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Yannik Stegmann

Scientific Researcher

University of Würzburg

Biography

Hi! I’m a scientific researcher at University of Würzburg in the Department of Psychology. My research interests include fear, anxiety and anxiety disorders in general. I’m particularly interested in how aversive learning shapes the perception of our environment. To study this, I mostly investigate electrocortical indices of perception and attention.

At the moment, I am also doing a psychotherapist training at the University of Würzburg, focusing on CBT. Both - academia and psychotherapy - are important to me. Therefore, I am very excited about teaching classes at the University of Würzburg, in which I try to combine my research about neuroscientific and biopsychological methods with my experience on clinical psychology.

Interests

  • Fear, Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
  • Aversive Learning
  • Electrocortical Indices of Perception and Attention

Education

  • PhD in Psychology, 2021

    University of Würzburg

  • MSc in Psychology, 2016

    University of Würzburg

  • BSc in Psychology, 2014

    University of Würzburg

Skills

R

Advanced

Statistics

NHST & Bayesian

Matlab

Intermediate

Open Science

PreReg, Code and Data

Psychotherapy

CBT in Training

Taekwondo

Black Belt (1st Dan) and C-certified Trainer

Projects

The effect of aversive learning on visual discrimination

Here, we study how visual discrimination accuracy changes after learning to differentiate between threat- and safety-related stimuli.

Visuocortical correlates of sensory processing during aversive learning

How does aversive learning shape sensory mechanisms to adapt to changing environments?

The distinction and interaction between fear and anxiety

In this project, we delineate fear and anxiety from a biopsychological perspective and test their potential interactions.

Recent Publications

Contact

  • +49 931 31-84357
  • Marcusstrasse 9-11, Würzburg, 97072, Germany
  • Enter the building and take the stairs to Office 206 on Floor 2
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