Benjamin Hänisch

Benjamin Hänisch is a Researcher and Clinician Scientist PhD Candidate at the Max Planck School of Cognition (Leipzig), concurrently serving as a Resident in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital Tübingen. His work bridges computational neuroscience and clinical practice, focusing on reinforcement learning models of psychopathology and therapeutic interventions, alongside anatomical studies of psychopharmacological mechanisms.

Education:

• 2024: Dr. med., Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
• 2021: MD, RWTH Aachen University

Research Interests: Benjamin applies machine learning frameworks to understand mental health disorders and treatment efficacy. His computational models explore how reinforcement learning principles underpin behavioral patterns in psychiatric conditions, while his anatomical work maps drug interactions in neural circuits relevant to mental health.

Professional Affiliations:

• Department of Computational Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (Tübingen)
• University Hospital Tübingen, Psychiatry & Psychotherapy