Dr. Christoph Fraenz
Scientific staff
- 2019–2020Research associate, Department of Biopsychology, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2015–2019PhD student, Department of Biopsychology, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2012–2015Master's degree in Psychology, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2009–2012Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Westfälische Wilhelms University of Münster
- Neural foundations of interindividual differences in cognitive functions and personality
- Combination of Psychometrics, fMRI, DTI, and EEG
Here you will find the Key publications from 2010 onwards. For all other publications of our scientific staff, please look at the links to other databases such as Google Scholar.
Stammen C, Penate JS, Metzen D, Hönscher MJ, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Güntürkün O, Kumsta R, Genç E:
Neurite density but not myelination of specific fiber tracts links polygenic scores to general intelligence. Cereb Cortex 35(7): bhaf199 (2025) doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhaf199
Fraenz C, Metzen D, Merz CJ, Selpien H, Friedrich P, Ocklenburg S, Axmacher N, Genç E:
Fear learning sculpts functional brain connectivity at rest beyond the traditional fear network. Behav Brain Res 495: 115764 (2025) doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2025.115764.
Engler R, Stammen C, Arnau S, Schneider Penate J, Metzen D, Digutsch J, Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Fraenz C, Reinders J, Voelkle MC, Streit F, Ocklenburg S, Schneider D, Burke M, Hengstler JG, Watzl C, Nitsche MA, Kumsta R, Wascher E, Genç E:
Electrophysiological resting-state signatures link polygenic scores to general intelligence. Sci Rep 15(1): 41170 (2025) doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-26778-4
Metzen D, Stammen C, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Johnson W, Güntürkün O, DeYoung CG, Genç E:
Investigating robust associations between functional connectivity based on graph theory and general intelligence. Sci Rep 14 (1): 1368 (2024) (18 pp)
Stammen C, Fraenz C, Grazioplene RG, Schlüter C, Merhof V, Johnson W, Güntürkün O, DeYoung CG, Genç E:
Robust associations between white matter microstructure and general intelligence. Cereb Cortex 33: 6723–6741 (2023)
Genç E, Metzen D, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Voelkle MC, Arning L, Streit F, Nguyen HP, Güntürkün O, Ocklenburg S, Kumsta R:
Structural architecture and brain network efficiency link polygenic scores to intelligence. Hum Brain Mapp 44: 3359-3376 (2023)
Ocklenburg S, Metzen D, Schlüter C, Fraenz C, Arning L, Streit F, Güntürkün O, Kumsta R, Genç E:
Polygenic scores for handedness and their association with asymmetries in brain structure. Brain Struct Funct 227: 515–527 (2022)
Schlüter C, Fraenz C, Friedrich P, Güntürkün O, Genç E:
Neurite density imaging in amygdala nuclei reveals interindividual differences in neuroticism. Hum Brain Mapp 43: 2051-2063 (2022)
Genç E, Schlüter C, Fraenz C, Arning L, Metzen D, Nguyen HP, Voelkle MC, Streit F, Güntürkün O, Kumsta R, Ocklenburg S:
Polygenic scores for cognitive abilities and their association with different aspects of general intelligence—a deep phenotyping approach. Mol Neurobiol 58: 4145-4156 (2021)
Genç E, Fraenz C:
Diffusion-weighted imaging of intelligence. In: Barbey AK, Karama S, Haier RJ (eds.): The Cambridge handbook of intelligence and cognitive neuroscience (pp 191-209). New York: Cambridge University Press, 2021
Mundorf A, Schmitz J, Hünten K, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Genç E, Ocklenburg S, Freund N:
MORC1 methylation and BDI are associated with microstructural features of the hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex. J Affect Disord 282: 91-97 (2021)
Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Friedrich P, Jung RE, Güntürkün O, Genç E:
Interindividual differences in matrix reasoning are linked to functional connectivity between brain regions nominated by Parieto-Frontal Integration Theory. Intelligence 87: 101545 (2021) (14 pp)
Friedrich P, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Ocklenburg S, Mädler B, Güntürkün O, Genç E:
The relationship between axon density, myelination, and fractional anisotropy in the human corpus callosum. Cereb Cortex 30: 2042-2056 (2020)
Schmitz J, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Friedrich P, Jung RE, Güntürkün O, Genç E, Ocklenburg S:
Hemispheric asymmetries in cortical gray matter microstructure identified by neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging. Neuroimage 189 :667-675 (2019)
Schlüter C, Fraenz C, Pinnow M, Friedrich P, Güntürkün O, Genç E:
The Structural and Functional Signature of Action Control. Psychol Sci 29: 1620-1630 (2019)
Ocklenburg S, Anderson C, Gerding WM, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Friedrich P, Raane M, Mädler B, Schlaffke L, Arning L, Epplen JT, Güntürkün O, Beste C, Genç E:
Myelin water fraction imaging reveals hemispheric asymmetries in human white matter that are associated with genetic variation in PLP1. Mol Neurobiol 56: 3999-4012 (2019)
Genç E, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Friedrich P, Voelkle MC, Hossiep R, Güntürkün O:
The neural architecture of general knowledge. Eur J Personal 33: 589-605 (2019)
Berretz G, Arning L, Gerding WM, Friedrich P, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Epplen JT, Güntürkün O, Beste C, Genç E, Ocklenburg S:
. Structural Asymmetry in the Frontal and Temporal Lobes Is Associated with PCSK6 VNTR Polymorphism. Mol Neurobiol 56: 7765-7773 (2019)
Schlüter C, Arning L, Fraenz C, Friedrich P, Pinnow M, Güntürkün O, Beste C, Ocklenburg S, Genc E:
Genetic variation in dopamine availability modulates the self-reported level of action control in a sex-dependent manner. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci 14: 759-768 (2019)
Schmitz J, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Friedrich P, Kumsta R, Moser D, Güntürkün O, Genç E, Ocklenburg S:
Schizotypy and altered hemispheric asymmetries: The role of cilia genes. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging 294: 110991 (2019)
Genç E, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Friedrich P, Hossiep R, Voelkle MC, Ling JM, Güntürkün O, Jung RE:
Diffusion markers of dendritic density and arborization in gray matter predict differences in intelligence. Nat Commun 9(1): 1905 (2018) (11 pp)
Ocklenburg S, Friedrich P, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Beste C, Güntürkün O, Genç E:
Neurite architecture of the planum temporale predicts neurophysiological processing of auditory speech. Sci Adv 4 (7): eaar6830 (2018)
Schlüter C, Fraenz C, Pinnow M, Voelkle MC, Güntürkün O, Genç E:
Volition and academic achievement: Interindividual differences in action control mediate the effects of conscientiousness and sex on secondary school grading. Motivation Science 4: 262–273 (2018)
Anderson C, Gerding WM, Fraenz C, Schlüter C, Friedrich P, Raane M, Arning L, Epplen JT, Güntürkün O, Beste C, Genç E, Ocklenburg S:
PLP1 and CNTN1 gene variation modulates the microstructure of human white matter in the corpus callosum. Brain Struct Funct 223: 3875-3887 (2018)