Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology (magna cum laude), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (1997-2000)
Dissertation: Coding of temporal relations in semantic memory: Cognitive load and task-evoked pupillary response

M.A. in Physics (magna cum laude), Free University, Berlin, Germany (1997-2002)
Major: Experimental Physics
Thesis: Functional magnetic resonance imaging by means of magnetic blood-bolus labeling

M.A. in Psychology (magna cum laude), Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (1991-1997)
Major: Cognitive Psychology

Awards

Competitive Fellowship Award, Kirschstein – NRSA Individual Fellowship at NIH\NINDS (2005-2007)

NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, Postdoctoral Fellow scholarship at NIH\NINDS\CNS (2003-2005)

FAZIT Foundation, Research scholarship at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany (1998-2000)

German Academic Exchange Service, Research scholarship at the Montana State University, USA (1999)