Uniklinikum Tübingen

Ralf Veit

- Research Associate -

Email:

ralf.veit(at)uni-tuebingen.de

Phone:

+49-7071-29-74223

Fax:

+49-7071-29-5956

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Dr. Ralf Veit

Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology

Eberhard-Karls-University

Gartenstr. 29

Office 111

D-72074 Tübingen

BIOGRAPHICAL



BIRTH DATE:

09 January 1960

 

 

Education



1992-1997

Doctoral degree in psychology (grade: magna cum laude) Doctoral thesis on temporal stability of cardiovascular reactivity to physical and psychological stress.
Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, Advisor: PD. Dr. Harald Rau.

1985-1992

Diploma degree in psychology (â??Diplompsychologeâ??, grade 1.5)
Faculty of Psychology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
Thesis on psychopathy and heightened risk of relapse of road traffic offences based on psychophysiological and psychometric indicators.
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Peter Schlottke.

 

 

Research



1992-1993

Diploma thesis and reserach assistant.

Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology,
University of Tübingen, Germany.

1993-1997

Doctoral research on cardiovascular responses (baroreceptor reflex sensitivity, blood pressure, electrocardiogram, impedancecardiogram) to stress. Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Germany.

1997-1998

Research associate, EEG and electrocardiovascular studies.
Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology,
University of Tübingen, Germany.

  • Cardovascular reactivity and intraocular pressure
  • Slow Cortical Potential biofeedback training in stroke patients

1998-present  

Research associate, fMRI studies,
Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology,
University of Tübingen, Germany.

  • Classical conditioning of emotional reactions in healthy controls, social phobics and psychopaths using functional imaging
  • Application and analyses of simultaneous fMRI and EEG recordings for self-regulation of slow cortical potentials (SCPs) in epileptic and ALS patients
  • Development and application of devices to record peripheral physiological activity to measure affective processing during functional imaging
  • On-line feedback and self-regulation of the local BOLD response
  • Passive tactile coactivation and cortical plasticity
  • Effects of biofeedback training in stress induced urinary incontinence on reorganization of the somatosensory cortex
  • Cortical correlates of experimental induced aggression
  • Effects of insulin on processing of food stimuli

 

 

Teaching



1997-present    

Supervision of several diploma and doctoral theses in psychology and medicine. Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tübingen, Germany

2002-present

Supervision of laboratory rotations and a master thesis in fMRI, Graduate School of Neural & Behavioural Sciences and International Max Planck Research School, University of Tübingen, Germany.

2002-present

Lecturer in medical Psychology. Teaching assistant in fMRI data analysis (SPM99, SPM2,FSL). Institute of Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology,
University of Tübingen, Germany

 

 

Specific Skills



 Languages       Fluent in German and English

Programming     Advanced MATLAB

MRI and fMRI Analysis of fMRI/CBF data using SPM/FSL and Brain Voyager

 

Professional Memberships



  • Society for Psychophysiological Research
  • Organization for Human Brain Mapping

 

 

Journal Publications



Frank S, Laharnar N, Kullmann S, Veit R, Canova C, Hegner YL, Fritsche A, Preissl H. Processing of food pictures: influence of hunger, gender and calorie content. Brain Res. 2010 Apr. Epub ahead of print.

Guthoff M, Grichisch Y, Canova C, Tschritter O, Veit R, Hallschmid M, Häring HU, Preissl H, Hennige AM, Fritsche A. Insulin modulates food-related activity in the central nervous system. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Feb;95(2):748-55. 

Veit R, Lotze M, Sewing S, Missenhardt H, Gaber T, Birbaumer N. Aberrant social and cerebral responding in a competitive reaction time paradigm in criminal psychopaths. Neuroimage. 2010 Feb;49(4):3365-72. 

Haller S, Birbaumer N, Veit R. Real-time fMRI feedback training may improve chronic tinnitus. Eur Radiol. 2010 Mar;20(3):696-703.

Kleber B, Veit R, Birbaumer N, Gruzelier J, Lotze M. The Brain of Opera Singers: Experience-Dependent Changes in Functional Activation. Cereb Cortex. 2010 Mar;20(5):1144-52.

Karim AA, Schneider M, Lotze M, Veit R, Sauseng P, Braun C, Birbaumer N. The truth about lying: inhibition of the anterior prefrontal cortex improves deceptive behavior. Cereb Cortex. 2010 Jan;20(1):205-13. 

Anders S, Eippert F, Weiskopf N, Veit R. The human amygdala is sensitive to the valence of pictures and sounds irrespective of arousal: an fMRI study. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2008 Sep;3(3):233-43. 

Rota G, Sitaram R, Veit R, Erb M, Weiskopf N, Dogil G, Birbaumer N. Self-regulation of regional cortical activity using real-time fMRI: the right inferior frontal gyrus and linguistic processing. Hum Brain Mapp. 2009 May;30(5):1605-14. 

Sitaram R, Caria A, Veit R, Gaber T, Rota G, Kuebler A, Birbaumer N. FMRI brain-computer interface: a tool for neuroscientific research and treatment. Comput Intell Neurosci. 2007:25487. 

Rota G, Veit R, Nardo D, Weiskopf N, Birbaumer N, Dogil G. Processing of inconsistent emotional information: an fMRI study. Exp Brain Res. 2008 Apr;186(3):401-7.

Kleber B, Birbaumer N, Veit R, Trevorrow T, Lotze M. Overt and imagined singing of an Italian aria. Neuroimage. 2007 Jul 1;36(3):889-900.

Weiskopf N, Sitaram R, Josephs O, Veit R, Scharnowski F, Goebel R, Birbaumer N, Deichmann R, Mathiak K. Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging: methods and applications. Magn Reson Imaging. 2007 Jul;25(6):989-1003. 

Caria A, Veit R, Sitaram R, Lotze M, Weiskopf N, Grodd W, Birbaumer N. Regulation of anterior insular cortex activity using real-time fMRI. Neuroimage. 2007 Apr 15;35(3):1238-46.

Eippert F, Veit R, Weiskopf N, Erb M, Birbaumer N, Anders S. Regulation of emotional responses elicited by threat-related stimuli. Hum Brain Mapp. 2007 May;28(5):409-23. 

Lotze M, Veit R, Anders S, Birbaumer N. Evidence for a different role of the ventral and dorsal medial prefrontal cortex for social reactive aggression: An interactive fMRI study. Neuroimage. 2007 Jan 1;34(1):470-8. Epub 2006 Oct 27.

Li Hegner Y, Saur R, Veit R, Butts R, Leiberg S, Grodd W, Braun C. BOLD adaptation in vibrotactile stimulation: neuronal networks involved in frequency discrimination. J Neurophysiol. 2007 Jan;97(1):264-71.  Oct 25. Erratum in: J Neurophysiol. 2007 Mar;97(3):2576. PubMed PMID: 17065253.

Porubska K, Veit R, Preissl H, Fritsche A, Birbaumer N. Subjective feeling of appetite modulates brain activity: an fMRI study. Neuroimage. 2006 Sep;32(3):1273-80. Epub 2006 Jul 11. PubMed PMID: 16815041.

Strehl U, Trevorrow T, Veit R, Hinterberger T, Kotchoubey B, Erb M, Birbaumer N. Deactivation of brain areas during self-regulation of slow cortical potentials in seizure patients. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2006 Mar;31(1):85-94. 

Lotze M, Heymans U, Birbaumer N, Veit R, Erb M, Flor H, Halsband U. Differential cerebral activation during observation of expressive gestures and motor acts. Neuropsychologia. 2006;44(10):1787-95.16730755.

Weiskopf N, Scharnowski F, Veit R, Goebel R, Birbaumer N, Mathiak K. Self-regulation of local brain activity using real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). J Physiol Paris. 2004 Jul-Nov;98(4-6):357-73. 

Di Gangi Herms AM, Veit R, Reisenauer C, Herms A, Grodd W, Enck P, Stenzl A, Birbaumer N. Functional imaging of stress urinary incontinence. Neuroimage. 2006 Jan 1;29(1):267-75. 

Birbaumer N, Veit R, Lotze M, Erb M, Hermann C, Grodd W, Flor H. Deficient fear conditioning in psychopathy: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2005 Jul;62(7):799-805. PubMed PMID: 15997022.

Hinterberger T, Veit R, Wilhelm B, Weiskopf N, Vatine JJ, Birbaumer N. Neuronal mechanisms underlying control of a brain-computer interface. Eur J Neurosci. 2005 Jun;21(11):3169-81. 

Pilz K, Veit R, Braun C, Godde B. Effects of co-activation on cortical organization and discrimination performance. Neuroreport. 2004 Dec 3;15(17):2669-72. PubMed PMID: 15570175.

Hinterberger T, Weiskopf N, Veit R, Wilhelm B, Betta E, Birbaumer N. An EEG-driven brain-computer interface combined with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2004 Jun;51(6):971-4. 

Weiskopf N, Mathiak K, Bock SW, Scharnowski F, Veit R, Grodd W, Goebel R, Birbaumer N. Principles of a brain-computer interface (BCI) based on real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2004 Jun;51(6):966-70. PubMed PMID: 15188865.

Hodzic A, Veit R, Karim AA, Erb M, Godde B. Improvement and decline in tactile discrimination behavior after cortical plasticity induced by passive tactile coactivation. J Neurosci. 2004 Jan 14;24(2):442-6. PubMed PMID: 14724242.

Weiskopf N, Veit R, Erb M, Mathiak K, Grodd W, Goebel R, Birbaumer N. Physiological self-regulation of regional brain activity using real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI): methodology and exemplary data. Neuroimage. 2003 Jul;19(3):577-86. PubMed PMID: 12880789.

Hinterberger T, Veit R, Strehl U, Trevorrow T, Erb M, Kotchoubey B, Flor H, Birbaumer N. Brain areas activated in fMRI during self-regulation of slow cortical potentials (SCPs). Exp Brain Res. 2003 Sep;152(1):113-22.

Veit R, Flor H, Erb M, Hermann C, Lotze M, Grodd W, Birbaumer N. Brain circuits involved in emotional learning in antisocial behavior and social phobia  in humans. Neurosci Lett. 2002 Aug 16;328(3):233-6. PubMed PMID: 12147314.

Pulvermüller F, Mohr B, Schleichert H, Veit R. Operant conditioning of left-hemispheric slow cortical potentials and its effect on word processing. Biol Psychol. 2000 Jul;53(2-3):177-215. PubMed PMID: 10967232.

Brody S, Veit R, Rau H. A preliminary report relating frequency of vaginal intercourse to heart rate variability, Valsalva ratio, blood pressure, and cohabitation status. Biol Psychol. 2000 Apr;52(3):251-7. PubMed PMID: 10725567.

Brody S, Erb C, Veit R, Rau H. Intraocular pressure changes: the influence of psychological stress and the Valsalva maneuver. Biol Psychol. 1999 Oct;51(1):43-57. PubMed PMID: 10579420.

Brody S, Veit R, Rau H. Four-year test-retest reliability of self-measured blood pressure. Arch Intern Med. 1999 May 10;159(9):1007-8. PubMed PMID: 10326944.

Brody S, Krause C, Veit R, Rau H. Cardiovascular autonomic dysregulation in users of MDMA ("Ecstasy"). Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1998 Apr;136(4):390-3. PubMed PMID: 9600585.

Veit R, Brody S, Rau H. Four-year stability of cardiovascular reactivity to psychological stress. J Behav Med. 1997 Oct;20(5):447-60. PubMed PMID: 9415855.

Brody S, Angrilli A, Weiss U, Birbaumer N, Mini A, Veit R, Rau H. Somatotosensory evoked potentials during baroreceptor stimulation in chronic low back pain patients and normal controls. Int J Psychophysiol. 1997 Apr;25(3):201-10. PubMed PMID: 9105944.

Montoya P, Brody S, Beck K, Veit R, Rau H. Differential beta- and alpha-adrenergic activation during psychological stress. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol. 1997;75(3):256-62. PubMed PMID: 9088846.

Book Chapter



Birbaumer, N. Veit , R . Das limbische System (2001). In: Gedächtnis und Erinnerung (Hrsg. N. Pethes and J. Ruchatz). Rowohlt Taschenbuchverlag Verlag GmbH, 349-351.

Strehl, U., Hinterberger, T., Veit, R., Birbaumer, N. Entwickungen der medizinischen Psychologie: Neuroprothesen für neurologische Erkrankungen (2005). In: Anwendungsfelder der medizinischen Psychologie (Hrsg. F. Balck). Springer Medizin Verlag Heidelberg, 118-124.

Veit, R. Echtzeit-fMRT und Therapie (2010). In: Neurobiologie forensisch-relevanter Störungen (Hrsg. J. Müller). Kohlhammer Verlag Stuttgart, 429-439.