Ulrike Senftleben

Dr. Ulrike Senftleben is a Researcher at the Department of Psychology at TU Dresden. She holds roles as Equal Opportunities Officer of the Faculty of Psychology and committee member for quality management in teaching and learning. Her research focuses on decision-making processes, cognitive neuroscience methodologies (EEG, VR), and social interactions. She has conducted postdoctoral research at TU Dresden and Aston University (2020-2022). Her educational background includes a B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in Psychology from TU Dresden (2011-2020).

Research interests span decision-making under stress, neural mechanisms of cognitive control, and applications of virtual reality in behavioral studies. Notable areas include framing effects in food choice decisions and EEG analysis of conflict monitoring during value-based decisions.

Publications emphasize interdisciplinary approaches, combining neuroscience techniques with behavioral economics principles. Recent work explores the neural dynamics of set-shifting and the impact of social distance on decision strategies. Teaching responsibilities include multivariate statistics and R programming for psychology students.