Henrik Walter

Henrik Walter is a Full Professor (W3) of Psychiatry with a focus on Psychiatric Neuroscience and Neurophilosophy at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He serves as Director of the Mind and Brain Research Division and Deputy Medical Director (Research) at the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité Campus Mitte. Walter is also a faculty member at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain, a faculty member of the Bernstein Computational Center Berlin, and a principal investigator at the Berlin Center for Advanced Neuroimaging.

• Clinical expertise: Schizophrenia and affective disorders
• Empirical research: Working memory, volition, reward mechanisms, emotion regulation, mentalization, imaging genetics, connectomics
• Philosophical research: Philosophy of mind, neurophilosophy, neuroethics, philosophy of psychiatry

Research trends in his 15 most recent publications (2009-2024) emphasize connectome-based machine learning, dynamic network reconfiguration, self-control mechanisms, and predictive models for psychiatric relapse. His work explores the intersection of neural network organization, emotional processing, and philosophical frameworks in mental health.

Walter oversees major projects including environMENTAL (data harmonization in large cohorts) and FOR5187 PREACT (personalized psychotherapy). His team actively trains students and researchers through internships, theses supervision, and doctoral programs.