Theodoros Koustakas

Theodoros Koustakas is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, Germany, affiliated with the Center for Lifespan Psychology. He has been a Predoctoral Fellow since October 2024, following his role as a Research Assistant from October 2020 to September 2024.

His educational qualifications are:

• MSc in Biology (Neurobiology and Behavior specialization), Freie Universität Berlin, 2021-2024
• BSc in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin, 2017-2021

Dr. Koustakas's primary research explores brain plasticity mechanisms in musical training with emphasis on singing, auditory cognition processes, and neuroimaging methodologies using functional and structural MRI. His work integrates neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and music cognition to investigate how vocal-musical experiences drive structural and functional brain adaptations across the lifespan.

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He actively contributes to the Lifespan Psychology Team's Mechanisms and Sequential Progression of Plasticity research initiative, utilizing advanced neuroimaging to track developmental and experiential brain changes.