Prof. Dr. Sebastian Markett
The human brain functions as a network in which different brain regions synchronize their activity through structural neural connections. The Molecular Psychology Group uses various neuroimaging techniques to research interaction patterns between brain regions and to understand how the intricate interplay of these brain regions enables thinking, feeling and acting. A particular focus is on molecular mechanisms. They use genetic methods to study neurotransmitter and hormone systems and how these affect human behavior and our personality via neuronal mechanisms.
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Neuroinformatics and Network Modeling
- Genome-wide association studies
Current position
| 2017 - present | Full Professor of Molecular Psychology at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (DE) |
Positions held
| 2017 | Visiting Professor of Psychological Diagnostics at the Universität Lübeck (DE) |
| 2013 - 2017 | Senior Lecturer at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (DE) |
| 2015 | Visiting Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley (US) |
| 2009 - 2013 | Doctoral Researcher at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (DE) |
Academic Education
| 2009 - 2013 | Doctoral Degree in Psychology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (DE) |
| 2009 | Master’s degree in Psychology (Diplom-Psychologe) |
| 2006 - 2009 | Graduate Studies in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Toronto (CA) and Psychology at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (DE) |
| 2003 - 2006 | Undergraduate Studies in Psychology (Vordiplom) at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (DE) |
Honors/Awards/Fellowships
| 2015 | Lienert Award for Biopsychological Research Methods |
| 2006 | Full Scholarship Bonn-Toronto Program |
DFG-funded projects
| 2017 - 2021 | Research Grant - 'Connectome and Cognition' |
Selected activities
| 2018 - present | Editorial Board - Personality and Individual Differences |
Selected publications
- Boeken OJ, Cieslik EC, Langner R, Markett S. Characterizing functional modules in the human thalamus: coactivation-based parcellation and systems-level functional decoding. Brain Struct Funct. 2023 Nov;228(8):1811-1834. doi: 10.1007/s00429-022-02603-w.
- Riedel L, van den Heuvel MP, Markett S. Trajectory of rich club properties in structural brain networks. Hum Brain Mapp. 2022 Oct 1;43(14):4239-4253. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25950.
- Markett S, Nothdurfter D, Focsa A, Reuter M, Jawinski P. Attention networks and the intrinsic network structure of the human brain. Hum Brain Mapp. 2022 Mar;43(4):1431-1448. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25734.
- Zink N, Lenartowicz A, Markett S. A new era for executive function research: On the transition from centralized to distributed executive functioning. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021 May;124:235-244. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.02.011.
- Montag C, Ebstein RP, Jawinski P, Markett S. Molecular genetics in psychology and personality neuroscience: On candidate genes, genome wide scans, and new research strategies. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2020 Nov;118:163-174. doi: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2020.06.020.