A02: Context effects on threat processing in dependence of testosterone levels
The focus will be on the influences of a provocative context on social threat processing in AMD under different testosterone levels.
Prof. Dr. rer. soc. Ute Habel
Principal investigator SpokespersonDepartment of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH Aachen University
Professor Ute Habel is a distinguished academic at RWTH Aachen University, renowned for her expertise in neuropsychology. Her research delves into the neural mechanisms of emotions, cognition, and psychiatric disorders, utilizing advanced neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI. With a prolific output of publications, she significantly contributes to the understanding of brain function in both health and disease. As a dedicated educator, she mentors students and fosters interdisciplinary collaborations, making substantial impacts on both academic research and clinical practices in neuropsychology and psychiatry.
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Q01: Recruitment and biotyping transdiagnostic risk mechanisms for aggressive behaviors in mental disorders across the life span
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Andreas Reif
Christine Margarete Freitag
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Central Institute of Mental Health
Heidelberg University
Goethe University Frankfurt
Biological Psychiatry
Clinical Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The central recruitment platform for collecting and curating a longitudinal dataset for studying individual aggression dynamics related to the neural, cognitive-emotional, neurobiological, psychopathological and environmental factors in patient groups.
Q04: Central coordination
Governance, and communication among participating researchers and the public.
Research Center Jülich (FZJ)
Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) is a German national research institution that pursues interdisciplinary research in the fields of energy, information, and bioeconomy.
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen University is one of Europe’s leading institutions for science and engineering education.