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1 Dr. Work Address: Private Addresses: DZNE 1 Edward Mews, Flat 2 Leipziger Strasse 44 London NW14AT Magdeburg Cheruskerstrasse 5, Contact: Berlin d.hammerer@ucl.ac.uk Personal information: Born , in Mainz Present Appointment: Postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University College London as well as the Deutsche Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) Magdeburg Education 03/2014 present Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Emrah Düzel at the Deutsche Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen (DZNE) in Magdeburg and Prof. Ray Dolan at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University College London) 10/ /2014 Postdoctoral fellow with Prof. Shu-Chen Li at the Chair of Lifespan Psychology and Neuroscience at the Technical University in Dresden 02/ /2012 Visiting researcher with Prof. John Rothwell and Prof. Sven Bestmann at the Sobell Motor Department, University College London 10/ /2012 Postdoctoral fellow in the project Neuromodulation of Lifespan Cognition with Prof. Shu-Chen Li at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin 01/ /2009 Dissertation at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin with Prof. Ulman Lindenberger and Prof. Shu-Chen Li (grade summa cum laude) 04/ 2005 Diplom in Psychology at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg (grade 1.3) 10/ / 2004 Diploma thesis at the Max-Planck-Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig with Markus Ullsperger (grade 1.0) 10/ / 2005 Hauptstudium Psychology (Diplom), focus on Cognitive Science and Grundstudium Musicology (Magister) at the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg 10/ / 2001 ERASMUS Scholarship at the University of Paris X Nanterre 10/ / 2000 Grundstudium Psychology (Diplom), University of Trier 1

2 Research Interests - Imaging the locus coeruleus in ageing and early Alzheimer s diseaese - Pupillometric measures of age differences in attentional control - Developmental cognitive neuroscience of cognitive control and decision making - Plasticity of cognitive functions with non-invasive transcranial brain stimulation Grants : MRC research grant (Co-Applicant with Emrah Düzel, ) : DAAD: Postdoctoral Fellowship ( ) : DFG: international cooperations grant (3.500 ) Publications (Citations based on Google Scholar) Citations: 451 (424 in the last 5 years), h-index: Hämmerer, D., Callaghan, M.F., Hopkins, A., Kosciessa, J., Betts, M.., Cardenas- Blanco, A., Kanowski, M., Weiskopf, N., Dayan, P., Dolan, R.J. and Düzel, E. Older adults with reduced Locus Coeruleus integrity show poorer memory for negative events (under review) 2. Liu, K.Y.., Marijatta F.., Hämmerer D.., Düzel E.., Howard R.J. Magnetic resonance imaging of the human locus coeruleus: A systematic review (under review) 3. Hämmerer, D., Hopkins, A. Dolan, R. J., Düzel, E. (2017) Emotional arousal and recognition memory are differentially reflected in pupil diameter responses during emotional memory in younger and older adults. Neurobiology of Aging. Journal impact factor: (in press) 4. Fitzgerald, T. H. B., Hämmerer, D., Friston, K. J., Li, S.-C., Dolan, R. J. (2017) Sequential inference strategies correlate with individual differences in brain structures. PLOS Computational Biology. Journal impact factor: (in press) 5. Hämmerer, D., Bonaiuto, J., Klein-Flügge, M., Bikson, M., Bestman, S (2016) Biasing human value-based decision making with non-invasive brain stimulation. Nature Scientific Reports. Journal impact factor: Düzel, E., Guitart-Masip, M., Maass, A., Hämmerer, D., Betts, M., Speck, O., Weiskopf, N., Kanowski, M. (2015) Midbrain fmri: Applications, Limitations and Challenges. In: fmri: From Nuclear Spins to Brain Functions, Springer, New York. 7. Chen, J. A., Hämmerer, D., Strigaro, G., Liou, L.M., Tsai, C. H., Rothwell, J. C., Edwards, M. J. (2014) Domain-Specific Suppression of Auditory Mismatch Negativity with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. Clinical Neurophysiology, 2

3 125, Times cited: 10, Journal impact factor: Chen, J. A., Hämmerer, D., Marshal, L., Strigaro, G., Liou, L.M., Tsai, C. H., Rothwell, J. C., Edwards, M. J. (2014) Bi-directional Modulation of Somatosensory Mismatch Negativity with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation. Clinical Neurophysiology, 592, Times cited: 13, Journal impact factor: Hämmerer, D., Müller, V., Heekeren, H. R., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. (2014) Performance monitoring across the lifespan: Still maturing post-conflict regulation in children and declining task-set monitoring in older adults. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 46, Times cited: 4, Journal Impact factor: Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., Völkle, M., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. (2013). A lifespan comparison of the reliability, test-retest stability, and signal-to-noise ratio of event-related potentials assessed during performance monitoring. Psychophysiology. Times cited: 18, Journal impact factor: Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Müller, V., Thiele, H., Nürnberg, P., Heekeren, H. R. & Li, S.-C. (2013) Striatal Dopamine Signaling and Outcome Updating across the Lifespan: The Effect of PPP1R1B (DARPP-32) Polymorphism on Event-related Potentials. Frontiers in Decision Neuroscience. 4(89), 1.8. Times cited: 15, Journal impact factor: Papenberg, G., Hämmerer, D., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. (2013) Lower theta inter-trial phase coherence during performance monitoring is related to higher reaction time variability: A lifespan study. NeuroImage, 83, Times cited: 18, Journal impact factor: Hämmerer, D. & Eppinger, B. (2012) Dopaminergic and prefrontal contributions to learning and outcome monitoring during childhood and old age. Developmental Psychology, 48, Times cited: 46, Journal Impact factor: Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. (2011). Life span differences in electrophysiological correlates of monitoring gains and losses during probabilistic reinforcement learning. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 23(3), Times cited: 90, Journal impact factor: Eppinger, B., Hämmerer, D. & Li, S.-C. (2011) Neuromodulation of reward-based learning and decision making in human aging. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1235, Times cited: 129, Journal impact factor: Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. (2010). An electrophysiological study of response conflict monitoring across the lifespan: Assessing the roles of conflict monitoring, cue utilization, response anticipation, and response suppression. Neuropsychologia, 40, Times cited: 53, Journal impact factor: Li, S.-C., Hämmerer, D., Müller, V., Hommel, B., & Lindenberger, U. (2009). Lifespan development of stimulus-response conflict cost: Similarities and 3

4 differences between maturation and senescence. Psychological Research. 73(6), Times cited: 34, Journal impact factor: Wirtz, M., Farin, E., Bengel, J., Jäckel, W.H., Hämmerer, D. and Gerdes, N. (2005) IRES-24-Patientenfragebogen: Entwicklung der Kurzform eines Assessmentinstrumentes in der Rehabilitation mittels der Mixed-Rasch-Analyse. Diagnostica, 51(2), Times cited: 42, Journal impact factor: Invited Talks 2017 August: Keynote lecture (tba) (Geneva Aging Series in Montreux) 2016 Talk Dopaminergic und noradrenergic modulation of decision making and epsiodic memory during ageing (Tagung Psychologie und Gehirn in Berlin) 2013 Hämmerer, D. Lifespan age differences in attentional and motor control duringpperformance monitoring. Talk given at the Aging & Cognition Conference in Dortmund. Hämmerer, D. Age differences in performance monitoring: Examining cognitive control and feedback evaluation across the lifespan. Talk given at the Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen, DZNE in Magdeburg 2011 Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Philiastides, M., Schroeder, S., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. Lifespan differences in electrophysiological correlates of early monitoring and late evaluative processes of choice-outcome contingency. Talk given at the 1 st Einstein Symposium in Berlin Hämmerer, D., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. Using event-related potentials to understand lifespan age differences in performance monitoring during response conflicts and reinforcement learning. Talk given at the Psychology Department of the University of Amsterdam, (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., G., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. Lifespan differences in electrophysiological correlates during reinforcement learning. Talk given at the Aging & Cognition Conference in Dortmund. 4

5 Poster and Talks 2017 Hämmerer, D., Callaghan, M., Dolan, R., Düzel, E. Indicators of altered noradrenergic modulation and adult age differences in emotional memory (Talk given at the Dallas Aging & Cognition Conference in Dallas) Symposium on Interindividual and age differences in controlling choices and adapting to environmental changes (Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen in Heidelberg) Symposium on Attentional and cognitive control in decision making and executive functions. Evidence for age-specific challenges across the lifespan (Tagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in Leipzig) 2015 Hämmerer, D. Chowdhury, R., Guitart-Masip, M., Weiskopf, N., Dolan, R., Düzel, E. The role of midbrain dopaminergic and noradrenergic structures in decision making and memory during ageing. Talk given at the 94 th annual meeting of the German Physiological Society in Magdeburg Hämmerer, D. Guitart-Masip, Düzel, E., Dolan, R. J. First steps towards an assessment of noradrenergic modulation of choice behaviour. Poster presented at the 4 th Einstein Symposium in Berlin. Hämmerer, D. Bonaiuto, J. Klein-Flügge, M. Bestmann, S. Selective alteration of human value-based decision making through modification of the inhibition-excitation balance in ventro-medial prefrontal cortex. Poster presented at the 21 st annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington Hämmerer, D., Schuck, N. W., Heekeren, H. R., Lindenberger, U., Polk, T. A. & Li, S.-C. Adult age differences in the attentional control of representational distinctiveness. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in New Orleans. Hämmerer, D.; Papenberg, G.; Müller, V.; Lindenberger, U.; & Li, S.-C. Altersunterschiede über die Lebensspanne in der Handlungsüberwachung während Antwortkonflikten: Elektrophysiologische Indikatoren altersspezifischer Herausforderungen. Talk given at the conference Psychologie und Gehirn, 38 th joint meeting of the german Society for Psychophysiology and its Application (DGPA) and the Fachgruppe Biologische 5

6 Psychologie und Neuropsychologie in Jena Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., & Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. Capturing age differences across the lifespan in outcome-based adaptation with models of reinforcement learning. Talk given at the Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen in Halle. Hämmerer, D., Müller, V., Heekeren, H. R., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. Capturing Outcome-based Adaption with Models of Reinforcement Learning. Talk given at the 3rd internal workshop 'Conflicts As Signals' in Berlin. Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Philiastides, M., Schroeder, S., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. (2011). Altersunterschiede über die Lebensspanne in elektrophysiologischen Korrelaten der Feedbackverarbeitung. Talk given at the Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen in Halle. Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Philiastides, M., Schroeder, S., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. (2011). Investigating age differences across the lifespan in reinforcement learning with a combination of electrophysiological recordings and computational models. Talk given at the 11th International Conference on Cognitive Neuroscience in Mallorca Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Philiastides, M., Schroeder, S., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. Electrophysiological indicators of lifespan differences in the monitoring of and learning from choice outcomes. Poster presented at the Dallas Aging & Cognition Conference in Dallas. Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Philiastides, M., Schroeder, S., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. Lifespan differences in electrophysiological correlates of early monitoring and late evaluative processes of choice-outcome contingency: Differential role of N2 and P3. Poster presented at the 17th Annual Cognitive Neuroscience Society Meeting in Montréal. Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Philiastides, M., Schroeder, S., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. Lifespan differences in electrophysiological correlates of early monitoring and late evaluative processes of choice-outcome contingency: Differential roles of feedback-related negativity and feedback-related positivity. Poster presented at the Decision Neuroscience Workshop in Berlin. Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. Der Umgang mit Antwortkonflikten über die Lebensspanne im Spiegel ereigniskorrelierter Potentiale. Talk given at the 2. Congress of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrie in Berlin. Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., G., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. Altersunterschiede über die Lebenspanne in der Handlungsüberwachung. Talk given at the Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen in Saarbrücken. Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Müller, V., Lindenberger, U., & Li, S.-C. Capturing Outcome- 6

7 based Adaption with Models of Reinforcement Learning. Talk given at the 2nd internal workshop 'Conflicts As Signals' in Berlin Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. Lifespan age differences in electrophysiological correlates of inhibition: A dissociation of motor control and the use of context information across the lifespan. Poster presented at the Berlin Brain Days. Li, S.-C., Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Müller, V., Nürnberg, P., Thiele, H. Heekeren, H. R., & Lindenberger, U. (2009). Genetic predispositions of dopaminergic modulation of reward monitoring across the lifespan. Poster presented at the Society of Neuroscience Meeting in Chicago. Hämmerer, D., Biele, G., Li, S.-C., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. Lifespan age differences in electrophysiological correlates of reinforcement learning. Poster presented at the Congress for Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience in Berkeley Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. Lifespan age differences in electrophysiological correlates of reinforcement learning. Poster presented at the Annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington. Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., G., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. Lifespan Age Differences in Outcome Monitoring Mechanisms. Talk given at the Action Monitoring and Behaviour Adjustment workshop in Aachen Hämmerer, D., Li, S.-C., G., Müller, V., & Lindenberger, U. Lifespan Age Differences in Electrophysiological Correlates of Conflict Monitoring Mechanisms: Preliminary Findings. Talk given at the 2nd workshop 'Conflicts As Signals' in Binz Li, S.-C., Hämmerer, D. von Oertzen, T. and Lindenberger, U. Aging and Reward Modulation of the Episodic Memory Circuitry: A Neurocomputational Inquiry. Poster presented at the Computational Neuroscience Meeting in Edinburgh. Academic administration 2012 /2013: Examination Psychology for Education, Master level 2009: PhD representative MPI for Human Development, survey on working conditions in Max Planck in the Society 7

8 Teaching 2016 Adult age differences in cognitive control (Lecture Master in Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL) Developmental cognitive neuroscience (Lecture Bachelor Psychology at Imperial College London) 2015 Workshop: Statistical Parametric Mapping for neuroimaging: Advanced Topics in factorial analyses (International SPM Course) Exercises on the use of SPM for fmri analyses (Master Cognitive Neuroscience at UCL) Winter 2013/2014 Seminar Psychology for Education: Developmental Psychology Technical University Dresden. Lecture and Seminar Methods in cognitive neuroscience: EEG, Master Psychology Technical University Dresden. Winter 2012/2013 Seminar Psychology for Education: Developmental Psychology Technical University Dresden. Studium Generale Brain development and adaptive behavioral regulation across the lifespan I: Cognitive Control, Technical University Dresden. Summer 2012/2013 Seminar Psychology for Education: Developmental Psychology Technical University Dresden. Seminar Developmental Psychology: Advanced topics in Memory and Perception, Bachelor Psychology Technical University Dresden. Winter 2011/2012 Seminar Development of social behavior: Current neuroscientific studies, Master Psychology Free University Berlin. Summer 2008 Workshop Lifespan development of conflict monitoring mechanisms, Bachelor Psychology, Free University Berlin. 8

9 Supervision of Ph.D. and Master Students 2017: Clare Loane, Assessing the role of the noradrenergic locus coeruleus in healthy ageing and early Alzheimer's disease Postdoctoral fellow 2016: Alex Yi, Pupillometric indicators of lifespan age differences in feedback processing and certainty during choices during decision making in uncertainty Master Thesis 2015/2016: Julian Kosciessa, Adult age differences in the structural integrity of dopaminergic and noradrenergic midbrain structures assessed with quantitative structural imaging Master internship 2015: Alexandra Hopkins, Pupillometric and BOLD indicators of age differences in implicit memory effects of reversal learning Master Thesis 2015: Maria Gallagher, Pupillometric indicators of age differences in surprise and model update during reversal learning, a model-based inquiry Master Thesis 2012: Goran Papenberg, contributed to supervision by Dr. Shu-Chen Li, assisted with time-frequency analyses of lifespan age differences in cognitive control, Free University in Berlin. PhD 2011: Julia Rodriguez-Buritica, cosupervised with Dr. Shu-Chen Li, Comparing apples with oranges. An EEG Source Localization Study of Adult Age-differences in Performance Monitoring. Diplomarbeit, Humboldt University in Berlin. Collaborations / Affiliations Affiliation with the Cambridge Centre for Ageing and Neuoscience study (Cam-CAN). Collaboration with R. Kievit, R. Henson and R. Howard: Lifespan age differences in Locus Coeruleus integrity and noradrenergically modulated cognitive functions. (ongoing) S. Bestmann, Altering decision making by transcranial direct current stimulation of the medial prefrontal cortex. Sobell Motor Department, UCL, London, UK. (concluded, see publications) Ad hoc Reviewer: Developmental Psychology, Psychology and Aging, Cerebral Cortex, Human Brain Mapping, NeuroImage, Brain and Cognition, Neuropsychologia, Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Israel Science Foundation 9

Curriculum Vitae. Dorothea Hämmerer, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae. Dorothea Hämmerer, Ph.D. Curriculum Vitae Dorothea Hämmerer, Ph.D. Business Address: Psychology Department Zellescher Weg 17 Rm. 230 01062 Dresden, Germany +49-0351- 463342195 (voice) +49-0351- 46337294 (fax) dorothea.haemmer@tu-