Hector RCD Awardee since 2023
Dr. Sebastian FrankDr. Sebastian Frank
Emmy Noether research group leader at the Institute for Psychology within the Faculty of Human Sciences of the University of Regensburg
Dr. Sebastian Frank is an Emmy Noether research group leader at the Institute for Psychology within the Faculty of Human Sciences of the University of Regensburg. He was previously a postdoctoral researcher at Brown University (USA), after completing his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience at Dartmouth College (USA).
His group is interested in the biological mechanisms underlying learning and neuroplasticity in humans, with a focus on changes in these mechanisms across the lifespan. To this aim, they investigate learning and neuroplasticity in children, young and older adults, as well as older adults with dementia. They also develop training tools optimized for learning mechanisms in different age groups.
Dr. Frank’s research is supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft and the Julitta und Richard Müller Stiftung. At “Brain Days” in elementary schools, he and his group share their enthusiasm for brain research with children.
Dr. Sebastian Frank will be available to supervise doctoral projects starting in 2024.
