Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Klaus-Martin Krönke
Research Statement
I am investigating the neurocognitive basis of self-control: the ability to resist temptations and act according to superordinate goals. Despite its immense relevance, self-control remains insufficiently understood. This is partly due to the lack of integrative research approaches. Bridging the gap from laboratory research to the “real world” I am combining neuroimaging (fMRI) with ecological measures (experience sampling) to investigate self-control in everyday life. Further, I am interested in the role of dysfunctional self-control in psychiatric disorders such as addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorders: is it possible to identify neurocognitive endophenotypes?
Professional Experience
| Since 11/2012 | Research Associate at the Faculty of Science Dresden, Department of Psychology; C1 Project of SFB 940 |
| 09/2008-12/2008 | Academic Fellowship at the Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, Canada |
| 09/2006-09/2008 | Research Assistant at the Institute for Biomagnetism and Biosignalanalysis, Münster |
Scientific Education
| 2009-2012 | Ph.D. at International Max-Planck Reserach School on Neuroscience of Communication, Max-Planck Institute for Human and Cognitive Brain Sciences, University of Leipzig; Supervisors: Prof. Dr. A. Friederici, Prof. Dr. H. Obrig |
| 2004-2009 | Studies of Psychology (Diplom), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster; Supervisors: Prof. Dr. P. Zwitserlood, PD D. C. Dobel |
Other Scientific Activities, Honors, Awards
| 2013 | Posterpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Klinische Neurophysiologie und Funktionelle Bildgebung, 21-23. März 2013 |
Publications
Krönke, K.-M., Wolff, M., Shi, Y., Kräplin, A., Smolka, M. N., Bühringer, G., & Goschke, T. (2020). Functional connectivity in a triple-network saliency model is associated with real-life self-control. Neuropsychologia, 149, 107667. DOI
Krönke, K.-M., Wolff, M., Mohr, H., Kräplin, A., Smolka, M. N., Bühringer, G., & Goschke, T. (2020). Predicting Real-Life Self-Control From Brain Activity Encoding the Value of Anticipated Future Outcomes. Psychological Science, 31(3), 268–279. DOI
Wolff, M., Enge, S., Kräplin, A., Krönke, K.-M., Bühringer, G., Smolka, M. N., & Goschke, T. (2020). Chronic stress, executive functioning, and real-life self-control: An experience sampling study. Journal of Personality. DOI
Kräplin, A., Höfler, M., Pooseh, S., Wolff, M., Krönke, K.-M., Goschke, T., . . . Smolka, M. N. (2020). Impulsive decision-making predicts the course of substance-related and addictive disorders. Psychopharmacology. Advance online publication. DOI
Kräplin, A., Höfler, M., Pooseh, S., Wolff, M., Krönke, K.-M., Goschke, T., . . . Smolka, M. N. (2019). Impulsives Entscheidungsverhalten bei Verhaltensabhängigkeiten. In : Suchttherapie. Georg Thieme Verlag KG. DOI
Krönke, K.-M., Wolff, M., Mohr, H., Kräplin, A., Smolka, M. N., Bühringer, G., & Goschke, T. (2018). Monitor yourself! Deficient error-related brain activity predicts real-life self-control failures. Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, 18(4), 622–637. DOI
Wolff, M., Krönke, K.-M., Venz, J., Kräplin, A., Bühringer, G., Smolka, M. N., & Goschke, T. (2016). Action versus state orientation moderates the impact of executive functioning on real-life self-control. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 145(12), 1635–1653. DOI
Wolff, M., Krönke, K.-M., & Goschke, T. (2016). Trait self-control is predicted by how reward associations modulate Stroop interference. Psychological Research, 80(6), 944–951. DOI
Krönke, K.-M., Wolff, M., Benz, A., & Goschke, T. (2015). Successful smoking cessation is associated with prefrontal cortical function during a Stroop task: A preliminary study. Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 234(1), 52–56. DOI
Krönke, K.-M., Kraft, I., Regenbrecht, F., & Obrig, H. (2013). Lexical learning in mild aphasia: Gesture benefit depends on patholinguistic profile and lesion pattern. Cortex, 49(10), 2637–2649. DOI
Krönke, K. M., Kraft, I., Regenbrecht, F., Domahs, F., & Obrig, H. (2013). Differentielle Effekte von Gesten-unterstütztem Wortlernen bei Patienten mit Restaphasie. Klinische Neurophysiologie, 44(01). DOI
Krönke, K.-M., Mueller, K., Friederici, A. D., & Obrig, H. (2013). Learning by doing? The effect of gestures on implicit retrieval of newly acquired words. Cortex, 49(9), 2553–2568. DOI