I completed my Master´s degrees in Psychology and in Cognitive and Integrative Systems Neuroscience at the University of Marburg. Since May 2020, I was a Ph.D. student in the PACT project (DFG project STR1146/9-2) and an associated member of the International Research Training Group, IRTG 1901 “The Brain in Action”. Since 2024, I am PostDoc and part of “The adaptive mind” cluster project, supporting the key areas “Action” and “Disorder“.
I investigated the neural correlates of sensory action-outcome predictions in patients with schizophrenia using fMRI and tDCS. The main research focus lies on the ability to update these predictions upon repeated prediction errors and thereby aims at obtaining a better understanding of adaptive and maladaptive mechanisms in schizophrenia and potential improvements by tDCS stimulation.
Education:
| 2024 | Dr.rer.nat | University of Marburg |
| 2020 | M.Sc. Psychology | University of Marburg |
| 2019 | M.Sc. Cognitive and Integrative Systems Neuroscience | University of Marburg |
| 2017 | B.Sc. Psychology | University of Marburg |
Research projects:
PACT (Perception and Action)
TAM (The Adaptive Mind)
Research interests:
Sensorimotor adaptation
Predictive processing
Schizophrenia
Publications:
Schmitter, C.V. & Straube, B. (2024). Facilitation of sensorimotor temporal recalibration mechanisms by cerebellar tDCS in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders and healthy individuals. Scientific Reports Preprint
Kufer, K., Schmitter, C.V., Kircher, T. & Straube, B. (2024). Temporal recalibration in response to delayed visual feedback of active versus passive actions: An fMRI study. Scientific Reports. IF = 4.6 PrePrint
Schülke, R., Schmitter, C.V., & Straube, B. (2023). Improving causality perception judgments in schizophrenia spectrum disorder via transcranial direct current stimulation. Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience, 48(4), 245–254. https://doi.org/10.1503/jpn.220184
Schmitter, C. V., Kufer, K., Steinsträter, O., Sommer, J., Kircher, T., Straube, B. (2023). Neural correlates of temporal recalibration to delayed auditory feedback of active and passive movements. Human Brain Mapping DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26508
Schmitter, C. V., Straube, B., (2022). The impact of cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation ( tDCS ) on sensorimotor and inter-sensory temporal recalibration. Front. Hum. Neurosci. 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2022.998843
Schmitter, C. V., Steinsträter, O., Kircher, T., van Kemenade, B. M.*, & Straube, B.* (2021). Commonalities and differences in predictive neural processing of discrete vs continuous action feedback. NeuroImage, 229, 117745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2021.117745 *contributed equally
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