Prof. Dr. Erhan Genç
Group Leader Neuroimaging and Interindividual Differences
- Since 2023Universitätsprofessor (W2) for „Neurowissenschaftliche Grundlagen der differentiellen Psychologie“ at TU Dortmund (after the Jülich model for research activities at IfADo)
- Since 2020Junior research group leader at IfADo, Dortmund
- 2012-2020Research associate, Department of Biopsychology, Ruhr University Bochum
- 2008–2012PhD student, Department of Neurophysiology, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main
- 2002–2008Psychology studies (Diploma), University of Mannheim
- Neural foundations of interindividual differences in cognitive functions and personality
- Application of multimodal neuroimaging methods (7T, 3T EEG/fMRI, TMS/fMRI, DWI, neurogenetics)
Here you will find the Key publications from 2010 onwards that were produced at IfADo. For all other publications of our scientific staff, please look at the links to other databases such as Pubmed or Google Scholar.
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)
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)
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, 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)
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)
Here you will find the Publications from 2010 onwards that were produced at IfADo. For all other publications of our scientific staff, please look at the links to other databases such as Pubmed or Google Scholar.
Ghallab A, González D, Strängberg E, Hofmann U, Myllys M, Hassan R, Hobloss Z, Brackhagen L, Begher-Tibbe B, Duda JC, Drenda C, Kappenberg F, Reinders J, Friebel A, Vucur M, Turajski M, Seddek AL, Abbas T, Abdelmageed N, Morad SAF, Morad W, Hamdy A, Albrecht W, Kittana N, Assali M, Vartak N, van Thriel C, Sous A, Nell P, Villar-Fernandez M, Cadenas C, Genc E, Marchan R, Luedde T, Åkerblad P, Mattsson J, Marschall HU, Hoehme S, Stirnimann G, Schwab M, Boor P, Amann K, Schmitz J, Bräsen JH, Rahnenführer J, Edlund K, Karpen SJ, Simbrunner B, Reiberger T, Mandorfer M, Trauner M, Dawson PA, Lindström E, Hengstler JG:
Inhibition of the renal apical sodium dependent bile acid transporter prevents cholemic nephropathy in mice with obstructive cholestasis. J Hepatol 80: 268-281 (2024)
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)
Batsikadze G, Pakusch J, Klein M, Ernst TM, Thieme A, Nicksirat SA, Steiner KM, Nio E, Genc E, Maderwald S, Deuschl C, Merz CJ, Quick HH, Mark MD, Timmann D:
Mild deficits in fear learning: Evidence from humans and mice with cerebellar cortical degeneration. eNeuro. 2024 Jan 4; Epub ahead of print
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)
Gajewski PD, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kadhum T, Digutsch J, Genç E, Wascher E, Getzmann S:
Does physical fitness affect cognitive functions differently across adulthood? An advantage of being older. Front Psychol 14: 1134770 (2023) (14 pp)
Metzen D, Genç E, Getzmann S, Larra MF, Wascher E, Ocklenburg S:
Frontal and parietal EEG alpha asymmetry: a large-scale investigation of short-term reliability on distinct EEG systems. Brain Struct Funct 227: 725–740 (2022)
Gajewski PD, Getzmann S, Bröde P, Burke M, Cadenas C, Capellino S, Claus M, Genç E, Golka K, Hengstler JG, Kleinsorge T, Marchan R, Nitsche MA, Reinders J, van Thriel C, Watzl C, Wascher E:
Impact of biological and lifestyle factors on cognitive aging and work ability in the Dortmund Vital Study: Protocol of an interdisciplinary, cross-sectional, and longitudinal study. JMIR Res Protoc 11 (3): e32352 (2022) (18 pp)
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)
DeYoung CG, Beaty RE, Genç E, Latzman RD, Passamonti L, Servaas MN, Shackman AJ, Smillie LD, Spreng RN, Viding E, Wacker J:
Personality neuroscience: an emerging field with bright prospects. Personal Sci 3: e7269 (2022) (21 pp)
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)
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)
Meissner TW, Genç E, Mädler B, Weigelt S:
Myelin development in visual scene-network tracts beyond late childhood: A multimethod neuroimaging study. Cortex 137: 18-34 (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)