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Germany
2026

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Psychology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Psychology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Thomas Elbert is affiliated with the University of Konstanz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with an emphasis on clinical psychology. The work spans related subfields such as general health professions, molecular biology, radiological and ultrasound technology, and critical care and intensive care medicine.

Elbert's research covers various topics including:

  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders

They have published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • Evolutionary conserved role of neural cell adhesion molecule-1 in memory, 2020, Translational Psychiatry
  • Gender differences in response to war-related trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder - a study among the Congolese refugees in Uganda, 2020, BMC Psychiatry
  • To add insult to injury: Stigmatization reinforces the trauma of rape survivors - Findings from the DR Congo, 2020, SSM - Population Health
  • DNA methylation changes following narrative exposure therapy in a randomized controlled trial with female former child soldiers, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Epigenetics of traumatic stress: The association of NR3C1 methylation and posttraumatic stress disorder symptom changes in response to narrative exposure therapy, 2023, Translational Psychiatry

Their frequent coauthors include Maggie Schauer, Anke Koebach, Katy Robjant, Sabine Schmitt, and Soraya Seedat. Elbert's work has appeared repeatedly in publication venues such as Translational Psychiatry, Aggressive Behavior, BMC Psychiatry, Scientific Reports, and the Journal of Traumatic Stress.

In addition to journal publications, Thomas Elbert has contributed to book literature. One such book is titled Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) For Survivors of Traumatic Stress, published by Hogrefe Publishing eBooks, scheduled for release in 2025.

Best Publications

  • Increased Cortical Representation of the Fingers of the Left Hand in String Players

    Thomas Elbert;Christo Pantev;Christian Wienbruch;Brigitte Rockstroh

  • Phantom-limb pain as a perceptual correlate of cortical reorganization following arm amputation

    Herta Flor;Thomas Elbert;Stefan Knecht;Christian Wienbruch

  • Slow potentials of the cerebral cortex and behavior.

    N. Birbaumer;T. Elbert;A. G. M. Canavan;B. Rockstroh

  • Constraint-Induced Therapy of Chronic Aphasia After Stroke

    Friedemann Pulvermüller;Bettina Neininger;Thomas Elbert;Bettina Mohr

  • Reorganization of auditory cortex in tinnitus

    Werner Mühlnickel;Thomas Elbert;Edward Taub;Herta Flor

  • A comparison of narrative exposure therapy, supportive counseling, and psychoeducation for treating posttraumatic stress disorder in an african refugee settlement.

    Frank Neuner;Margarete Schauer;Christine Klaschik;Unni Karunakara

  • Large‐scale neural correlates of affective picture processing

    Andreas Keil;Margaret M. Bradley;Olaf Hauk;Brigitte Rockstroh

  • Extensive reorganization of primary somatosensory cortex in chronic back pain patients

    Herta Flor;Christoph Braun;Thomas Elbert;Niels Birbaumer;Niels Birbaumer

  • New treatments in neurorehabilitation founded on basic research

    Edward Taub;Gitendra Uswatte;Thomas Elbert

  • Chaos and physiology: deterministic chaos in excitable cell assemblies

    Thomas Elbert;William J. Ray;Zbigniew J. Kowalik;James E. Skinner

  • Fleeting images: a new look at early emotion discrimination.

    Markus Junghöfer;Margaret M. Bradley;Thomas R. Elbert;Peter J. Lang

  • Transgenerational impact of intimate partner violence on methylation in the promoter of the glucocorticoid receptor

    Karl M. Radtke;Martina Ruf;Helen M. Gunter;Katalin Dohrmann

  • Statistical control of artifacts in dense array EEG/MEG studies

    Markus Junghöfer;Thomas Elbert;Don M. Tucker;Brigitte Rockstroh

  • Psychological trauma and evidence for enhanced vulnerability for posttraumatic stress disorder through previous trauma among West Nile refugees

    Frank Neuner;Maggie Schauer;Unni Karunakara;Christine Klaschik

  • Specific tonotopic organizations of different areas of the human auditory cortex revealed by simultaneous magnetic and electric recordings.

    Christo Pantev;Olivier Bertrand;Carsten Eulitz;Chantal Verkindt

  • Alteration of digital representations in somatosensory cortex in focal hand dystonia

    Thomas Elbert;Victor Candia;Eckart Altenmüller;Harald Rau

  • Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder by trained lay counselors in an African refugee settlement: a randomized controlled trial.

    Frank Neuner;Patience Lamaro Onyut;Verena Ertl;Michael Odenwald

  • Dissociation Following Traumatic Stress Etiology and Treatment

    Maggie Schauer;Thomas Elbert

  • Tinnitus Perception and Distress Is Related to Abnormal Spontaneous Brain Activity as Measured by Magnetoencephalography

    Nathan Weisz;Stephan Moratti;Marcus Meinzer;Katalin Dohrmann

  • Effects of emotional arousal in the cerebral hemispheres: a study of oscillatory brain activity and event-related potentials.

    Andreas Keil;Matthias M Müller;Thomas Gruber;Christian Wienbruch

  • The Neural Code of Auditory Phantom Perception

    Nathan Weisz;Simona Müller;Winfried Schlee;Katalin Dohrmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Brigitte Rockstroh
Brigitte Rockstroh University of Konstanz
Frank Neuner
Frank Neuner Bielefeld University
Maggie Schauer
Maggie Schauer University of Konstanz
Niels Birbaumer
Niels Birbaumer University of Tübingen
Iris-Tatjana Kolassa
Iris-Tatjana Kolassa University of Ulm
Tobias Hecker
Tobias Hecker Bielefeld University
Herta Flor
Herta Flor Heidelberg University
Dominique J.-F. de Quervain
Dominique J.-F. de Quervain University of Basel
Claudia Catani
Claudia Catani Bielefeld University
Andreas Keil
Andreas Keil University of Florida

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