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2013-2015 |
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Berenson-Allen Center for Non-invasive Brain Stimulation, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston |
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2013 |
PhD in Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Cluster “Languages of Emotion” and Charité, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy |
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2008 |
Diploma in Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
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2004 |
Pre-Diploma in Psychology, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
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Research interests
My overall research interest is examining the interplay between emotion and cognition. I am particularly interested in studying the underlying brain networks using different methodological approaches including fMRI and neuromodulation techniques. In my current research projects, I focus on exploring new treatment options for depression and autism using computer-based training programs and non-invasive brain stimulation with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) or transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS).
Awards
2016: Teaching Award of the Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Publications
Welch ES, Weigand A, Hooker J, Philip NS, Tyrka AR, Press DZ, Carpenter L (2018) Feasibility of Computerized Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Combined with Bifrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Treatment of Major Depression. Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface
Weigand A, Horn A, Caballero R, Cooke D, Stern AP, Taylor SF, Press D, Pascual-Leone A, & Fox MD (2018). Prospective Validation That Subgenual Connectivity Predicts Antidepressant Efficacy of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Sites. Biological Psychiatry, 84, 28-3
Grimm S, Wirth K, Fan Y, Weigand A, Gärtner M, Feeser M, Dziobek I, Bajbouj M, Aust S (2017) The interaction of corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene and early life stress on emotional empathy. Behavioural Brain Research 329:180-185
Scheidegger M, Henning A, Walter M, Boeker H, Weigand A, Seifritz E, Grimm S (2015) Effects of ketamine on cognition-emotion interaction in the brain. NeuroImage 1(124): 8-15
Feeser M, Fan Y, Weigand A, Hahn A, Gärtner M, Böker H, Grimm S, Bajbouj M (2015) Oxytocin improves mentalizing - Pronounced effects for individuals with attenuated ability to empathize. Psychoneuroendocrinology 53(3): 223-232
Schomers M, Kirilina E, Weigand A, Bajbouj M, Pulvermüller F (2014) Causal influence of articulatory motor cortex on comprehending single spoken words: TMS evidence. Cerebral Cortex 25(10): 3894-3902
Grimm S, Gärtner M, Fuge P, Fan Y, Weigand A, Feeser M, Aust S, Heekeren HR, Jacobs A, Heuser I, Bajbouj M (2014) Variation in the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor 1 (CRHR1) Gene Modulates Age Effects on Working Memory. Journal of Psychiatric Research 61:57-63
Fuge P, Aust S, Fan Y, Weigand A, Gärtner M, Feeser M, Bajbouj M, Grimm S (2014). Interaction of Early Life Stress and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene: Effects on working memory. Biological Psychiatry 1;76(11):888-894
Feeser M, Yan F, Weigand A, Hahn A, Gärtner M, Aust S, Böker H, Bajbouj M, Grimm S (2014). The beneficial effect of oxytocin on avoidance-related facial emotion recognition depends on early life stress experience. Psychopharmacology 231(24):4735-4744
Grimm S, Pestke K, Feeser M, Aust S, Weigand A, Wang J, Wingenfeld K, Pruessner JC, La Marca R, Böker H, Bajbouj M (2014). Early life stress modulates oxytocin effects on limbic system during acute psychosocial stress. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 9(11):1828-1835
Fuge P & Grimm S, Weigand A, Fan Y, Gärtner M, Feeser M, Bajbouj M (2014). Assessment of age- related changes in cognitive functions using EmoCogMeter, a novel tablet-computer based approach. Journal of Visualized Experiments 84:e50942
Weigand A & Richtermeier A, Feeser M, Guo JS, Grimm S, Bajbouj M (2013). State-dependent effects of prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on emotional working memory. Brain Stimulation 6(6):905-912
Weigand A, Grimm S, Astalosch A, Guo JS, Briesemeister BB, Lisanby SH, Luber B, Bajbouj M (2013). Lateralized effects of prefrontal repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on emotional working memory. Experimental Brain Research 227(1):43-52
Weigand A, Feeser M, Gärtner M, Brandt E, Fan Y, Fuge P, Böker H, Bajbouj M, Grimm S (2013). Intranasal oxytocin prior to encoding and retrieval enhances memory certainty for negative social stimuli. Psychopharmacology 227(2):321-329
Qin P, Grimm S, Duncan NW, Holland G, Guo JS, Fan Y, Weigand A, Baudewig J, Bajbouj M, Northoff G (2013). Self-specific stimuli interact differently than non-self-specific stimuli with eyes-open versus eyes-closed spontaneous activity in auditory cortex. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 29;7:437
Grimm S & Weigand A, Kazzer P, Jacobs AM, Bajbouj M (2012). Neural mechanisms underlying the integration of emotion and working memory. NeuroImage 61(4):1188-1194
Schreiber M, Endrass T, Weigand A, Kathmann N (2012). Age-effects on adjustments of performance monitoring to task difficulty. Journal of Psychophysiology 26(4):145-153