Dominik Bach

Prof. Dr. Dr. Dominik Bach holds the Hertz Chair for Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience at the University of Bonn within the Transdisciplinary Research Area - Life and Health. His research focuses on understanding the computational architecture of the human mind and brain, particularly in threat avoidance and human behavior, using serious games, virtual reality, and associative learning setups.

His work bridges cognitive neuroscience with artificial intelligence, aiming to unpack mechanisms of psychiatric conditions like anxiety disorders and PTSD through computational modeling and experimental platforms. Recent projects involve decoding aversive memory inhibition, threat memory maintenance, and developing novel treatments through transcranial stimulation and neural network analysis.

Research Trends: Dominik Bach's publications emphasize computational characteristics of escape decisions, threat learning, and neural circuitry in anxiety, with methodological innovations in VR-based behavioral experiments and neuropharmacology. His 2025 work explores experiment-based calibration and transdiagnostic psychiatric symptom dimensions.

Advising and Grants: While no specific students or grants are listed in the provided texts, his leadership in TRA Life and Health and collaborations with institutions like University Hospital Bonn highlight his role in cross-disciplinary research initiatives.