rolfseng Grøntvedt
PhD candidate 2018 - 2022
Annika Schmitt
Intern 2022
Lea-Sophie Funk
Student assistant 2022
Michaela Rittmeyer
Personal Assistant 2021 - 2022
Deniz Främke
Master Student 2021 - 2022
Imke Peters
Intern 2021 - 2022-

Andrea Hiott
Master student 2019 - 2021
Birte Steinberg
Student assistant 2023–2025
Naomi de Haas
PhD candidate
Annika Sauter
Intern 2021
Markus Badwal
MD student 2019–2025
Ingrid Framås Syversen
PhD Candidate 2018 - 2021
Blazej Baczkowski
Postdoc | 2020 - 2021
Lennard van den Berg
Master student 2020 - 2021
Kim-Laura Speck
Student assistant 2019 - 2021
Alice Bassewitz
Master student 2020 - 2021
Hermann Sonntag
Postdoc 2019 - 2020
Hashim Satti
PhD Candidate (MPSoC Rotation) 2020
Moritz Dörfler
PhD Candidate (MPSoC Rotation) 2020
Petra Borovska
Student assistant 2020
Natalie Ruth St. John
Master student until 2020
Julianne Lundanes
Research assistant 2020
Tobias Navarro Schröder
Postdoc 2016 - 2020
Kevin Aspaas Eriksen
Staff engineer 2020
Matthias Nau
Postdoc until 2020
Stian Jensen Framvik
Staff engineer 2019 - 2020
Renil Mathew
Staff engineer 2020
Jonas Thudt
Student Assistant 2020
Yasmin Aljedawi
Intern 2020
Boon Linn Choo
Master student
Artem Karew
PhD candidate 2019 - 2020
Arthur Levasseur
Intern 2020
Nikolas Filler
Student assistant 2019 - 2020
Rebekka Tenderra
PhD Candidate (MPSoC Rotation) 2019
Paula Schneider
Student assistant 2023–2024
Joshua Julian
Postdoc until 2019
Annelene Gulden Dahl
PhD Candidate
Lydia Brunvoll Sandøy
Master Student
Lilith Sommer
PhD Candidate
Sabine Andrea Huber
Project student
Raphael Kaplan
Collaborator | Assisted professor until Aug 2020
Blanca Marin Bosch
Guest researcher 2019
Christiana Bjørkli
Research Assistant 2018 - 2019
Tobias Staudigl
Postdoc 2015-2018
David Neville
Postdoc 2014-2018
Branka Milivojevic
Postdoc 2012-2018
Thomas Schreiner
Postdoc 2015-2017
Silvy Collin
PhD student 2013-2017
Isabella Wagner
Postdoc 2016
Alexander Backus
PhD candidate 2011-2016
Sander Bosch
PhD candidate 2011-2015, postdoc 2015
Lorena Deuker
Postdoc 2013-2015
Meryl Varadinov
Research Assistant 2015
Peter Smulders
Research Assistant 2013-2014
Alejandro Vicente Grabovetsky
Postdoc 2011-2014
Nils Muller
Research Assistant 2012-2013
Lonja Schurmann
PhD Candidate
Mona Garvert
Group leader 2018 - 2021


































































































