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Overview

Thorsten Kahnt is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States and works primarily within the field of neuroscience. Their research spans several interconnected domains, focusing on cognitive neuroscience as well as cellular and molecular neuroscience, among other subfields. This broad disciplinary engagement highlights expertise in both brain-level cognitive functions and the underlying biological mechanisms.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Neuroscience

With more specific areas of research distributed as follows:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Sensory Systems
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

Thorsten Kahnt's research topics have concentrated on various aspects of brain function and behavior. This includes investigations into memory and neural mechanisms, studies of olfactory and sensory function, and neural and behavioral psychology research. Other topics address neural dynamics and brain function, functional brain connectivity, advanced chemical sensor technologies, and the influence of neurotransmitter receptors on behavior.

Main topics covered in their publications:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

Their recent papers reflect a focus on the orbitofrontal cortex and related brain networks, exploring the neural basis of decision-making, reward signaling, and sensory perception. Notable publications include:

  • Interactions between human orbitofrontal cortex and hippocampus support model-based inference, 2020, PLoS Biology
  • Targeted Stimulation of Human Orbitofrontal Networks Disrupts Outcome-Guided Behavior, 2020, Current Biology
  • To be specific: The role of orbitofrontal cortex in signaling reward identity, 2021, Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Targeted Stimulation of an Orbitofrontal Network Disrupts Decisions Based on Inferred, Not Experienced Outcomes, 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • Olfactory perceptual decision-making is biased by motivational state, 2021, PLoS Biology

Frequent coauthors associated with Thorsten Kahnt include:

  • Geoffrey Schoenbaum
  • Joel L. Voss
  • Laura K. Shanahan
  • Christina Zelano
  • James D. Howard

Publication venues that have featured their work multiple times highlight a consistent presence in neuroscience and behavioral science communities. These journals include:

  • Current Biology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • PLoS Biology

Best Publications

  • Dysfunction of reward processing correlates with alcohol craving in detoxified alcoholics

    Jana Wrase;Florian Schlagenhauf;Thorsten Kienast;Torsten Wüstenberg

  • Ventral striatal activation during reward anticipation correlates with impulsivity in alcoholics

    A Beck;F Schlagenhauf;T Wüstenberg;J Hein

  • Connectivity-Based Parcellation of the Human Orbitofrontal Cortex

    Thorsten Kahnt;Luke J. Chang;Soyoung Q. Park;Soyoung Q. Park;Jakob Heinzle

  • Striatum–Medial Prefrontal Cortex Connectivity Predicts Developmental Changes in Reinforcement Learning

    Wouter van den Bos;Wouter van den Bos;Michael X. Cohen;Thorsten Kahnt;Eveline A. Crone

  • Prefrontal cortex fails to learn from reward prediction errors in alcohol dependence.

    Soyoung Q. Park;Thorsten Kahnt;Anne Beck;Michael X. Cohen;Michael X. Cohen

  • The neural code of reward anticipation in human orbitofrontal cortex

    Thorsten Kahnt;Thorsten Kahnt;Thorsten Kahnt;Jakob Heinzle;Soyoung Q. Park;Soyoung Q. Park;John Dylan Haynes

  • Reward system activation in schizophrenic patients switched from typical neuroleptics to olanzapine.

    Florian Schlagenhauf;Georg Juckel;Georg Juckel;Michael Koslowski;Thorsten Kahnt

  • Identity-specific coding of future rewards in the human orbitofrontal cortex

    James D. Howard;Jay A. Gottfried;Philippe N. Tobler;Thorsten Kahnt

  • Perceptual learning and decision making in human medial frontal cortex

    Thorsten Kahnt;Thorsten Kahnt;Marcus Grueschow;Oliver Speck;John Dylan Haynes

  • Characterizing functional pathways of the human olfactory system

    Guangyu Zhou;Gregory Lane;Shiloh L. Cooper;Thorsten Kahnt;Thorsten Kahnt

  • Different neural systems adjust motor behavior in response to reward and punishment

    Jana Wrase;Thorsten Kahnt;Florian Schlagenhauf;Anne Beck

  • Grid-like Neural Representations Support Olfactory Navigation of a Two-Dimensional Odor Space.

    Xiaojun Bao;Eva Gjorgieva;Laura K. Shanahan;James D. Howard

  • Interactions between human orbitofrontal cortex and hippocampus support model-based inference.

    Fang Wang;Geoffrey Schoenbaum;Thorsten Kahnt;Thorsten Kahnt

  • Decoding different roles for vmPFC and dlPFC in multi-attribute decision making.

    Thorsten Kahnt;Jakob Heinzle;Soyoung Q. Park;Soyoung Q. Park;John Dylan Haynes

  • A neural link between generosity and happiness

    Soyoung Q. Park;Thorsten Kahnt;Azade Dogan;Sabrina Strang

  • Disentangling neural representations of value and salience in the human brain

    Thorsten Kahnt;Soyoung Q. Park;Soyoung Q. Park;John Dylan Haynes;Philippe N. Tobler

  • Delineating self-referential processing from episodic memory retrieval: common and dissociable networks

    Bastian Sajonz;Thorsten Kahnt;Daniel S. Margulies;Soyoung Q. Park

  • Brain Activation Elicited by Affectively Positive Stimuli Is Associated With a Lower Risk of Relapse in Detoxified Alcoholic Subjects

    Andreas Heinz;Jana Wrase;Thorsten Kahnt;Anne Beck

  • The role of neural impulse control mechanisms for dietary success in obesity.

    Martin Weygandt;Knut Mai;Esther Dommes;Verena Leupelt

  • Identity-Specific Reward Representations in Orbitofrontal Cortex Are Modulated by Selective Devaluation.

    James D. Howard;Thorsten Kahnt

  • Altered representation of expected value in the orbitofrontal cortex in mania.

    Felix Bermpohl;Thorsten Kahnt;Umut Dalanay;Claudia Hägele

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey Schoenbaum
Geoffrey Schoenbaum National Institutes of Health
John-Dylan Haynes
John-Dylan Haynes Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Philippe N. Tobler
Philippe N. Tobler University of Zurich
Jana Wrase
Jana Wrase Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Anne Beck
Anne Beck Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Joel L. Voss
Joel L. Voss Northwestern University
Florian Schlagenhauf
Florian Schlagenhauf Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Michael X Cohen
Michael X Cohen Radboud University
Brian Knutson
Brian Knutson Stanford University
Samuel J. Gershman
Samuel J. Gershman Harvard University

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