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Winfried Schlee is affiliated with the University of Regensburg in Germany and specializes in neuroscience, with a primary focus on tinnitus and auditory-related conditions. Their work spans several subfields including cognitive neuroscience, sensory systems, neurology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and applied psychology.

Their research covers a range of topics including hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, and genetics; hearing loss and rehabilitation; vestibular and auditory disorders; digital mental health interventions; multisensory perception and integration; mobile health and mHealth applications; as well as noise effects and management.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Winfried Schlee include:

  • Berthold Langguth
  • Rüdiger Pryss
  • Jorge Simões
  • Myra Spiliopoulou
  • Thomas Probst

Winfried Schlee has published in various academic venues, with the most common publication outlets being:

  • Journal of Clinical Medicine
  • Progress in Brain Research
  • Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Winfried Schlee include:

  • Global Prevalence and Incidence of Tinnitus, 2022, published in JAMA Neurology
  • Tinnitus prevalence in Europe: a multi-country cross-sectional population study, 2021, published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • The Neural Bases of Tinnitus: Lessons from Deafness and Cochlear Implants, 2020, published in Journal of Neuroscience
  • Combining Mobile Crowdsensing and Ecological Momentary Assessments in the Healthcare Domain, 2020, published in Frontiers in Neuroscience
  • Systematic Review on Healthcare and Societal Costs of Tinnitus, 2021, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Schlee's body of work focuses strongly on the neuroscience of hearing and auditory disorders, leveraging both neurological and psychological frameworks. The integration of mobile health technologies and digital interventions in their studies illustrates an interest in applying modern technological approaches to mental health and rehabilitation.

Best Publications

  • Hearing loss prevalence and years lived with disability, 1990–2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Lydia M Haile;Kaloyan Kamenov;Paul Svitil Briant;Aislyn U Orji

  • Top-down modulation of the auditory steady-state response in a task-switch paradigm.

    Nadia Müller;Winfried Schlee;Thomas Hartmann;Isabel Lorenz

  • The Neural Code of Auditory Phantom Perception

    Nathan Weisz;Simona Müller;Winfried Schlee;Katalin Dohrmann

  • High-frequency tinnitus without hearing loss does not mean absence of deafferentation.

    Nathan Weisz;Thomas Hartmann;Katalin Dohrmann;Winfried Schlee

  • A review of physical and cognitive interventions in aging.

    P. D. Bamidis;A. B. Vivas;C. Styliadis;C. Frantzidis

  • Abnormal resting-state cortical coupling in chronic tinnitus

    Winfried Schlee;Thomas Hartmann;Berthold Langguth;Nathan Weisz

  • Tinnitus and tinnitus disorder: Theoretical and operational definitions (an international multidisciplinary proposal)

    Dirk De Ridder;Winfried Schlee;Sven Vanneste;Alain Londero

  • Mapping cortical hubs in tinnitus

    Winfried Schlee;Nadia Mueller;Thomas Hartmann;Julian Keil

  • Resting-state slow wave power, healthy aging and cognitive performance

    Eleni L. Vlahou;Franka Thurm;Iris-Tatjana Kolassa;Winfried Schlee

  • Editorial: Towards an Understanding of Tinnitus Heterogeneity.

    Christopher R. Cederroth;Silvano Gallus;Deborah A. Hall;Tobias Kleinjung

  • Gains in cognition through combined cognitive and physical training: the role of training dosage and severity of neurocognitive disorder

    Panagiotis D. Bamidis;Patrick Fissler;Sokratis G. Papageorgiou;Vasiliki Zilidou

  • Using Auditory Steady State Responses to Outline the Functional Connectivity in the Tinnitus Brain

    Winfried Schlee;Nathan Weisz;Nathan Weisz;Olivier Bertrand;Thomas Hartmann

  • Ecological validity of virtual reality daily living activities screening for early dementia: longitudinal study.

    Ioannis Tarnanas;Winfried Schlee;Magda Tsolaki;René Martin Müri

  • Novelty interventions to enhance broad cognitive abilities and prevent dementia: synergistic approaches for the facilitation of positive plastic change.

    Patrick Fissler;Olivia Küster;Winfried Schlee;Iris-Tatjana Kolassa

  • Emotional states as mediators between tinnitus loudness and tinnitus distress in daily life: Results from the "TrackYourTinnitus" application.

    Thomas Probst;Ruediger Pryss;Berthold Langguth;Winfried Schlee

  • Neurofeedback for treating tinnitus.

    Katalin Dohrmann;Nathan Weisz;Winfried Schlee;Thomas Hartmann

  • Measuring the Moment-to-Moment Variability of Tinnitus: The TrackYourTinnitus Smart Phone App.

    Winfried Schlee;Ruediger C. Pryss;Thomas Probst;Johannes Schobel

  • Mobile Crowd Sensing Services for Tinnitus Assessment, Therapy, and Research

    Rudiger Pryss;Manfred Reichert;Berthold Langguth;Winfried Schlee

  • Mobile Crowd Sensing in Clinical and Psychological Trials -- A Case Study

    Rudiger Pryss;Manfred Reichert;Jochen Herrmann;Berthold Langguth

  • Loss of alpha power is related to increased gamma synchronization-A marker of reduced inhibition in tinnitus?

    Isabel Lorenz;Nadia Müller;Winfried Schlee;Thomas Hartmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Berthold Langguth
Berthold Langguth University of Regensburg
Nathan Weisz
Nathan Weisz University of Salzburg
Martin Schecklmann
Martin Schecklmann University of Regensburg
Iris-Tatjana Kolassa
Iris-Tatjana Kolassa University of Ulm
Thomas Elbert
Thomas Elbert University of Konstanz
Dirk De Ridder
Dirk De Ridder University of Otago
Sven Vanneste
Sven Vanneste Trinity College Dublin
Paul Van de Heyning
Paul Van de Heyning University of Antwerp
Harald Baumeister
Harald Baumeister University of Ulm
Martin Meyer
Martin Meyer University of Zurich

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