During my undergraduate studies in Psychology at the University of Constance (Germany), I discovered my interest in neuroscience and in particular my fascination with the neural mechanisms that enable us to behave adaptively, particularly in social environments. A scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung) allowed me to pursue these interests and I completed research stays at the Max-Planck Institute for Neurological Research (Cologne, Germany; PI Schubotz), the Uni Constance (PI Galizia), and the Donders Institute (Nijmegen, The Netherlands; PI Bekkering).
I decided to complete my doctoral training at the University of Oxford. With a 1+3 Wellcome Trust studentship, I completed a one-year master in Neuroscience in Oxford and joined the laboratory of Matthew Rushworth for my doctorate and initial postdoc. My research has broadly focused on the cognitive and neural basis of decision making and social behaviour, using new behavioural paradigms, computational approaches, neuroimaging (fMRI), and brain stimulation (TMS) in humans of different age groups as well as non-human primates.
In 2021, I decided to switch places and joined Steve Fleming’s Metalab at University College London. I am continuing to pursue my research interests and extend them towards the study of self-perception and awareness. In 2022, I started an Independent Senior Research Fellowship at the Department of Experimental Psychology, where I investigate how social processes in the brain go awry in conditions with impaired mental health.
For a full CV (September 2022) click here.