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Svenja Caspers is a Professor at the Institute of Anatomy I of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and affiliated with the Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1) at Forschungszentrum Jülich. Her research focuses on decoding the structural and functional architecture of the human brain, particularly within association cortices like the parietal lobe, and their connections to subcortical regions. She combines postmortem techniques (3D-Polarized Light Imaging) with in-vivo MRI studies (1000BRAINS, German National Cohort) to investigate brain connectivity, cortical folding, and age-related changes.
Research Interests: Caspers’ work spans brain connectivity, aging, neuroimaging, and cortical organization. She explores microstructural parameters (fiber density, spread) and their genetic/environmental influences, integrating structural and functional MRI data to reveal interactions in aging brains.
Scientific Contributions: Her studies employ advanced methodologies like diffusion imaging, polarized light microscopy, and ALE meta-analysis to map fiber tracts, cortical folding, and cognitive networks. Collaborations with epidemiological cohorts highlight population-level insights into brain aging.
Labs & Teams: Caspers leads research within the Connectivity Group at INM-1 and the Institute of Anatomy I, working with multidisciplinary teams in projects like 1000BRAINS and the German National Cohort MRI Study.
