Sandra Proelss
Sandra Proelss is a PhD student in the lab. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Goldsmiths, University of London and her Master’s degree in Neuroscience from King’s College London. Before joining the group, she worked within the public health sector, research and academic publishing. In collaboration with the Neurosurgical Department of the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and with supervision from Prof. John-Dylan Haynes and Prof. Michael Brecht, she is investigating neurocognitive function and cortical physiology using direct electrical stimulation (DES) in neurosurgical patients undergoing awake craniotomy.
Projects
Motor intention in premotor and parietal circuitry
Supervision: Prof. John-Dylan Haynes, Dr. med. Katharina Faust, Prof. Vajkoczy
Processing of social-tactile percepts in the somatosensory cortex
Supervision: Prof. Michael Brecht, Dr. med. Katharina Faust, Prof. Vajkoczy
Ticklishness in healthy humans
Supervision: Prof. Michael Brecht