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Overview

Sebastian Markett is affiliated with Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin in Germany and is active in research focused primarily on neuroscience and medicine. Their work integrates aspects of cognitive neuroscience, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, experimental and cognitive psychology, psychiatry and mental health, and genetics.

Their main research topics include:

  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Markett has contributed papers to multiple scientific journals and is frequently published in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Human Brain Mapping, Research Square, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, and eLife.

Recent publications include:

  • "Attention networks and the intrinsic network structure of the human brain," 2021, Human Brain Mapping
  • "A new era for executive function research: On the transition from centralized to distributed executive functioning," 2021, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Enhancing precision in human neuroscience," 2023, eLife
  • "Molecular genetics in psychology and personality neuroscience: On candidate genes, genome wide scans, and new research strategies," 2020, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
  • "Linking Brain Age Gap to Mental and Physical Health in the Berlin Aging Study II," 2022, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Markett include:

  • Philippe Jawinski
  • Christian Montag
  • Ole Jonas Boeken
  • David Nothdurfter
  • Johanna Drewelies

The combined scope of their publications and collaborations spans intricate brain connectivity, neuroimaging methodologies, and intersections between genetics and mental health. Their participation in diverse subfields from cognitive neuroscience to genetics reflects an integrative approach toward exploring brain function and psychological processes.

Best Publications

  • Is it meaningful to distinguish between generalized and specific Internet addiction? Evidence from a cross-cultural study from Germany, Sweden, Taiwan and China

    Christian Montag;Katharina Bey;Peng Sha;Mei Li

  • Assessing the function of the fronto-parietal attention network: insights from resting-state fMRI and the attentional network test.

    Sebastian Markett;Martin Reuter;Christian Montag;Gesine Voigt

  • Investigating the genetic basis of altruism: the role of the COMT Val158Met polymorphism

    Martin Reuter;Clemens Frenzel;Nora T. Walter;Sebastian Markett

  • Facebook usage on smartphones and gray matter volume of the nucleus accumbens.

    Christian Montag;Christian Montag;Alexander Markowetz;Konrad Blaszkiewicz;Ionut Andone

  • Self-esteem, personality and Internet Addiction: A cross-cultural comparison study

    Rayna Sariyska;Martin Reuter;Katharina Bey;Peng Sha

  • Genetically determined dopamine availability predicts disposition for depression.

    Andrea Felten;Christian Montag;Sebastian Markett;Nora T. Walter

  • A new measure for the revised reinforcement sensitivity theory: psychometric criteria and genetic validation

    Martin Reuter;Andrew J. Cooper;Luke D. Smillie;Sebastian Markett

  • The role of the CHRNA4 gene in Internet addiction: a case-control study.

    Christian Montag;Peter Kirsch;Carina Sauer;Sebastian Markett

  • Does excessive play of violent first-person-shooter-video-games dampen brain activity in response to emotional stimuli?

    Christian Montag;Bernd Weber;Peter Trautner;Beate Newport

  • Internet Addiction and Personality in First-Person-Shooter Video Gamers

    Christian Montag;Matthias Flierl;Sebastian A. Markett;Nora Walter

  • Assessment of empathy via self-report and behavioural paradigms: data on convergent and discriminant validity.

    Martin Melchers;Christian Montag;Sebastian Markett;Martin Reuter

  • Ignorance is no excuse: moral judgments are influenced by a genetic variation on the oxytocin receptor gene.

    Nora T. Walter;Christian Montag;Sebastian Markett;Andrea Felten

  • Imaging the structure of the human anxious brain: a review of findings from neuroscientific personality psychology.

    Christian Montag;Martin Reuter;Magdalena Jurkiewicz;Sebastian Markett

  • Individual differences in trait anxiety are associated with white matter tract integrity in the left temporal lobe in healthy males but not females.

    C. Montag;M. Reuter;B. Weber;S. Markett

  • Epistasis of the DRD2/ANKK1 Taq Ia and the BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism Impacts Novelty Seeking and Harm Avoidance

    Christian Montag;Sebastian Markett;Ulrike Basten;Christine Stelzel

  • The Big Five of Personality and structural imaging revisited: a VBM - DARTEL study.

    Wei Yin Liu;Bernd Weber;Martin Reuter;Sebastian Markett

  • The association between dopamine drd2 polymorphisms and working memory capacity is modulated by a functional polymorphism on the nicotinic receptor gene chrna4

    Sebastian A. Markett;Christian Montag;Martin Reuter

  • Oxytocin differentially alters resting state functional connectivity between amygdala subregions and emotional control networks: Inverse correlation with depressive traits.

    Monika Eckstein;Sebastian A. Markett;Keith M. Kendrick;Beate Ditzen

  • Intrinsic connectivity networks and personality: the temperament dimension harm avoidance moderates functional connectivity in the resting brain.

    S. Markett;B. Weber;G. Voigt;C. Montag

  • Orbitofrontal gray matter deficits as marker of Internet gaming disorder: converging evidence from a cross‐sectional and prospective longitudinal design

    Feng Zhou;Christian Montag;Christian Montag;Rayna Sariyska;Bernd Lachmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Montag
Christian Montag University of Macau
Martin Reuter
Martin Reuter University of Bonn
Bernd Weber
Bernd Weber University of Bonn
Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker University of Hong Kong
Marcel A. de Reus
Marcel A. de Reus Utrecht University
Peter Kirsch
Peter Kirsch Heidelberg University
René Hurlemann
René Hurlemann Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
J. Scott Yaruss
J. Scott Yaruss Michigan State University
Thomas F. Wienker
Thomas F. Wienker Max Planck Society
Peter Nürnberg
Peter Nürnberg University of Cologne

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