Academic interest
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Cognition and functional differences between the cerebral hemispheres
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Interaction between the cerebral hemispheres in a lateralized brain
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Structure-function associations of the human brain and their development across the lifespan
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Dichotic-listening paradigm
Teaching
Course coordinator
PSY1300 / PSYC1230 - Cognitive Psychology
PSY4317 - Hemispheric asymmetry and cognition
Additional teaching in
PSY4310 / PSY4320 - Research methods in cognitive neuroscience
PSY4312 - Cognitive Control in Action
Education
2010 Habilitation in Psychology, University of Trier, Trier, Germany
2006 Ph.D. in Psychobiology (Dr. rer. nat.), University of Trier, Trier, Germany
2003 Degree in Psychology (German: Diplom Psychologe), University of Trier, Trier, Germany
Employment history
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Since 04/2016 Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway
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01/2015 to 04/2016 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway
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07/2011 to 12/2014 Researcher (20% position) at the Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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01/2011 to 12/2014 Senior Researcher, Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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09/2006 to 12/2010 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Biological and Medical Psychology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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07/2003 to 06/2006 Research assistant, Center for Neuropsychological Research, University of Trier, Trier, Germany
Awards
2010 Young researcher award (“Yngre fremragende forsker“), School of Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway
2007 Dissertation award (“Förderpreis für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs”), Freundeskreis Trierer Universität e.V., Trier, Germany