Prof Dr Rainer Goebel (R.W.)

Rainer Goebel is driven by the question how the human brain works, how it creates our mind and how gained knowledge can be applied to the benefit of society. He has continuously transformed three fields: brain imaging of perception and cognition, neuroimaging analysis methods, and hemodynamic brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). In order to gain increasingly fine-grained insights on the neural basis of the human mind, he constantly develops new methods and pushes the limits of the achievable spatial resolution using ultra-high field (7 and 9.4 Tesla) fMRI scanners. He uses his gained insights and methodological expertise to develop innovative BCIs. His software enables, for example, letter spelling in motor-impaired patients using only brain activity data and he has established a novel therapeutic approach that enables patients suffering from depression or Parkinson’s disease to treat themselves using feedback of fMRI data from their own brains.

A recent portrait about Rainer Goebel can be found here in English and Dutch:

https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/news/rainer-goebel-career-solid-ground

https://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/nl/nieuws/rainer-goebel-een-carri%C3%A8re-op-stevige-bodem