Anna Milena Dubischar-Krivec
- Research Associate -
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Mail: | Dr. Anna Milena Dubischar-Krivec, Dipl.-Psych. |
Research Interests
- Neurophysiological bases for outstanding skills in autistic savants
- Cortical Reorganization
- Cognitive and clinical Neuropsychology
- Neurofeedback and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Education and Training
1995-1998: University of Tübingen, Studies of Computer- and Neurolinguistics (general linguistics, informatics and psychology); Intermediate examinations
1997-1999: Research Assistant at the Institute of Linguistics, University of Tübingen, Germany, department chairman: Prof. A. v. Stechow.
1997-2002: University of Tübingen, Institute of Psychology, Germany. Diploma of Psychology (equivalent to Master of Science).
Diploma Thesis: ?Cortical reorganization of language processing in chronic immobile patients? supervised by Prof. N.Birbaumer and Prof. P.Schlottke
1999-2002: Research Assistant at the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tuebingen, Germany, department chairman: Prof. N.Birbaumer
Since 2002: Research Associate at the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tuebingen, Germany, department chairman: Prof. N.Birbaumer
02-04/2002: Research stay at the "Laboratorio di Psicofisiologia", University of Padova, Italy
03/2006: Doctorate of the Natural Sciences (doctor rerum naturum equivalent to PhD)
Doctoral Thesis: "Neurophysiology of calendar calculating in autistic savants and trained experts" supervised by Prof. N.Birbaumer and Prof. M.Hautzinger
Awards
08/02-01/06: PhD Scholarship from the Graduiertenkolleg Kognitive Neurobiologie, University of Tübingen
Teaching Experience
Since 05/03: Universitary teaching position at the Institute of Pedagogics and Psychology, University of Stuttgart
Since 04/07: Tutorial "Psychology for medical students" (= so-called "Research Projects") at the Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tuebingen.
Publications
Doctoral (PhD) Thesis
Dubischar-Krivec, A.M. (2006). Neurophysiologie des Kalenderrechnens bei autistischen Savants und gesunden Experten. Online-Publikation.
http://w210.ub.uni-tuebingen.de/dbt/volltexte/2006/2214/
Peer Reviewed Journals
Dubischar-Krivec, A.M., Neumann, N., Poustka, F., Braun, C., Birbaumer, N., Bölte, S.. Calendar calculating in savants with autism and healthy calender calculators. Psychological Medicine, in press.
Kotchoubey B, Dubischar A, Mack H, Kaiser J, Birbaumer N. Electrocortical and behavioral effects of chronic immobility on word processing. Cognitive Brain Research, 2003, 17 , 188-199.
Abstracts
Dubischar-Krivec AM, Neumann N, Braun C, Bölte S, Poustka F, Birbaumer N . Neurophysiologie herausragender kognitiver Leistungen autistischer Savants. 29. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, 16.-19.03.2005, Heidelberg, Germany.
Neumann N, Dubischar-Krivec AM, Braun C, Bölte S, Poustka F, Birbaumer N. Recognition memory in autistic "savants"?: an MEG study. 44 th annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, 20.- 24.10.2001, Santa Fe, USA.
Neumann N, Dubischar-Krivec AM, Braun C, Bölte S, Poustka F, Birbaumer N. Memory encoding in autistic "savants": the DM effect measured with MEG. Society for Neuroscience 34 rd Annual Meeting, 23.-27.10.2004, San Diego, USA.
Neumann N, Dubischar-Krivec AM, Braun C, Bölte S, Poustka F, Birbaumer N. Recognition memory in autistic savants; an MEG study, 6 th meeting of the German Neuroscience Society, 17.-20.2.2005, Göttingen, Germany



