Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Uta Wolfensteller
Professorin
Contact information
Faculty of Science, Department of Psychology
Institute of General Psychology, Biopsychology and Methods of Psychology
Technische Universität Dresden
Zellescher Weg 17, 01069 Dresden
Phone: +49 (0)351 463-32582
E-Mail: uta.wolfensteller@.tu-dresden.de
Scientific Education
| 2006 | Dr. rer. nat., University Leipzig, Advisors: PD Ricarda I. Schubotz, Prof. D. Yves von Cramon |
| 2002 | Dipl.-Psych., Free University Berlin, Advisors: Prof. Rainer M. Bösel, Prof. W.M. Hermann, PD Jürgen Gallinat |
| 1998 – 2002 | Psychology, Free University Berlin |
| 1996 – 1998 | Psychology, University Leipzig |
Professional Experience
| Since 04/2010 | Assistant Professor, Technische Universität Dresden, Co-PI Research Group Neuroimaging of Higher Cognitive Brain Functions.05/2008 – 07/2009 Post-doctoral research associate, Section of Systems Neuroscience and Neuroimaging Center, Technische Universität Dresden |
| 07/2006 – 04/2008 | Post-doctoral research associate, Department of Cognitive Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig |
| 06/2002 – 07/2006 | Ph.D. student, Department of Cognitive Neurology, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig |
Other Scientific Activities, Honors, Awards
| Ad-hoc reviewer: | Journal of Neuroscience, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Cortex, Neuropsychologia, Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, Current Biology, Experimental Brain Research, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. |
Selected Publications
Wolfensteller,U. & von Cramon, D.Y. (2011). Strategy-effects in prefrontal cortex during higher-order S-R learning. Neuroimage. 57(2):598-607.
Wolfensteller, U. & Ruge, H. (2011). On the timescale of stimulus-based action-effect learning. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/17470218.2010.546417
Ruge, H. & Wolfensteller, U. (2010). Rapid Formation of Pragmatic Rule Representations in the Human Brain during Instruction-Based Learning. Cerebral Cortex, 20(7), 1656-1667.
Wolfensteller, U. & von Cramon, D.Y. (2010). Bending the rules: strategic behavioral differences are reflected in the brain. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 22(2), 278-291.
Wolfensteller, U., Schubotz, R.I. & von Cramon, D.Y. (2004). "What" becoming "where": fMRI evidence for pragmatic relevance driving premotor cortex. Journal of Neuroscience, 24(46), 10431-10439.