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Markus Bauer

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science

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Biography

Following two PostDocs at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging/Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL in London and the Max-Planck Institute in Berlin, I joined the 糖心原创 to pursue my research as assistant professor.

My research currently has mainly two (related) foci:

On the one hand I am interested how chemical neuromodulators can tune neuronal information processing and thereby enable us to adapt to a range of environmental situations but are also likely to mediate interindividual differences in behaviour and cognition.

On the other hand I am interested in how our brain combines previously learned information (e.g. long term episodic memory and semantic memory) or higher level goals with the sensory signals provided by our instantaneous environment during perception and decision making.

It is well known that the superior capabilities of the human mind relies particularly on the efficient use and combination of these types of 'information', yet the neuronal mechanisms underlying its integration are currently debated. One aspect of particular relevance here are oscillatory synchronization phenomena - brain waves - that may have specific roles for communicating such bottom-up and top-down driven signals between different levels of the cortical hierarchy.

Expertise Summary

My main expertise is in brain imaging techniques, particularly electrophysiology, statistical methods as well as in theory and experimental procedures of perception, attention, decision making and neurochemistry.

Teaching Summary

I am currently enrolled in the Biological Psychology module and teach particularly on signal transmission in neuronal systems and neuroanatomy.

Besides that I am a tutor and responsible for subsidiary students.

Research Summary

My current research focusses on the neurophysiological principles underlying perception, attention and decision making, in particular with respect to oscillatory dynamics and neuromodulation. I use a… read more

Recent Publications

  • HOHENDORF, MARIANNE and BAUER, MARKUS, 2023. Frontiers in Psychology. 14,
  • LOBO, TANYA, BROOKES, MATTHEW J. and BAUER, MARKUS, 2021. Journal of Vision. 21(12), 1 鈥� 18
  • GWILT, MIRIAM, BAUER, MARKUS and BAST, TOBIAS, 2020. Hippocampus. 30(10), 1021 鈥� 1043
  • BOONSTRA, E.A., VAN SCHOUWENBURG, M.R., SETH, A.K., BAUER, M., ZANTVOORD, J.B., KEMPER, E.M., LANSINK, C.S. and SLAGTER, H.A., 2020. Psychopharmacology. 237(9), 2855 鈥� 2872

Current Research

My current research focusses on the neurophysiological principles underlying perception, attention and decision making, in particular with respect to oscillatory dynamics and neuromodulation. I use a combination of noninvaisve electrophysiological techniques in humans Magnetoencephalography/Electroencephalography (MEG/EEG) with pharmacological interventions and brain stimulation (e.g. TMS).

One key aspect of my work is to delineate the interactions between afferent inputs, information arriving through sensory epithelia, e.g. the eyes, the skin - and top-down inputs, such as 'goals', or memory related representations typically assumed to originate from 'higher-order' or frontal/temporal brain regions. It is known that our superior cognitive capabilities result from a highly efficient integration and (attentional) selection of this information, often thought to be "statistically optimal".

My interest in this (based on my previous work) lies in the signals that are conveying this information, and how these are modulated (i.e. how their balance can be shifted) by different chemical systems - that may also explain interindividual differences.

Future Research

In my future research I aim to understand how differences between individuals in these fundamental processes govern the interindividual differences in more complex behaviour and phentotype, hence to some extent personality.

This shall be achieved by a combination of neuroimaging, neuropharmacological and behavioural research paradigms.

  • HOHENDORF, MARIANNE and BAUER, MARKUS, 2023. Frontiers in Psychology. 14,
  • LOBO, TANYA, BROOKES, MATTHEW J. and BAUER, MARKUS, 2021. Journal of Vision. 21(12), 1 鈥� 18
  • GWILT, MIRIAM, BAUER, MARKUS and BAST, TOBIAS, 2020. Hippocampus. 30(10), 1021 鈥� 1043
  • BOONSTRA, E.A., VAN SCHOUWENBURG, M.R., SETH, A.K., BAUER, M., ZANTVOORD, J.B., KEMPER, E.M., LANSINK, C.S. and SLAGTER, H.A., 2020. Psychopharmacology. 237(9), 2855 鈥� 2872
  • TEWARIE, PREJAAS, HUNT, BENJAMIN A. E, O'NEILL, GEORGE C, BYRNE, AINE, AQUINO, KEVIN, BAUER, MARKUS, MULLINGER, KAREN J, COOMBES, STEPHEN and BROOKES, MATTHEW J, 2019. Cerebral Cortex. 29(6), 2668 鈥� 2681
  • TEWARIE, PREJAAS, HUNT, BENJAMIN A E, O'NEILL, GEORGE C, BYRNE, AINE, AQUINO, KEVIN, BAUER, MARKUS, MULLINGER, KAREN J, COOMBES, STEPHEN and BROOKES, MATTHEW J, 2018. Relationships Between Neuronal Oscillatory Amplitude and Dynamic Functional Connectivity. Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991).
  • MENG D, LI X, BAUER M, TAYLOR JP and AUER DP, 2018. Radiology. 289(3), 775-785
  • MENG, DEWEN, LI, XINGFENG, BAUER, MARKUS, TAYLOR, JOHN-PAUL and AUER, DOROTHEE P., 2018. Radiology. 289(3), 775 鈥� 785
  • ADAMS, RICK A., BAUER, MARKUS, PINOTSIS, DIMITRIS and FRISTON, KARL J., 2016. Neuroimage. 132, 175-189
  • FRY, A., MULLINGER, K. J., O'NEILL, G. C., BARRATT, E. L., MORRIS, P. G., BAUER, M., FOLLAND, J. P. and BROOKES, M. J., 2016. Hum Brain Mapp.
  • ROMEI, VINCENZO, BAUER, MARKUS, BROOKS, JOSEPH L., ECONOMIDES, MARCOS, PENNY, WILL, THUT, GREGOR, DRIVER, JON and BESTMANN, SVEN, 2016. Neuroimage. 126, 120-130
  • O'NEILL, GEORGE C., BAUER, MARKUS, WOOLRICH, MARK W., MORRIS, PETER G., BARNES, GARETH R. and BROOKES, MATTHEW J., 2015. Neuroimage. 115, 85-95
  • STENNER, M. P., BAUER, M., HEINZE, H. J., HAGGARD, P. and DOLAN, R. J., 2015. J Neurophysiol. 113(6), 1752-62
  • BAUER, MARKUS, STENNER, MAX-PHILIPP, FRISTON, KARL J. and DOLAN, RAYMOND J., 2014. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(48), 16117-16125
  • KONVALINKA, IVANA, BAUER, MARKUS, STAHLHUT, CARSTEN, HANSEN, LARS KAI, ROEPSTORFF, ANDREAS and FRITH, CHRIS D., 2014. Neuroimage. 94, 79-88
  • SINGH, HARSIMRAT, BAUER, MARKUS, CHOWANSKI, WOJTEK, SUI, YI, ATKINSON, DOUGLAS, BAURLEY, SHARON, FRY, MARTIN, EVANS, JOE and BIANCHI-BERTHOUZE, NADIA, 2014. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. 8,
  • STENNER, MAX-PHILIPP, BAUER, MARKUS, HAGGARD, PATRICK, HEINZE, HANS-JOCHEN and DOLAN, RAY, 2014. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 26(11), 2540-2551
  • STENNER, MAX-PHILIPP, BAUER, MARKUS, MACHTS, JUDITH, HEINZE, HANS-JOCHEN, HAGGARD, PATRICK and DOLAN, RAYMOND J., 2014. Consciousness and Cognition. 25, 11-16
  • STENNER, MAX-PHILIPP, BAUER, MARKUS, SIDARUS, NURA, HEINZE, HANS-JOCHEN, HAGGARD, PATRICK and DOLAN, RAYMOND J., 2014. Cognition. 130(2), 227-235
  • VOSSEL, SIMONE, BAUER, MARKUS, MATHYS, CHRISTOPH, ADAMS, RICK A., DOLAN, RAYMOND J., STEPHAN, KLAAS E. and FRISTON, KARL J., 2014. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(47), 15735-15742
  • GUITART-MASIP, M., BARNES, G. R., HORNER, A., BAUER, M., DOLAN, R. J. and DUZEL, E., 2013. J Neurosci. 33(2), 442-51
  • VOSSEL, S., MATHYS, C., DAUNIZEAU, J., BAUER, M., DRIVER, J., FRISTON, K. J. and STEPHAN, K. E., 2013. Cerebral Cortex. n/a(n/a), n/a
  • BAUER, M., AKAM, T., JOSEPH, S., FREEMAN, E. and DRIVER, J., 2012. J Vis. 12(4),
  • BAUER, M., KENNETT, S. and DRIVER, J., 2012. J Neurophysiol. 107(9), 2342-51
  • BAUER, M., KLUGE, C., BACH, D., BRADBURY, D., HEINZE, H. J., DOLAN, R. J. and DRIVER, J., 2012. Current Biology. 22(5), 397-402
  • KLUGE, C., BAUER, M., LEFF, A. P., HEINZE, H., DOLAN, R. J. and DRIVER, J., 2011. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 108(30), 12545-50
  • WENZLAFF, H., BAUER, M., MAESS, B. and HEEKEREN, H.R., 2011. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(4), 1254-66
  • BAUER, M., OOSTENVELD, R. and FRIES, P., 2009. Vision Res. 49(9), 931-42
  • BAUER, M., 2008. Curr Biol. 18(16), R709-10
  • DE LANGE, F. P., JENSEN, O., BAUER, M. and TONI, I., 2008. Front Hum Neurosci. 2, 7
  • KAMPHUISEN, A., BAUER, M. and VAN EE, R., 2008. J Vis. 8(5), 4 1-8
  • TRENNER, M. U., HEEKEREN, H. R., BAUER, M., ROSSNER, K., WENZEL, R., VILLRINGER, A. and FAHLE, M., 2008. PLoS One. 3(1), e1467
  • DONNER, T. H., SIEGEL, M., OOSTENVELD, R., FRIES, P., BAUER, M. and ENGEL, A. K., 2007. J Neurophysiol. 98(1), 345-59
  • BAUER, M., OOSTENVELD, R., PEETERS, M. and FRIES, P., 2006. J Neurosci. 26(2), 490-501
  • DE WIT, T. C., BAUER, M., OOSTENVELD, R., FRIES, P. and VAN LIER, R., 2006. Neuroimage. 32(4), 1815-25

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