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Education
2008: Habilitation in Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
2001: Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany (summa cum laude)
1997: Diploma (M.S.) in Psychology, Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin, Germany
Academic positions
Since 2010: Heisenberg-Professor of Neurocognitive Psychology
2009: Heisenberg-Fellow
2007-2008: Visiting Professor, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2004-2007: Research scientist (“Eigene Stelle”, funded by DFG) at the Department of Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany
2000-2003: Scientific staff member of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics (Speech production group; head: W. J. M. Levelt) in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
1997-2000: Ph.D. Student, graduate school “Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience”, Berlin, Germany
Awards and Stipends
2008: Heisenberg-Fellowship, German Research Council (DFG)
2002: Heinz-Heckhausen-Junior-Scientist Award, German Psychological Society (DGPs)
1997-2000: Ph.D scholarship, graduate school “Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience”
Research interests
Language production, interface between vision, semantics and language
Functional organisation of semantic memory
Attentional, emotional and semantic influences on visual perception
Face and object perception, mental imagery
Methods: behavioral, electrophysiological (EEG)
Publications
Media
Üble Nachrede bleibt im Gehirn hängen (Radiobeitrag und Interview bei Deutschlandfunk)
Our Language Affects What We See (Artikel im Scientific American, von Catherine Caldwell-Harris)
Wie wir durch unsere Muttersprache sehen (Radiobeitrag und Interview bei radioeins "Die Profis")
Your native language affects what you can and can't see (Bericht im "Research Digest" Blog der British Psychological Society, von Emma Young)