Team
Principal Investigator
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dorothea Hämmerer
CV
Lab administrator
lab administrator (Innsbruck)
Julia Baumgartner
Postdoctoral Researchers
Dr. Sabrina Lenzoni
University of Innsbruck​
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Changes in noradrenergic brain function in early stages of Alzheimer's
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Neural dynamics of sleep-wake regulation in aging
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Autonomic markers of metacognitive monitoring
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Dr. Lucía Penalba Sánchez
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Altered functional brain networks in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Relevance of the noradrenergic system for maintaining cognitive functions in old age
Yeo-Jin Yi
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
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Changes in noradrenergic brain function in early Alzheimer's
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PhD Students
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
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Stimulation of the noradrenergic system as a therapeutic
intervention in old age
Mareike Ludwig
Marina Leiman
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
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Relevance of the noradrenergic system for maintaining cognitive functions in old age
Alina Zhunussova
Research Assistants
Sarah Gaßmann
University of Innsbruck
Carina Zeitler
University of Innsbruck
Maria Dobrushina
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Altered functional brain networks in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Sayyeda Chandni
Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg
Altered functional brain networks in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment​
Master Students
Maximilian Boll
University of Innsbruck
Lilli Fee Schulz
University of Innsbruck
Richard Lohr
University of Innsbruck
Joshua Horngacher
University of Innsbruck
Tobias Holzinger
University of Innsbruck
Philipp Feistmantl
University of Innsbruck
Undergraduate Students
Lilly Halser
University of Innsbruck
Nicole Heinz
University of Innsbruck
Jamie Kofler
University of Innsbruck
Medical Students
Simon Gasser
University of Innsbruck
Collaborators
Anne Berry, Brandeis University: FMT PET
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Dr. Bryce Mander, University of Irvine California, USA: Sleep and aging
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Dr. Daniela G. Femminella, Clinical Psychopathology - AOU Federico II, Napoli, Italy: fMRI in AD
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Dr. Elif Kurt, Istanbul University: fMRI in AD​
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Dr. Giulio Bernardi, IMT Lucca, Italy: Simultaneous EEG-fMRI and sleep
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Dr. Matt Nassar, Brown University, USA: Pupillometry & cognitive modelling
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Hendrik Mattern, University Magdeburg & Stefanie Schreiber, University Magdeburg: Vascular health in the brainstem
Ildiko Dunay, University Magdeburg: Immunological assessments
​Jarkko Joahnsson, Umeå University:
Fallypride PET
Jens Wiltfang, German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases:
Neurodegeneration markers
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Kathy Liu, University of Pennsylvania: LC in dementia​
Martina Callaghan, University College London: LC imaging
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Michael Kreissl, University Magdeburg: Fallypride PET
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Oliver Speck, University Magdeburg: tVNS-fMRI & ultra-high field imaging
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Osama Sabri, University Leipzig,
Swen Hesse, University Leipzig and Marianna Patt, University Augsburg:
Fallypride PET
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Rob Howard, University College London:
Pharmacological interventions
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Rogier Kievit, Max Planck UCL Centre: Structural Equation Modeling
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Tino Zähle, University Magdeburg & Matthias Prigge, University Magdeburg: tVNS Stimulations