Dechent, Peter, PD Dr.


  • 1991-2001 Studies of Biology, University of Mainz
  • 1994 Scientific Assistant at the Biophysical Institute, University of Mainz
  • 1995-1996 Scholarship of the Erasmus-Program, University of Manchester, England
  • 1996 Research Fellow at the Neuroscience Department, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1997-1998 Diploma Thesis at the 'Biomedical NMR Research' at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen; Diploma in Biology
  • 1998-2001 Doctoral thesis at the 'Biomedical NMR Research'; Dr.rer.nat. (Biology)
  • 2001-2003 Postdoc at the 'Biomedical NMR Research' (Laboratory of Prof. Dr. J. Frahm)
  • since 2004 Head of the Research Group 'MR-Research in Neurology and Psychiatry' Medical Faculty, University of Göttingen



Major Research Interests

  • Combination of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques like transcranial Direct / Alternating Current Stimulation (tDCS/tACS) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to modulate functional brain networks in healthy and pathologic conditions.
  • Characterization of hemodynamic processes, the basis of blood oxygenation level dependent (BOLD) changes in standard fMRI investigations.
  • Application of modern MR techniques to investigate the human brain in healthy and pathologic conditions. Applied methods comprise:
  • - Structural MRI
    - Diffusion-weighted- and diffusion-tensor-imaging (DWI/DTI)
    - Localized MR-spectroscopy (MRS)

    Homepage Department/Research Group
    https://cognitive-neurology.umg.eu/

    ORCID: 0009-0006-4005-3352