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Prof. Dr. Pienie Zwitserlood

Current affiliations

International Centre for Talent Research
Professorship for Psycholinguistics and Cognitive Neuroscience (Prof. Zwitserlood)

Curriculum Vitae (CV)

neurocognition of language comprehension and production
plasticity of vocabulary and language learning in adults
interface between visual perception and language
units of language: segments, syllables, morphemes

Academic Education
1989	Dr. rer. soc. Nijmegen University, the Netherlands
1982	Advanced Master‘s Degree in Psychology, Nijmegen University, the Netherlands
Work Experience
since 10/2014	senior professor for psycholinguistics and cognitve neuroscience
1993 - 2014	full professor for cognitive psychology, University of Münster, Germany.
1988 - 1992	senior researcher, Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
1986 - 1988	research associate, Interfaculty Research Unit for Language and Speech, Nijmegen University.
Functions and Memberships
since 2013	Member of the scientific advisory board, Max-Planck-Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
since 2006	founding member of the Otto Creutzfeldt Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience (OCC), U. Münster
since 2001	founding member of the International Centre for Gifted Education and Research (ICBF) of U. Münster, U. Osnabrück and U. Nijmegen
2008 - 2015	member of the advisory board, Leiden Institute for Brain and Cognition (LIBC), U. Leiden, the Netherlands
2006 - 2013	Member of the advisory board, Max Wertheimer Minerva Center, Haifa, Israel

Publications

Worterkennung und -produktion Zwitserlood, Pienie; Bölte, Jens (2024) In: Rieger, Martina; Müsseler, Jochen (eds.), Allgemeine Psychologie. Berlin: Springer Publishing. Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution)
The interplay between classifier choice and animacy in Mandarin-Chinese noun phrases: an ERP study Frankowsky, M., Ke, D., Zwitserlood, P., Michel, R. & Bölte, J. (2022) In: Language Cognition and Neuroscience, 1 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Cumulative semantic interference is blind to morphological complexity and originates at the conceptual level Döring, A.L., Abdel Rahman, R., Zwitserlood, P., & Lorenz, A. (2022) In: PloS one, 17(6) Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
On the lexical representation(s) of compounds: A continuous picture naming study. Döring, A-L., Abdel Rahman, R., Zwitserlood, P., & Lorenz, A. (2021) In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Language, Memory and Cognition, 47 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
Aging affects steaks more than knives: Evidence that the processing of words related to motor skills is relatively spared in aging. Reifegerste, J., Meyer, A.S., Zwitserlood, P., & Ullman, M. (2021) In: Brain and Language, 218 Type of Publication: Research article (journal)

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Projects

Konzeption und Dokumentation der 13. ECHA-Conference zusammen mit dem 4. Münsterschen Bildungskongress 'Giftedness Across the Lifespan: Begabungsförderung von… Duration: 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2013 Funded by: Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft e.V., Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch Stiftung Type of project: Individual project
Processing differences between compex and simple words: is there an advantage? (LU 1628/4) Duration: 01/10/2010 - 30/09/2013 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project
Neuronal and psychological correlates of phonological categories II Duration: 30/06/2009 - 01/07/2012 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project
Computer-based training and neurocognitive aspects of rehabilitation after Cochlea-implantation Duration: 01/01/2009 - 31/12/2014 Funded by: DFG - Individual Grants Programme Type of project: Individual project
4th International Workshop on Language Production Duration: 03/09/2007 - 05/09/2007 Funded by: DFG - International Scientific Events Type of project: Scientific Event

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Doctorates

The role of the insular cortex in emotional processing: Evidence from a multi-dimensional lesion-based approach Candidate: Olga Holtmann \| Supervisors: Straube, Thomas; Zwitserlood, Pienie \| Reviewers: Straube, Thomas; Bölte, Jens Period of time: 15/12/2016 - 15/12/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Cognitive-affective and Perceptive Aspects of Anorexia Nervosa Symptoms in Adolescent Patients: Neuroimaging and Clinical Data Candidate: Frausto, Hugo Romero \| Supervisors: Junghöfer, Markus; Bölte, Jens; Zwitserlood, Pienie \| Reviewers: Bölte, Jens; Junghöfer, Markus Period of time: 01/04/2017 - 26/05/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Wie kann die Behandlung von Betroffenen mit psychotischen Erkrankungen verbessert werden? Eine Verschiebung des Behandlungsfokus jenseits der Pharmakotherapie. Candidate: Surmann, Marian \| Supervisors: Lencer, Rebekka; Zwitserlood, Pienie \| Reviewers: Bölte, Jens; Lencer, Rebekka Period of time: 02/01/2014 - 04/07/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Wie kann die Behandlung von Betroffenen mit psychotischen Erkrankungen verbessert werden? Eine Verschiebung des Behandlungsfokus jenseits Pharmakotherapie. Candidate: Surmann, Marian \| Supervisors: Lencer, Rebekka; Zwitserlood, Pienie; Bölte, Jens \| Reviewers: Lencer, Rebekka; Bölte, Jens Period of time: 31/05/2023 - 31/05/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Resting state fMRI effective connectivity between bed nucleus of the stria terminalis and amygdala nuclei in humans Candidate: Hofmann, David \| Supervisors: Straube, Thomas; Zwitserlood, Pienie Period of time: until 01/09/2020 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster

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