Esther Kuehn

PI at the Institute of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia Research (IKND)

The central goal of my research is to use state-of-the-art imaging and modeling techniques to bridge the gap between neuronal changes at the mesoscopic level and behavior, particularly in human sensorimotor cortex. My central research strands concern with layer-dependent myeloarchitectonic changes with advancing age, the modeling of topographic maps in younger and older adults, their relation to changes in embodiment, and the influence of multisensory topographic maps on social cognition and basic sensory perception. I have active collaborations with the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (Leipzig), University College London (UK), Birbeck University of London (UK), San Diego State University (USA), The University of Auckland (NZ), and the Nederlands Herseninstituut (Netherlands). I lead a young, international, and interdisciplinary research team at the DZNE. If you are interested working in my group, email me at esther.kuehn@dzne.de.

Keywords: cortical plasticity – sensorimotor learning – aging – social cognition – cortical topography – myeloarchitecture – microstructural imaging

Location: DZNE

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