Viola Oertel

Viola Oertel is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy of Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. Her work bridges clinical psychiatry and neuroscientific research.

Research focuses on

• applied neuroimaging in affective disorders and psychosis
• neural correlates of perceptual disorders, hallucinations, and episodic memory
• genetic and brain-physiological mechanisms in psychiatric conditions
• evaluation of novel psychotherapeutic interventions like VR therapy and body-oriented yoga

Key methodologies include fMRI, biofeedback, and DTI tractography. Recent publications highlight cognitive impairments in schizophrenia, fornix-related connectivity patterns, and therapeutic effects of yoga in depression.