Sophia-Helen Sass
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Ph.D. Student
NameSophia-Helen Sass
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Research Interests
My main research interests are neuromodulatory processes in the human brain and their association with neurocognitive changes in the course of aging. My current work focuses on age-related changes and the role of dopaminergic functioning in cognitive control processes and decision-making. This work includes a variety of methods such as functional MRI assessments, pharmacological intervention paradigms, and computational modelling approaches.
Main Project
SFB940 "Volition and Cognitive Control"
Project B3: Aging and neuromodulation of forward planning under uncertainty
Employment and Functions
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since 2020 |
Research Associate Section of Systems Neuroscience, Department of Psychiatry, Technische Universität Dresden Supervisor: Prof. Dr. med. Michael N. Smolka |
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2020 |
Research Internship Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical Neurophysiology & Memory Group, University College London Project: “Noradrenergic locus coeruleus functioning in healthy aging and early Alzheimer’s disease” |
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2018 - 2020 |
Student Research Assistant Chair of Lifespan Developmental Neuroscience, Technische Universität Dresden Project: “Aging and dopamine modulation of complementary control processes in spatial exploration and decision making” |
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2017 |
Clinical Internship Clinic for psychosomatic rehabilitation “MEDIAN”, Heiligendamm |
Education and Qualifications
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2020 |
Master of Science in Psychology: Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience, Technische Universität Dresden Master Thesis: “Effects of age and processing variability on spatial learning and memory in young and older adults” Supervision: Dr. Christian Bäuchl and Dr. Franka Thurm, Chair of Lifespan Developmental Neuroscience |
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2018 |
Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden Bachelor Thesis: “Charakteristische Dehydroepiandrosteron-Konzentrationen im menschlichen Haar in Verbindung mit Trauma-Erfahrungen und PTBS bei Jugendlichen“ Supervision: Prof. Dr. Clemens Kirschbaum and Dr. Andreas Walter, Chair of Biopsychology |
Schindler, L., Shaheen, M., Saar-Ashkenazy, R., Bani Odeh, K., Sass, S. H., Friedman, A., & Kirschbaum, C. (2019). Victims of war: Dehydroepiandrosterone concentrations in hair and their associations with trauma sequelae in palestinian adolescents living in the West Bank. Brain sciences, 9(2), 20.