Research - Sonja Kotz (S.A.) - Maastricht University

Sonja Kotz (S.A.)

Research profile

Cognitive, Affective, and Translational Neuroscience

• Verbal and non-verbal (social) communication

• Predictive coding of time, rhythm, unimodal, and multimodal perception

• Learning and neuroplasticity

• Cognitive and affective control

Methods

• s/fMRT (3 and 7T); parcellation, connectivity, lesion-symptom mapping, behavior

• M/EEG & TFA

Awards

2015 - University of Manchester, UK: Honorary Professorship in Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience
2015 - Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA: Research Fellow and Affiliate
2010 - University of Leipzig, Germany: Honorary Professorship in Experimental Psychology
2009 – Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, Germany: Research Fellow
2007 – Max Planck Society, Germany: „Excellence support for female scientists“ Minerva Award (5yrs to run an independent research group)

Publications

Most recent publications:

Bégel, V., Verga, L., Benoit, C-E., Kotz, S. A., & Bella, S. D. (2018). Test-retest reliability of the Battery for the Assessment of Auditory Sensorimotor and Timing Abilities (BAASTA). Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. DOI: 10.1016/j.rehab.2018.04.001

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Pinheiro, A., Schwartze, M., & Kotz, S. (2018). S140. VOICE-SELECTIVE FORWARD MODEL ABNORMALITIES IN NONCLINICAL VOICE HEARERS. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44(Suppl. 1), S380. DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sby018.927

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Marzecová, A., Schettino, A., Widmann, A., SanMiguel, I., Kotz, S. A., & Schröger, E. (2018). Attentional gain is modulated by probabilistic feature expectations in a spatial cueing task: ERP evidence. Scientific Reports, 8(1), [54]. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-18347-1

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Kube, J., Mathar, D., Horstmann, A., Kotz, S. A., Villringer, A., & Neumann, J. (2018). Altered monetary loss processing and reinforcement-based learning in individuals with obesity. Brain Imaging and Behavior. DOI: 10.1007/s11682-017-9786-8

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Belyk, M., Johnson, J. F., & Kotz, S. A. (2018). Poor neuro-motor tuning of the human larynx: a comparison of sung and whistled pitch imitation. Royal Society Open Science, 5, [171544]. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171544

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Schwartz, R., Rothermich, K., Kotz, S. A., & Pell, M. D. (2018). Unaltered emotional experience in Parkinson's disease: Pupillometry and behavioral evidence. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 40(3), 303-316. DOI: 10.1080/13803395.2017.1343802

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Ticini, L. F., Urgesi, C., & Kotz, S. A. (2017). Modulating Mimetic Preference with Theta Burst Stimulation of the Inferior Parietal Cortex. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02101

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Pinheiro, A. P., Barros, C., Dias, M., & Kotz, S. A. (2017). Laughter catches attention! Biological Psychology, 130, 11-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2017.09.012

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Zinchenko, A., Obermeier, C., Kanske, P., Schroeger, E., Villringer, A., & Kotz, S. A. (2017). The Influence of Negative Emotion on Cognitive and Emotional Control Remains Intact in Aging. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 9, [349]. DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00349

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Verga, L., & Kotz, S. A. (2017). Help me if I can't: Social interaction effects in adult contextual word learning. Cognition, 168, 76-90. DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2017.06.018

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Selected publications ( > 2010)

Kotz, S.A. & Schwartze, M. (2010). Cortical speech processing unplugged: A timely subcortico-cortical framework. Trends in Cognitive Science, 14(9), 392-399.
Stahl, B., Kotz, S.A., Henseler, I., Turner, R., & Geyer, S. (2011). Rhythm in disguise: Why singing may not hold the key to recovery from aphasia. Brain, 134, 3083-3093.
Kanske, P., & Kotz, S.A. (2012). Effortful control, depression, and anxiety correlate with the influence of emotion on executive attentional control. Biological Psychology, 91(1), 88-95.
Kotz, S.A., Kalberlah, C., Bahlmann, J., Friederici, A.D., & Haynes, J.D. (2013). Predicting emotional vocal expressions from the human brain. Human Brain Mapping, 34(8),1971-81.
Jessen, S., & Kotz, S.A. (2013). On the role of crossmodal prediction inaudiovisual emotion perception. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 7:369. doi:10.3389/fnhum.2013.00369.
Kotz, S.A., Stockert, A., & Schwartze, M. (2014).Cerebellum, temporal predictability, and the updating of a mental model. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 369(1658): 20130403.
Benoit, C-E., Dalla Bella, S., Farrugia, N., Obrig, H., Mainka, S., & Kotz, S.A. (2014). Musically cued gait training improves both perceptual and motor timing in Parkinson’s Disease. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 8: 494 doi:10.3389/fnhum.2014.00494.
Kotz, S.A., Dengler, R., & Wittfoth, M. (2015). Valence specific conflict moderation in the dorso-medial PFC and the caudate head in emotional speech. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience,10(2), 165-171.
Kotz, S.A. & Gunter, T.C. (2015).Rhythmic cueing remediates language-related disorders in Parkinson’s disease. Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 1337, 62-68.
Kotz, S.A. & Schmidt-Kassow, M. (2015). Basal ganglia contribution to rule expectancy and temporal predictability in speech. Cortex, 68, 48-60.