reduce cognitive deficits and substance craving in individuals with substance use disorders (SUD) of different kinds. In individuals with SUD, functional neuroimaging and neuropsychological tasks have [...] changes. Further, by applying tDCS over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in individuals with SUD, the characteristic craving for a substance can be reduced. As there are divergent findings on
Niedtfeld I. Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim : Brain-gut interaction in patients with stress-associated mental disorders. 08/2024-07/2025. DFG - Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft NI 1591/1-2: [...] the role of self-inflicted pain as a dysfunctional attempt to regulate negative emotions in patients with NSSI. However, proximal antecedents and consequences of NSSI have not been studied comprehensively [...] to NSSI events, and direct consequences at the psychological and endocrinological level in patients with BPD.
Oltedal L. Effects of electroconvulsive therapy on hippocampal longitudinal axis and its association with cognitive side effects . Commun Med (Lond) . 2025 5(1):409. Sartorius A , Karl S, Janke C, Beck G
and an MD in translational Oncology. He currently works as a postdoc in our team after being awarded with a Walter Benjamin Position by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Expertise: Viral techniques N
Dietrich S, Durstewitz D, Reininghaus U , Krumm S. Health-Promoting Effects and Everyday Experiences With a Mental Health App Using Ecological Momentary Assessments and AI-Based Ecological Momentary Interventions
and an M.Sc. and a B.Sc. in Biology. He currently works as a postdoc in our team after being awarded with a Walter Benjamin Position by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Contact Publication database
Zhang H, Pandey SC. Persistence of cerebellar ataxia during chronic ethanol exposure is associated with epigenetic up-regulation of Fmr1 gene expression in rat cerebellum. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 Oc
digital health tool, Digital Mobile Mental Health (DMMH), in close collaboration with stakeholders and extending it with mobile sensing data and innovative machine learning models. DMMH consists of an ESM [...] generalize across diverse contexts and situations? How could we endow Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the capacity of generalization across knowledge or task domains? The capability to generalize to novel [...] in vivo electrophysiology, psychophysics and pharmacology in rats performing time perception tasks, with a focus on the prefrontal cortex and the striatum. In the following, we elaborate on the current state
style as a digital marker for depression severity: An ambulatory assessment pilot study in patients with depressive disorder undergoing sleep deprivation therapy . Acta Psychiatr Scand . 2025 151(3):348-357
About me: I joined Valery's lab in September 2025 and am conducting research on positive emotions with Shimpei Ishiyama. I am particularly fascinated by the mysteries underlying play behavior—why engaging
