Bettina Sorger (B.)

Expertises

 

Functional Neuroimaging

  • functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
  • functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)

Brain-Computer Interfacing

  • neurofeedback (therapy)
  • brain-based communication

Clinical Neuroscience

  • movement disorders
  • disorders of consciousness
  • clinical applications of hemodynamic brain imaging techniques
Career history
  • 2018 – present: Associate Professor, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University (The Netherlands).
  • 2013 – 2018: Assistant Professor, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University (The Netherlands).
  • 2011 – 2013: Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University (The Netherlands). Supervisor: Prof. dr. Rainer Goebel.
  • 2009 – 2011: Postdoctoral research fellow, Coma Science Group, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège (Belgium). Supervisor: Prof. dr. Steven Laureys.
  • 2010: Ph.D., title of thesis: "When the brain speaks for itself: Exploiting hemodynamic brain signals for motor-independent communication" (cum laude).
  • 2005 – 2009: Ph.D. student, Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Faculty of Psychology, Maastricht University (The Netherlands). Supervisor: Prof. dr. Rainer Goebel.
  • 2003 – 2004: Research Assistant (Research project “Real-time fMRI-based neurofeedback”), Faculty of Psychology, Maastricht University (The Netherlands).
  • 2002 – 2003: Junior Scientist (research project “Clinical [including intraoperative] applications of fMRI”), Institute for Radiological Diagnosis, University Hospital of Cologne, (Germany).
  • 2002: M.Sc. in Psychology (“Diplom”, cum laude).
  • 1996 – 2002: Study of Psychology, University of Cologne (Germany).