Adjunct Faculty Members
![Carsten Finke](/143858/original-1703069196.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxNDM4NTh9--b2930cd0d03770caa57b84bb4f2e547b6defeb5a)
Carsten Finke
Research interests: • cognitive deficits and advanced MRI studies in antibody-mediated neuropsychiatric diseases such as autoimmune encephalitis, multiple sclerosis and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders • clinical and cognitive neuroscience of memory and memory disorders, especially memory deficits in patients with transient and persistent hippocampal dysfunction • development of digital cognitive assessment and rehabilitation tools with a focus on the application of Virtual and Augmented Reality setups in clinical settings
![Stephen Fleming](/136698/original-1701427799.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMzY2OTh9--2caa91da9894af5d54d5b0255398fa76220bac8a)
Stephen Fleming
Research interests: • metacognition • subjective experience • disorders of mental health • computational modeling • functional MRI • MEG
![Klaus Gramann](/126176/original-1688995614.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMjYxNzZ9--82ab53015f49f09305acc4a645b87d4f60d58753)
Klaus Gramann
Research interests: • neural basis of spatial cognition • neural basis of embodiment • brain imaging • mobile brain imaging • EEG
![Lucia Melloni](/126131/original-1698821229.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMjYxMzF9--eb9a9c52f35f3bcc4a5cd9d184d7b8fc104b465f)
Lucia Melloni
Research interests: • neural mechanisms of consciousness • structure of subjective experience • interplay between perception and memory • neural mechanisms by which the brain predictively controls perception and cognition
![Monika Schönauer](/143885/original-1701870156.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxNDM4ODV9--3a6e38f83b5ba69a04cb40b5f516aeeba5844e53)
Monika Schönauer
Research interests: • memory consolidation • learning-induced neural plasticity • sleep • memory reactivation • dreaming
![Nicolas Schuck](/126088/original-1688995614.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMjYwODh9--7f00f979ee9ad3a4ad5aa664ba1227478617bce0)
Nicolas Schuck
Research interests: • decision making • reinforcement learning • neural networks • functional MRI
![Yee Lee Shing](/136655/original-1701427799.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMzY2NTV9--478a0424249cd521435615f6a1108eeaabb6ddca)
Yee Lee Shing
Research interests: • learning and memory development across the lifespan • predictive processing • environmental impacts on cognitive and brain development
![Manuel Spitschan](/125897/original-1688995614.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMjU4OTd9--9f0cc31d97b39f8fc4513361e725aa2bd2ac1609)
Manuel Spitschan
Research interests: • mechanisms underlying circadian photoreception in humans (non-visual effects of light) • signal integration and circadian rhythms in visual function
![Mariya Toneva](/125929/original-1688995614.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMjU5Mjl9--3a3c07df87dfc6fbc50551be182b4f402de1aa1a)
Mariya Toneva
Research interests: • language processing • memory • computational modeling • task-dependent processing • semantics • multimodality • neuroimaging • ecologically valid experiments
![Sofie L. Valk](/126067/original-1688995614.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMjYwNjd9--dfdda75e64884118372aeb45cd2d14de83692273)
Sofie L. Valk
Research interests: • gene-environment interactions • brain organisation • social cognition • transdiagnostic models • lifespan
![Veronica Witte](/126008/original-1688995614.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxMjYwMDh9--3e7daed0c7f653ff7ab25bd4808bebd44376ce44)
Veronica Witte
Research interests: • impact of diet and lifestyle on brain structure and function • population neuroimaging • gut-microbiome-brain axis • cognitive aging • obesity and the brain • human interventional studies • genetic factors and gene-environment interactions • (micro-)structure of the hippocampus • structural imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, functional MRI & connectivity
Copyright of Veronica Witte’s photo: Gildemeister Fotografie/Universität Leipzig
External Adjunct Faculty Members
![Claudine Gauthier](/18490/original-1573053415.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxODQ5MH0%3D--03d092b0f1f33039cfab483f7015213368dc277a)
Claudine Gauthier
Research interests: • quantitative MRI • vascular imaging • metabolic Imaging • functional MRI • aging • cardiovascular disease • stroke
![Daniel Margulies](/18492/original-1573053346.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxODQ5Mn0%3D--e74b48c30a32c950748063cd061f16e6e0d1362c)
Daniel Margulies
Research interests: • human cortical organization • functional connectivity • cross-species comparative connectivity • higher-order cognition
![Smadar Ovadia-Caro](/18494/original-1688995614.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxODQ5NH0%3D--8df2072203f2bfd1132e497126eec047b079fd79)
Smadar Ovadia-Caro
Research interests: • neuroplasticity and brain organization • reorganization in response to pathological states such as stroke • individual cortical adaptability • fMRI connectivity • spatial and temporal features of on-going brain signals
![Christopher Steele](/18496/original-1573053414.jpg?t=eyJ3aWR0aCI6MzUwLCJoZWlnaHQiOjQ1MCwiZml0IjoiY3JvcCIsImZpbGVfZXh0ZW5zaW9uIjoianBnIiwib2JqX2lkIjoxODQ5Nn0%3D--201f5b690eb5459e04b18a3d48407030f2e89a53)
Christopher Steele
Research interests: • training-related neuroplasticity • electrophysiological bases of motor control • cerebellar function, structure, and connectivity • white matter connectional architecture • quantitative assessment of stroke-related white matter disconnection • quantitative and physiologically-specific MRI • functional dynamics of the brain • image segmentation and registration