Prof. Dr. Stefan Kiebel
Professor of Neuroimaging
Contact information
Faculty of Science
Department of Psychology
Technische Universität Dresden
Zellescher Weg 17
01069 Dresden
Phone: +49 (0)351 - 431 45
E-Mail:
Research Statement
The goal of my lab is to develop and establish computational models which harness recent advances in Bayesian techniques to address novel research questions in decision making and cognitive control.
Scientific Education
| 09/2001 | Dissertation (Dr. rer. nat.), summa cum laude, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg |
| 10/1988 - 07/1994 | Study of computer science (Diploma), University of Dortmund |
Professional Experience
| Since 06/2014 | Professor of Neuroimaging, Department of Psychology, TU Dresden |
| 10/2012 – 05/2014 | Professor of Computational Neuroscience, Department of Neurology, University Clinic Jena |
| 02/2009 – present | Head of research group „Modelling of dynamic perception and action“, Department of Neurology, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brian Sciences, Leipzig |
| 10/2007 – 01/2009 | Honorary Senior Lecturer, Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging, UCL, UK |
| 05/2002 – 10/2007 | Honorary Lecturer, Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging, UCL, UK |
| 10/1999 – 01/2009 | Scientific staff, Imaging Neuroscience and theoretical neurscience Department (head: Prof Karl Friston), Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging, UCL, UK |
| 05/1996 – 10/1999 | Research associate, Functional Brain-Imaging group, Department of Neurology, University Clinic Jena |
| 10/1994 – 05/1996 | Research associate, Functional Brain-Imaging group, Department of Neurology, University Clinic Essen |
Other Scientific Activities, Honors, Awards
| 2012 – present | Member Editorial Board: Nonlinear Biomedical Physics |
| 2010 – present | Member Editorial Board: PLOS One |
| 2008 – 2011 | Member Editorial Board: NeuroImage |
Selected Publications
Marković , D., Gläscher, J., Bossaerts, P., O’Doherty, J., Kiebel, S.J. (2015) Modeling the Evolution of Beliefs Using an Attentional Focus Mechanism. PLoS Comput Biol 11(10): e1004558
Bitzer, S., Bruineberg, J., Kiebel, S. J. (2015) A Bayesian Attractor Model for Perceptual Decision Making. PLoS computational biology, 11:8, e1004442.
Bitzer, S., Park, H., Blankenburg, F., & Kiebel, S. J. (2014). Perceptual decision making: Drift-diffusion model is equivalent to a Bayesian model. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8: 102.
Friston, K. J., Daunizeau, J., Kilner, J. M., & Kiebel, S. J. (2010). Action and behavior: a free-energy formulation. Biological Cybernetics, 102(3), 227-260.
Daunizeau J, Friston, KJ, & Kiebel SJ (2009). Variational Bayesian identification and prediction of stochastic nonlinear dynamic causal models. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 238(21), 2089-2118