Research

I am interested in visual perception and how it is shaped by cognitive and emotional factors. In my PhD thesis, I examined these issues using electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), as well as their simultaneous combination. Currently, we are conducting studies on non-conscious visual perception using real-time fMRI.

since 07/2010	Post-doc, Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology
02-06/2010	Post-doc, Laboratory of Neurology and Imaging of Cognition, University of Geneva, Switzerland
06/2006-01/2010	PhD student, Laboratory of Neurology and Imaging of Cognition, University of Geneva
02-05/2006	Research assistant, Institute of Psychology, University of Freiburg, Germany

Teaching

since 2011	Introductory psychology courses for medical students
2008	Graduate course on EEG, University of Stockholm, Sweden
2007-2010	Graduate courses on vision, University of Geneva
2001, 2003	Tutor in biological psychology, University of Freiburg
2001-2002	Tutor in cognitive psychology, University of Freiburg

Education

2006-2010	PhD in neuroscience, University of Geneva
2002	Exchange student, University of Sydney, Australia
1999-2005	Diploma in psychology, University of Freiburg

Awards

Biaggi de Blasys Award 2010: best PhD thesis of the Lemanic Neuroscience Doctoral School
Jean Falk-Vairant Award 2008: best presentation at the 5th Lemanic Neuroscience Annual Meeting

Publications

Bender A, Spada H, Rothe A, Traber S, Rauss K (in press). Anger elicitation in Tonga and Germany: The impact of culture on cognitive determinants of emotions. Frontiers in Psychology (doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00435).

Rauss K, Pourtois G, Vuilleumier P, Schwartz S (2012). Voluntary attention reliably influences visual processing at the level of the C1 component: A commentary on Fu, Fedota, Greenwood, and Parasuram (2010). Biological Psychology 91(2): 325-327.

Veit R, Singh V, Sitaram R, Caria A, Rauss K, Birbaumer N (2012). Using real-time fMRI to learn voluntary regulation of the anterior insula in the presence of threat-related stimuli. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 7(6): 623-634.

Rauss K, Schwartz S (2012). Dissociating learning-induced changes in fMRI signal from structural modifications: A comment on Dorjee and Bowers (2012). Cortex 48(4): 515-516.

Rauss K, Pourtois G, Vuilleumier P, Schwartz S. (2012). Effects of attentional load on
early visual processing depend on stimulus timing. Human Brain Mapping 33(1): 63-74.

Rauss K, Schwartz S, Pourtois G. (2011). Top-down effects on early visual processing
in humans: A predictive coding framework. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 35(5):1237-53.

Rauss KS, Pourtois G, Vuilleumier P, Schwartz S. (2009). Attentional load modifies
early activity in human primary visual cortex. Human Brain Mappping 30(5):1723-33.

Unterrainer JM, Rauss KS*, Kaller CP, Leonhart R, Rahm B. (2008). Perceived conflicts
and errors in complex problem solving. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology 30(7):816-27.

Pourtois G, Rauss KS, Vuilleumier P, Schwartz S. (2007). Effects of perceptual
learning on primary visual cortex activity in humans. Vision Research 48(1):55-62.

Bender A, Spada H, Swoboda H, Traber S, Rauss K (2007). Anger in a just world? The impact of cultural concepts on cognition and emotion. In: DS McNamara & JG Trafton (eds.), Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society (pp. 101-06). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.