Lutz Jancke

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Affiliation: University of Zurich
Country: Switzerland

Publications

  1. ncbi Influence of virtual reality soccer game on walking performance in robotic assisted gait training for children
    Karin Brütsch
    Institute of Psychology, Division Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    J Neuroeng Rehabil 7:15. 2010
  2. ncbi Brain stimulation modulates driving behavior
    Gian Beeli
    University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Division Neuropsychology, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 4:34. 2008
  3. ncbi Modulating presence and impulsiveness by external stimulation of the brain
    Gian Beeli
    Institute of Psychology, Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 4:33. 2008
  4. ncbi Individual preferences modulate incentive values: Evidence from functional MRI
    Susan Koeneke
    University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Division Neuropsychology, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 4:55. 2008
  5. ncbi Hemodynamic responses in human multisensory and auditory association cortex to purely visual stimulation
    Martin Meyer
    Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Neurosci 8:14. 2007
  6. ncbi Transcranial direct current stimulation of the prefrontal cortex modulates working memory performance: combined behavioural and electrophysiological evidence
    Tino Zaehle
    Department of Neurology, Otto v, Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
    BMC Neurosci 12:2. 2011
  7. ncbi Music, memory and emotion
    Lutz Jancke
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Biol 7:21. 2008
  8. ncbi The neuroanatomy of grapheme-color synesthesia
    Lutz Jancke
    Division Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur J Neurosci 29:1287-93. 2009
  9. ncbi The plastic human brain
    Lutz Jancke
    University Zurich, Psychological Institute, Division Neuropsychology, Zurich, Switzerland
    Restor Neurol Neurosci 27:521-38. 2009
  10. ncbi Brain activation during fast driving in a driving simulator: the role of the lateral prefrontal cortex
    Lutz Jancke
    Institute of Psychology, Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 19:1127-30. 2008

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  1. ncbi Influence of virtual reality soccer game on walking performance in robotic assisted gait training for children
    Karin Brütsch
    Institute of Psychology, Division Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    J Neuroeng Rehabil 7:15. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to compare the immediate effect of different supportive conditions (VR versus non-VR conditions) on motor output in patients and healthy control children during training with the driven gait orthosis Lokomat*...
  2. ncbi Brain stimulation modulates driving behavior
    Gian Beeli
    University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Division Neuropsychology, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 4:34. 2008
    ..abstract:..
  3. ncbi Modulating presence and impulsiveness by external stimulation of the brain
    Gian Beeli
    Institute of Psychology, Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 4:33. 2008
    ..abstract:..
  4. ncbi Individual preferences modulate incentive values: Evidence from functional MRI
    Susan Koeneke
    University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Division Neuropsychology, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 4:55. 2008
    ..abstract:..
  5. ncbi Hemodynamic responses in human multisensory and auditory association cortex to purely visual stimulation
    Martin Meyer
    Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Neurosci 8:14. 2007
    ..The participants had no other task than attending to the stimuli and indicating the end of each trial by pressing a button...
  6. ncbi Transcranial direct current stimulation of the prefrontal cortex modulates working memory performance: combined behavioural and electrophysiological evidence
    Tino Zaehle
    Department of Neurology, Otto v, Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany
    BMC Neurosci 12:2. 2011
    ..In two experimental sessions, participants performed a letter two-back WM task after sham and either anodal or cathodal tDCS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)...
  7. ncbi Music, memory and emotion
    Lutz Jancke
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Biol 7:21. 2008
    ..A recent study in BMC Neuroscience has given new insights into the role of emotion in musical memory...
  8. ncbi The neuroanatomy of grapheme-color synesthesia
    Lutz Jancke
    Division Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur J Neurosci 29:1287-93. 2009
    ....
  9. ncbi The plastic human brain
    Lutz Jancke
    University Zurich, Psychological Institute, Division Neuropsychology, Zurich, Switzerland
    Restor Neurol Neurosci 27:521-38. 2009
    ..In this review I summarize and discuss reported findings of structural and functional plasticity in the intact human brain...
  10. ncbi Brain activation during fast driving in a driving simulator: the role of the lateral prefrontal cortex
    Lutz Jancke
    Institute of Psychology, Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 19:1127-30. 2008
    ..These findings are discussed in the context of current theories about the role of the lateral prefrontal cortex in controlling risk-taking behavior, task switching, and multitasking...
  11. ncbi A strong parietal hub in the small-world network of coloured-hearing synaesthetes during resting state EEG
    Lutz Jancke
    Division Neuropychology, Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    J Neuropsychol 5:178-202. 2011
    ..A further important point is that these hub regions are even differently operating at rest supporting the idea that these hub characteristics are predetermining factors of coloured-hearing synaesthesia...
  12. ncbi The architecture of the golfer's brain
    Lutz Jancke
    Division of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    PLoS ONE 4:e4785. 2009
    ..In this study, we report the relationship between a particular level of proficiency in playing golf (indicated by golf handicap level) and specific neuroanatomical features...
  13. ncbi Absolute pitch--functional evidence of speech-relevant auditory acuity
    Mathias S Oechslin
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    Cereb Cortex 20:447-55. 2010
    ..Our results suggest that the neural underpinnings of pitch processing expertise exercise a strong influence on propositional speech perception (sentence meaning)...
  14. ncbi Neurophysiological evidence of impaired musical sound perception in cochlear-implant users
    Pascale Sandmann
    Division of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Clin Neurophysiol 121:2070-82. 2010
    ..The present study aimed at evaluating electrophysiological correlates of musical sound perception in CI users to help achieve the long-term goal of improved restoration of hearing in those individuals...
  15. ncbi A network for audio-motor coordination in skilled pianists and non-musicians
    Simon Baumann
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute for Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain Res 1161:65-78. 2007
    ..Our data imply an intermodal transformation network of auditory and motor areas which is subject to a certain degree of plasticity by means of intensive training...
  16. ncbi Comparison of "silent" clustered and sparse temporal fMRI acquisitions in tonal and speech perception tasks
    Tino Zaehle
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, and Institute of Neuroradiology, University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroimage 37:1195-204. 2007
    ..Furthermore, our data demonstrate the feasibility of the clustered acquisition of subsequent imaging volumes along the T1-decay...
  17. ncbi Segmental processing in the human auditory dorsal stream
    Tino Zaehle
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14 25, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain Res 1220:179-90. 2008
    ....
  18. ncbi A network for sensory-motor integration: what happens in the auditory cortex during piano playing without acoustic feedback?
    Simon Baumann
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Treichlerstrasse 10, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Ann N Y Acad Sci 1060:186-8. 2005
    ..We provide evidence for the existence of a neuronal network of secondary and higher-order areas belonging to the auditory and motor modality that is important in the integration of auditory and motor domains...
  19. ncbi Long-term exposure to music enhances the sensitivity of the auditory system in children
    Martin Meyer
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14 25, CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur J Neurosci 34:755-65. 2011
    ....
  20. ncbi Coherence and phase locking of intracerebral activation during visuo- and audio-motor learning of continuous tracking movements
    Julia Blum
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute for Psychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14 25, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    Exp Brain Res 182:59-69. 2007
    ....
  21. ncbi Neuronal modifications during visuomotor association learning assessed by electric brain tomography
    Elke Praeg
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Treichlerstrasse 10, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain Topogr 19:61-75. 2006
    ..The present study has shown specific time elements of a visuomotor-memory-related network, which might support learning progress during visuomotor association learning...
  22. ncbi Differential language expertise related to white matter architecture in regions subserving sensory-motor coupling, articulation, and interhemispheric transfer
    Stefan Elmer
    Division Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Hum Brain Mapp 32:2064-74. 2011
    ..These results have implications for our understanding of language expertise in relation to white matter adaptations...
  23. ncbi Early electrophysiological correlates of meter and rhythm processing in music perception
    Eveline Geiser
    Department of Neuropsychology, University Zurich, Switzerland
    Cortex 45:93-102. 2009
    ..Furthermore, the data indicate that non-musicians are as proficient as musicians when it comes to rhythm perception, suggesting that correct rhythm perception is crucial not only for musicians but for every individual...
  24. ncbi Silent and continuous fMRI scanning differentially modulate activation in an auditory language comprehension task
    Conny F Schmidt
    Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University and ETH, Zurich, Switzerland
    Hum Brain Mapp 29:46-56. 2008
    ..Our findings implicate that silent fMRI is advantageous when it comes to the exploration of auditory and speech functions residing in the supratemporal plane...
  25. ncbi Enhancement of auditory-evoked potentials in musicians reflects an influence of expertise but not selective attention
    Simon Baumann
    University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Cogn Neurosci 20:2238-49. 2008
    ..However, independent from the N1-P2 complex, attention evoked an Nd-like negative component in musicians but not in nonmusicians, which suggests that plasticity also affects top-down processes...
  26. ncbi The neural correlate of speech rhythm as evidenced by metrical speech processing
    Eveline Geiser
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14 25, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Cogn Neurosci 20:541-52. 2008
    ....
  27. ncbi Neural control of playing a reversed piano: empirical evidence for an unusual cortical organization of musical functions
    Lutz Jancke
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 17:447-51. 2006
    ..We suggest that C.S.'s pattern of functional asymmetry, characterized by audio-motor control using a right-sided network, could be a factor in his exceptional piano-playing ability on both the standard and reversed keyboard...
  28. ncbi Globally altered structural brain network topology in grapheme-color synesthesia
    Jürgen Hänggi
    Division Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Neurosci 31:5816-28. 2011
    ..Connectivity alterations were widespread and not restricted to the FuG and IPS. Therefore, synesthetic experience might be only one phenotypic manifestation of the globally altered network architecture in GCS...
  29. ncbi Time course of neural activity correlated with colored-hearing synesthesia
    Gian Beeli
    Institute of Psychology, Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zürich 8032, Switzerland
    Cereb Cortex 18:379-85. 2008
    ....
  30. ncbi Evaluation of evoked potentials to dyadic tones after cochlear implantation
    Pascale Sandmann
    Institute of Psychology, Division of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain 132:1967-79. 2009
    ....
  31. ncbi Limitation of physical performance in a muscle fatiguing handgrip exercise is mediated by thalamo-insular activity
    Lea Hilty
    Exercise Physiology, Institute of Human Movement Sciences, ETH Zurich, and Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Hum Brain Mapp 32:2151-60. 2011
    ....
  32. ncbi The effects of practice distribution upon the regional oscillatory activity in visuomotor learning
    Bettina Studer
    Department of Neuropsychology, Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 6:8. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a massed compared to a distributed practice upon visuomotor learning as well as upon the regional oscillatory activity in the sensorimotor cortex...
  33. ncbi The emotional power of music: how music enhances the feeling of affective pictures
    Thomas Baumgartner
    Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and Neuroeconomics, University of Zurich, Blumlisalpstrasse 10, CH 8006 Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain Res 1075:151-64. 2006
    ....
  34. ncbi Structural neuroplasticity in the sensorimotor network of professional female ballet dancers
    Jürgen Hänggi
    Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Hum Brain Mapp 31:1196-206. 2010
    ..Reductions in brain activity are accompanied by local decreases in GM and WM volumes and decreased FA...
  35. ncbi Simultaneous interpreters as a model for neuronal adaptation in the domain of language processing
    Stefan Elmer
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14 25, CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain Res 1317:147-56. 2010
    ....
  36. ncbi Electroencephalographic topography measures of experienced utility
    Andreas Pedroni
    Division of Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology, University of Zurich, CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Neurosci 31:10474-80. 2011
    ..The results provide important new evidence regarding "how," "when," and "where" the brain evaluates outcomes with different hedonic impact...
  37. ncbi Modulation of corticospinal activity by strong emotions evoked by pictures and classical music: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    Thomas Baumgartner
    Department of Neuropsychology, Laboratory for Neuroeconomics and Social Neurosciences, Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 18:261-5. 2007
    ..These findings strongly indicate that arousal is a necessary, but not sufficient, prerequisite for triggering the motor system of the brain. We offer a potential explanation for this discrepant, but intriguing, finding in the paper...
  38. ncbi From emotion perception to emotion experience: emotions evoked by pictures and classical music
    Thomas Baumgartner
    Division Neuropsychology, Institute for Psychology, University of Zurich, Treichlerstrasse 10, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Int J Psychophysiol 60:34-43. 2006
    ..Summing up, these findings demonstrate that music can markedly enhance the emotional experience evoked by affective pictures...
  39. ncbi Multi- and unisensory decoding of words and nonwords result in differential brain responses in dyslexic and nondyslexic adults
    Monika Kast
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain Lang 119:136-48. 2011
    ..This problem may be caused by impaired audiovisual processing in multimodal areas...
  40. ncbi Training-induced neural plasticity in golf novices
    Ladina Bezzola
    Institute of Psychology, Division Neuropsychology and International Normal Aging and Plasticity Imaging Center, University of Zurich, CH 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Neurosci 31:12444-8. 2011
    ..Thus, we demonstrate that a physical leisure activity induces training-dependent changes in gray matter and assume that a strict and controlled training protocol is not mandatory for training-induced adaptations of gray matter...
  41. ncbi Volumes of lateral temporal and parietal structures distinguish between healthy aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease
    Jürgen Hänggi
    Division Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Alzheimers Dis 26:719-34. 2011
    ..g., language and visuospatial abilities, may be tested more extensively to obtain additional information that might enhance the diagnostic accuracy further...
  42. ncbi Transfer effects of practice for simple alternating movements
    Susan Koeneke
    Department of Psychology, Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    J Mot Behav 41:347-55. 2009
    ..Last, in terms of speed and regularity of movement, the digits broke down into 2 different clusters; the thumb, index finger, and middle finger formed 1 cluster superior to that formed by the ring and small fingers...
  43. ncbi Neural correlate of spatial presence in an arousing and noninteractive virtual reality: an EEG and psychophysiology study
    Thomas Baumgartner
    Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and Neuroeconomics, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Cyberpsychol Behav 9:30-45. 2006
    ..Thus, the result of our study implies that the increased spatial presence experience in children may result from the not fully developed control functions of the frontal cortex...
  44. ncbi Electrical brain imaging reveals spatio-temporal dynamics of timbre perception in humans
    Martin Meyer
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Treichlerstrasse 10, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroimage 32:1510-23. 2006
    ....
  45. ncbi When the sun prickles your nose: an EEG study identifying neural bases of photic sneezing
    Nicolas Langer
    Psychological Institute, Division of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    PLoS ONE 5:e9208. 2010
    ..Exposure to bright light such as sunlight elicits a sneeze or prickling sensation in about one of every four individuals. This study presents the first scientific examination of this phenomenon, called 'the photic sneeze reflex'...
  46. ncbi Coherent intracerebral brain oscillations during learned continuous tracking movements
    Julia Blum
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute for Psychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14 25, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
    Exp Brain Res 185:443-51. 2008
    ....
  47. ncbi Frequency correlates in grapheme-color synaesthesia
    Gian Beeli
    University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Psychol Sci 18:788-92. 2007
    ..The results for digit and letter frequency indicate that experience with graphemes may shape synaesthetic color perception...
  48. ncbi Chronometric features of processing unpleasant stimuli: a functional MRI-based transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    Tina Kaffenberger
    Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 19:777-81. 2008
    ..The data suggest a parallel and conjoint involvement of prefrontal and parietal areas for the identification of emotionally negative stimuli...
  49. ncbi ERP differences of pre-lexical processing between dyslexic and non-dyslexic children
    Monika Kast
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Int J Psychophysiol 77:59-69. 2010
    ..Our results indicate that dyslexic children commit fewer specialized neuronal circuits for processing print and confirm the reasoning that acquiring reading skills requires cortical reorganization over occipitotemporal regions...
  50. ncbi Music listening while you learn: no influence of background music on verbal learning
    Lutz Jancke
    Department of Neuropsychology, Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 6:3. 2010
    ..Whether listening to background music enhances verbal learning performance is still disputed. In this study we investigated the influence of listening to background music on verbal learning performance and the associated brain activations...
  51. ncbi Neural correlates of a 'pessimistic' attitude when anticipating events of unknown emotional valence
    Uwe Herwig
    Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Department of Neuropsychology, Switzerland
    Neuroimage 34:848-58. 2007
    ..Their activity appears to reflect a 'pessimistic' bias by anticipating the events of unknown valence to be unpleasant...
  52. ncbi The multiple synaesthete E.S.: neuroanatomical basis of interval-taste and tone-colour synaesthesia
    Jürgen Hänggi
    Division of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroimage 43:192-203. 2008
    ..Our findings might have implications for the understanding of multimodal integration and may encourage similar research into dysfunctional perceptual phenomenon such as hallucinations in schizophrenics or in Charles Bonnet syndrome...
  53. ncbi Intensive language training and attention modulate the involvement of fronto-parietal regions during a non-verbal auditory discrimination task
    Stefan Elmer
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Eur J Neurosci 34:165-75. 2011
    ..Our results imply that language training modulates brain activity in regions involved in the top-down regulation of auditory functions...
  54. ncbi Sexual dimorphism in the parietal substrate associated with visuospatial cognition independent of general intelligence
    Jürgen Hänggi
    Division of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Binzmuehlestrasse 14 PO Box 25, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    J Cogn Neurosci 22:139-55. 2010
    ....
  55. ncbi Converging evidence of ERD/ERS and BOLD responses in motor control research
    Lutz Jancke
    University Zurich, Department of Neuropsychology, Treichlerstrasse 10, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Prog Brain Res 159:261-71. 2006
    ..However, the neural efficiency to control finger tapping speed (as measured with hemodynamic responses or ERD/ERS patterns) is a matter of training...
  56. ncbi Synaesthesia: when coloured sounds taste sweet
    Gian Beeli
    Institute of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, , Switzerland
    Nature 434:38. 2005
    ..To our knowledge, this combination of inducing stimulus and concurrent perception has not been described before...
  57. ncbi Pre-reflective and reflective self-reference: a spatiotemporal EEG analysis
    Michaela Esslen
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroimage 42:437-49. 2008
    ..The right inferior parietal lobe seems to be involved in self-referential processing in general...
  58. ncbi Morphological brain differences between adult stutterers and non-stutterers
    Lutz Jancke
    Institute of Psychology, Department Neuropsychology, University Zurich, Switzerland
    BMC Neurol 4:23. 2004
    ..The major aim of this study was to determine whether adults with PDS have anomalous anatomy in cortical speech-language areas...
  59. ncbi The role of the right dorsal premotor cortex in visuomotor learning: a transcranial magnetic stimulation study
    Elke Praeg
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 16:1715-8. 2005
    ..We conclude that the right dorsal premotor cortex is not directly involved in associating visual with motor cues. We suggest that this area is intimately involved in selection and preparation of forthcoming movements...
  60. ncbi P50 suppression, prepulse inhibition, and startle reactivity in the same patient cohort suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder
    Dominique H Holstein
    Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Affect Disord 126:188-97. 2010
    ..However, findings are inconsistent, and potential relationships to symptomatology remain unclear...
  61. ncbi Long-term training affects cerebellar processing in skilled keyboard players
    Susan Koeneke
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Treichlerstrasse 10, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 15:1279-82. 2004
    ..For the same movements fewer neurons need to be recruited. The different volume of the activated cortical areas might therefore reflect the different effort necessary for motor performance in both groups...
  62. ncbi Self-related awareness and emotion regulation
    Uwe Herwig
    Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroimage 50:734-41. 2010
    ....
  63. ncbi White matter plasticity in the corticospinal tract of musicians: a diffusion tensor imaging study
    Adrian Imfeld
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Binzmuehlestr 14, CH 8050 Zurich Switzerland
    Neuroimage 46:600-7. 2009
    ..Our results imply that training-induced changes in diffusion characteristics of the axonal membrane may lead to increased radial diffusivity as reflected in decreased FA values...
  64. ncbi How finger tapping practice enhances efficiency of motor control
    Susan Koeneke
    Division of Neuropsychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 17:1565-9. 2006
    ....
  65. ncbi Brain activation induced by dentine hypersensitivity pain--an fMRI study
    Michael L Meier
    Institute of Psychology, Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Clin Periodontol 39:441-7. 2012
    ..The current investigation focused on differential cerebral activity elicited by stimulation of sensitive and insensitive teeth by means of natural air stimuli...
  66. ncbi Hearing syllables by seeing visual stimuli
    Lutz Jancke
    University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Division of Neuropsychology, Treichlerstr 10, Switzerland
    Eur J Neurosci 19:2603-8. 2004
    ..We hypothesize that auditory verbal imagery is associated with haemodynamic responses in secondary auditory and not primary auditory areas...
  67. ncbi Motor and non-motor error and the influence of error magnitude on brain activity
    Karin Graziella Nadig
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14 25, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
    Exp Brain Res 202:45-54. 2010
    ..No significant positive correlation between internal error and brain activity could be detected. These results indicate that motor errors have a differential effect on brain activity compared with non-motor errors...
  68. ncbi Differential modulation of emotion processing brain regions by noradrenergic and serotonergic antidepressants
    Annette Beatrix Brühl
    Clinic for General and Social Psychiatry, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, Militarstrasse 8, Zurich, Switzerland
    Psychopharmacology (Berl) 216:389-99. 2011
    ..However, there are currently no neurobiological criteria for selecting between these targets and predicting the treatment response in individual depressed patients...
  69. ncbi Spinal opioid receptor-sensitive muscle afferents contribute to the fatigue-induced increase in intracortical inhibition in healthy humans
    Lea Hilty
    Exercise Physiology, ETH Zurich and Institute of Physiology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Exp Physiol 96:505-17. 2011
    ....
  70. ncbi Plasticity and imaging research in healthy aging: core ideas and profile of the International Normal Aging and Plasticity Imaging Center (INAPIC)
    Jacqueline Zollig
    International Normal Aging and Plasticity Imaging Center INAPIC, Zurich, Switzerland
    Gerontology 57:190-2. 2011
    ..This article introduces the core ideas of the INAPIC, its key research areas, and the available infrastructure...
  71. ncbi The plasticity of the superior longitudinal fasciculus as a function of musical expertise: a diffusion tensor imaging study
    Mathias S Oechslin
    Department of Neuropsychology, Division of Psychology, University of Zurich Zurich, Switzerland
    Front Hum Neurosci 3:76. 2009
    ..In order to reconcile our observations with general aspects of development of fibre bundles, we introduce the Pioneer Axon Thesis, a theoretical approach to formalize axonal arrangements of major white matter pathways...
  72. ncbi Differential magnitude coding of gains and omitted rewards in the ventral striatum
    Andreas Pedroni
    University of Zurich, Institute of Psychology, Division Neuropsychology, Switzerland
    Brain Res 1411:76-86. 2011
    ..These clusters changed their connectivity with the ventral striatum in relation to the absolute reward magnitude in reward omission trials...
  73. ncbi Direct current induced short-term modulation of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex while learning auditory presented nouns
    Stefan Elmer
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 5:29. 2009
    ..abstract:..
  74. ncbi Spectro-temporal processing during speech perception involves left posterior auditory cortex
    Martin Meyer
    Department of Neuropsychology, Institute for Psychology, University of Zurich, Switzerland
    Neuroreport 16:1985-9. 2005
    ..This finding demonstrates that the left posterior superior temporal lobe is essential for spectro-temporal processing during speech perception...
  75. ncbi Focused attention in a simple dichotic listening task: an fMRI experiment
    Lutz Jancke
    Institute of Psychology, Division of Neuropsychology, University Zurich, Treichlerstr 10, CH 8032 Zurich, Switzerland
    Brain Res Cogn Brain Res 16:257-66. 2003
    ..Finally, the present findings uncovered that the pre-SMA, which is mostly thought to be involved in higher-order motor control processes, is also involved in cognitive processes operative during dichotic listening...
  76. ncbi Refinement of metre perception--training increases hierarchical metre processing
    Eveline Geiser
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
    Eur J Neurosci 32:1979-85. 2010
    ..Finally, our data show that small differences in sensitivity to higher-order patterns can be captured by means of an MMN paradigm...
  77. ncbi Electrical brain imaging evidences left auditory cortex involvement in speech and non-speech discrimination based on temporal features
    Tino Zaehle
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland
    Behav Brain Funct 3:63. 2007
    ..abstract:..
  78. ncbi White matter alterations in social anxiety disorder
    Volker Baur
    Clinic for General and Social Psychiatry, Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
    J Psychiatr Res 45:1366-72. 2011
    ..Future studies should disentangle in which way the identified WM alterations match functional alterations...
  79. ncbi Computer-based learning of spelling skills in children with and without dyslexia
    Monika Kast
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
    Ann Dyslexia 61:177-200. 2011
    ..Generally, our data showed that memory sources are supportive cognitive functions for acquiring spelling skills and for using the information cues of a multi-modal learning environment...
  80. ncbi Bimanual versus unimanual coordination: what makes the difference?
    Susan Koeneke
    Department of Neuropsychology, University of Zurich, , Switzerland
    Neuroimage 22:1336-50. 2004
    ..It even seemed to be less demanding for the motor system to control the cursor bimanually compared to the unimanual performance with two adjacent fingers...