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Dr. phil. Rita Willemssen
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Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors Phone: +49 / 231 1084 276 Research group: Aging and CNS alterations |
Academic background
- 2009: Ph. D. (Dr. phil.; summa cum laude); topic of the PhD thesis: "Changes in performance monitoring with Parkinson?s disease and normal ageing"
- since November 2007: research assistent, project group "Ageing and CNS-alterations", IfADo
- 2003-2007: DFG project: The analysis of central nervous processes in Parkinson’s disease by means of event-related potentials (Prof. Schwarz and Prof. Müller)
- 2001-2002: research assistant at IfADo
- 1994 to 2001: studies of psychology at BUGH-Wuppertal
- 2000: diploma thesis (tutor Prof. Hohnsbein)
- Title of diploma thesis: The influence of spacial stimulus-response compability on information processing
- 1997-2001: student assistant at IfADo
Research interests
- methods: EEG and event-related potentials
- development and changes of attention- and executive processes
- movement preparation and motor system
- S-R-compatibility
- application-oriented research: neurodegenerative basal ganglia disorders and normal ageing
Current research
research group "Ageing and CNS alterations"
- neurodegenerative basal ganglia disorders (Parkinson's Disease)
- performance monitoring