Congratulations to:

Oliver Wolf (A09) and Lianne Wolsink (A09) on their DFG-funded project in cooperation with Lisa Wirz (RUB). The project is entitled “Stress effects on Memory Accuracy versus Generalisation” and deals with the effects of stress on memory consolidation.

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Valerie Jentsch (A09) on her DFG-funded project “Neuroendocrine modulation of cognitive emotion regulation – Exploring the role of stress system dominance.” The focus here is on emotion regulation and how acute stress interacts with it.

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Harald H. Quick (A05) on his international collaboration between the Erwin L. Hahn Institute, the Max Planck Institute for Cybernetics in Tübingen, and the CEA in Paris. Together, the researchers now want to develop a new head/neck high-frequency (HF) coil for 7-Tesla high-field MRI.

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Ulrike Bingel (A11) and Dagmar Timmann (A05) on their DFG-funded project in cooperation with Matthias Brand (ELH). The aim of the project is to find out to what extent the cerebellum contributes to so-called reinforcement learning through its connection to the ventral tegmental area (VTA).

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