Urs Heilbronner

EDUCATION

College / University

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Highest Degree

Vordiplom

Major Subjects

Psychology

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Country

Germany

Lab Experience

1994 - 2000: Vacation jobs as laboratory assistant, Dept. of Clinical Genetics, Frauenklinik Stuttgart; main experience in karyotyping.

Projects / Research

  • 1999: Ablenkungseffekte beim Lösen von Kombinatorikaufgaben in einer Hypertextumgebung. Dr. Peter Gerjets, Psychology labs
  • 1999: The Effects of Misaligned Refernce Systems on Wayfinding. Dr. Steffen Werner

Scholarships / Awards

2000 – 2001: Heraeus Platzhoff Stipend
1999 – 2000: Full tuition scholarship; education abroad program, University of California, USA

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

Interests: Cognitive neuroscience (especially neurobiology of memory), pharmacopsychology/ psychopharmacology, psychiatry
Goals: To contribute significantly to our understanding of the relation between the mind and the central nervous system.