Thomas Elbert

Place of work: Germany
University:

Universitaet Konstanz

Laboratory:

Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology

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Thomas Elbert studied Psychology, Mathematics and Physics at the Universities of Munich and Tübingen (PhD, 1978). He is currently Professor of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology at the University of Konstanz, Germany, Dean of the Science Faculty and member of the German Academy of Science. His more than 400 publications include methodological studies, investigations on the self-regulation of the brain, and on cortical organization, plasticity and their relation to behavior and psychopathology. Based on progress in understanding the mechanisms of neuroplasticity, new treatment approaches for aphasia and focal dystonia have been developed in the Konstanz laboratory. Together with his colleagues, Dres. Neuner and Schauer, Elbert has developed Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), a culturally universal short-term intervention for pathological consequences of traumatic stress. This treatment has been field-tested in crisis regions. Associate Editorships (past and present) include BMC Neuroscience, BMC Psychiatry, Psychophysiology, J. Psychophysiology, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical engineering and others.