Scientists/Scholars

Margarete Delazer

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• 2009 Grant on decision making in temporal lobe epilepsy; Tiroler Wissenschaftsfond

• 2006-2009 The role of probability estimation and feedback in decision making - A neuropsychological investigation FWF grant 18896

• 2004-2007 Teamleader in EC grant NUMBRA (RTN network with University College London, INSERM Paris, UCL Louvain, Universitá degli studi di Trieste, Universitá degli studi di Padova, RWTH Aachen, University of Jyväskylä)

• 2000-2003 Teamleader in EC grant NEUROMATH

• 1999/2000 Sponsor for Wellcome fellowship; Conceptual knowledge in numerical abilities

• 1995/1996 Schrödinger Research grant at University College London, Prof. B.Butterworth

• 1991-1993 EC Research grant in Padua, Italy; Neuropsychology of Mathematical Cognition

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• From 1994, ongoing. Teaching at the department of Psychology, Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck (Neuropsychology; Number processing; Methods of psychological assessment; Neuropsychological assessment; Neuropsychological rehabilitation) and

• Medical University Innsbruck (Clinical neuropsychogy; Neuropsychological research methods). PhD supervision at Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck and Medical University Innsbruck.

Selected publications:

• Zamarian L, Ischebeck A, Delazer M.Neuroscience of learning arithmetic--evidence from brain imaging studies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2009 Jun;33(6):909-25. Epub 2009 Mar 18. PMID: 19428500 [PubMed - in process]

• Delazer M, Sinz H, Zamarian L, Stockner H, Seppi K, Wenning GK, Benke T, Poewe W. Decision making under risk and under ambiguity in Parkinson's disease. Neuropsychologia. 2009 Jul;47(8-9):1901-8. Epub 2009 Mar 9. PMID: 19428422 [PubMed - in process]

• Ischebeck A, Schocke M, Delazer M. The processing and representation of fractions within the brain An fMRI investigation. Neuroimage. 2009 Aug 1;47(1):403-13. Epub 2009 Mar 25.

• Bonatti E, Kuchukhidze G, Zamarian L, Trinka E, Bodner T, Benke T, Delazer M. Decision making in ambiguous and risky situations after unilateral temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Apr;14(4):665-73.

Laura Zamarian

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• 2001 MA in Psychology, University of Trieste, Italy;

• 2003 Italian accreditation as psychologist; 2007 PhD in Neuropsychology, University of Trieste, Italy;

• 2009 PhD in Neuroscience, Medical University Innsbruck Key research topics: Number processing; Neuroimaging of Arithmetic learning; Decision making; Clinical neuropsychology

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• 2007-2008 FWF project 'Probability estimation and decision processes', Medical University Innsbruck (Teamleader: Prof.Dr.M.Delazer).

• 2004-2006 PhD funded by the University of Trieste, Italy.

• 2002-2004 Neuromath EC Project, Medical University Innsbruck (Teamleader: Prof.Dr.M.Delazer).

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• 2007-2008 Teacher for the advanced course in Neuropsychology 'Aspetti Clinici, Sperimentali, Riabilitativi' ('Clinical, experimental, and rehabilitative aspects'), supported by the Società Italiana di Neuropsicologia and organised by the Istituto Clinico Beato Matteo, Vigevano, Pavia (Italy).

Elisabeth Bonatti

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• 2009 TWF project on decision making; Medical University Innsbruck (Teamleader: Prof.Dr.M.Delazer)

• 2007-2008 FWF project 'Probability estimation and decision processes', Medical University Innsbruck (Teamleader: Prof.Dr.M.Delazer).

Hermann Sinz

• 25.04.2009 Promotion zum Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

• 10/2005 - 07/2008 Doktoratsstudium (PhD) Neuroscience an der Medizinischen Universität Innsbruck (Mit Ausgezeichnetem Erfolg abgeschlossen) Dissertation: "Decision Making in Neurodegenerative Diseases"

• 23.10.2005 Sponsion zum Magister der Psychologie

• 1998-2005 Studium der Psychologie an der Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck (Mit Ausgezeichnetem Erfolg abgeschlossen) Diplomarbeit: "Der Vorhersagewert des Wada Tests auf postoperative Leistungen im Verbalgedächtnis bei Patienten mit Temporallappenepilepsie"

• 1989-1997 Bundesgymnasium Bregenz Blumenstrasse (Mit Gutem Erfolg abgeschlossen)