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67
Citations
17206
World Ranking
2874
National Ranking
95

Overview

Birte U. Forstmann is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience, with a strong emphasis on Cognitive Neuroscience and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging as notable subfields.

Their published work covers several main topics, including:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Forstmann has contributed to various scientific papers over recent years. Notable publications include:

  • Probing the neural signature of mind wandering with simultaneous fMRI-EEG and pupillometry, 2020, NeuroImage
  • A unified 3D map of microscopic architecture and MRI of the human brain, 2022, Science Advances
  • The Amsterdam Ultra-high field adult lifespan database (AHEAD): A freely available multimodal 7 Tesla submillimeter magnetic resonance imaging database, 2020, NeuroImage
  • fMRI protocol optimization for simultaneously studying small subcortical and cortical areas at 7 T, 2020, NeuroImage
  • A new model of decision processing in instrumental learning tasks, 2021, eLife

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Forstmann include:

  • Pierre-Louis Bazin
  • Steven Miletić
  • Anneke Alkemade
  • Scott JS Isherwood
  • Anne C. Trutti

The scientist's work has been published in various venues, most notably:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • NeuroImage
  • eLife
  • Brain Structure and Function
  • Imaging Neuroscience

Best Publications

  • Erroneous analyses of interactions in neuroscience: a problem of significance

    Sander Nieuwenhuis;Birte U Forstmann;Eric-Jan Wagenmakers

  • The neural basis of the speed–accuracy tradeoff

    Rafal Bogacz;Eric-Jan Wagenmakers;Birte U. Forstmann;Sander Nieuwenhuis

  • Striatum and pre-SMA facilitate decision-making under time pressure

    Birte U. Forstmann;Gilles Dutilh;Scott Brown;Jane Neumann

  • Sequential Sampling Models in Cognitive Neuroscience: Advantages, Applications, and Extensions.

    Birte U Forstmann;Roger Ratcliff;E.-J. Wagenmakers

  • The role of the inferior frontal junction area in cognitive control.

    Marcel Brass;Jan Derrfuss;Birte U. Forstmann;D. Yves von Cramon

  • Bias in the brain: A diffusion model analysis of prior probability and potential payoff

    Martijn J. Mulder;Eric-Jan Wagenmakers;Roger Ratcliff;Wouter Boekel

  • Cortico-striatal connections predict control over speed and accuracy in perceptual decision making

    Birte U. Forstmann;Alfred Anwander;Andreas Schäfer;Jane Neumann

  • Effective Connectivity Reveals Important Roles for Both the Hyperdirect (Fronto-Subthalamic) and the Indirect (Fronto-Striatal-Pallidal) Fronto-Basal Ganglia Pathways during Response Inhibition

    S. Jahfari;L. Waldorp;W.P.M. van den Wildenberg;H.S. Scholte

  • Neurotransmitters as food supplements: the effects of GABA on brain and behavior.

    Evert Boonstra;Roy de Kleijn;Lorenza S. Colzato;Anneke Alkemade

  • Testing theories of post-error slowing

    Gilles Dutilh;Joachim Vandekerckhove;Birte U. Forstmann;Emmanuel Keuleers

  • Revisiting the evidence for collapsing boundaries and urgency signals in perceptual decision-making

    Guy E. Hawkins;Birte U. Forstmann;Eric-Jan Wagenmakers;Roger Ratcliff

  • Posterior medial frontal cortex activity predicts post-error adaptations in task-related visual and motor areas

    Claudia Danielmeier;Tom Eichele;Birte U. Forstmann;Marc Tittgemeyer

  • Frontosubthalamic Circuits for Control of Action and Cognition.

    Adam R. Aron;Damian M. Herz;Peter Brown;Birte U. Forstmann

  • Function and structure of the right inferior frontal cortex predict individual differences in response inhibition: A model-based approach

    Birte U. Forstmann;Sara Jahfari;H. Steven Scholte;Uta Wolfensteller

  • The speed-accuracy tradeoff in the elderly brain: a structural model-based approach.

    Birte U. Forstmann;Marc Tittgemeyer;Eric-Jan Wagenmakers;Jan Derrfuss

  • When the Brain Takes a Break: A Model-Based Analysis of Mind Wandering

    Matthias Mittner;Wouter Boekel;Adrienne M. Tucker;Brandon M. Turner

  • How to measure post-error slowing: A confound and a simple solution

    G. Dutilh;van Don Ravenzwaaij;S. Nieuwenhuis;H. L. J. van der Maas

  • To head or to heed? Beyond the surface of selective action inhibition: a review.

    Wery P.M. Van Den Wildenberg;Scott A. Wylie;Birte U. Forstmann;Borís Burle

  • Perceptual decision neurosciences: a model-based review

    M.J. Mulder;M.J. Mulder;L. van Maanen;B.U. Forstmann

  • Neurocognitive mechanisms of action control: resisting the call of the sirens

    K. Richard Ridderinkhof;Birte U. Forstmann;Scott A. Wylie;Borís Burle

  • Individual differences in heart rate variability predict the degree of slowing during response inhibition and initiation in the presence of emotional stimuli

    Angelos-Miltiadis Krypotos;Sara Jahfari;Vanessa A. van Ast;Merel Kindt

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre-Louis Bazin
Pierre-Louis Bazin University of Amsterdam
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers University of Amsterdam
Jane Neumann
Jane Neumann Max Planck Society
Robert Turner
Robert Turner Max Planck Society
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof University of Amsterdam
Marcel Brass
Marcel Brass Ghent University
Wietske van der Zwaag
Wietske van der Zwaag École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Roger Ratcliff
Roger Ratcliff The Ohio State University
D. Yves von Cramon
D. Yves von Cramon Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Iring Koch
Iring Koch RWTH Aachen University

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