Peter Dechent

Peter Dechent is the Head of the Research Group 'MR-Research in Neurology and Psychiatry' at the Medical Faculty of the University of Göttingen. His work focuses on combining functional MRI with non-invasive brain stimulation techniques like TMS and tDCS to study brain networks in healthy and pathological conditions. He holds a diploma in Biology and a Dr.rer.nat. from the University of Göttingen, with postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry.

Education:

• 1991-2001: Studies in Biology at the University of Mainz
• 1998-2001: Doctoral thesis at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
• 2001-2003: Postdoc at the Biomedical NMR Research Lab

Research Interests:

• Functional MRI integration with brain stimulation
• Hemodynamic processes underlying BOLD signals
• Application of advanced MRI techniques (structural MRI, DTI, MRS)

Publications focus on neuroimaging applications in neurology and psychiatry, with recent emphasis on stimulation-induced brain activity modulation and reward system dysfunction in depression. Collaborations include studies on primate neuroimaging and genetic disorders using MRS.

Awards: None explicitly listed.

Lab Affiliation: Department of Cognitive Neurology (University Medical Center Göttingen). Active in GGNB programs in Systems Neuroscience and Molecular Medicine.