Heart-brain interaction

All working groups of the Department of Neurology that are investigating, among other topics, also heart-brain interactions are listed here.

Logo of the Group

Group of Julia Sacher: They work at the interesection of brain, behavior & hormones, to explore how neuroendocrine systems influence cognitive processes and mental health. more

Image of a brain during transcranial ultrasound stimulation.

Group of Arno Villringer: The group investigates how transcranial focused ultrasound can be used in combination with MRI scanning to safely and precisely influence brain activity in both superficial and deep regions.  more

A body showing brain, heart, and intestines. Arrows illustrating the interaction between those.

Group of Arno Villringer: They investigate detrimental, self-reinforcing interactions between body and brain functions that trigger and promote the development of hypertension. more

Logoe of the MindBodyEmotion Group

Group of Michael Gaebler: They investigates the interaction of the brain and the rest of the body during emotional processing with a special focus on potential modulators of cardio- and cerebrovascular health. more

Logo with 4 topics of the group (optimal neural states, deviant neural states, neural state analytics, neural state interventions)

Group of Vadim Nikulin: They investigate functional implications of large-scale spatio-temporal neuronal complexity in the human brain.  more

Logo of the Group working on anxiety and depression.

Group of Hadas Okon-Singer: The group investigates the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying cognitive biases and their modification, to translate cognitive science into clinically meaningful applications.  more

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