Prof. Dr. Katja Biermann-Ruben

Publikationen

Henkel, J., Hartmann, C., Niccolai, V., van de Vijver, R., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2023). Reduced syntactic recursion in spontaneous speech of Parkinson's disease patients. Acta Psychologica 236: 103931.
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Metzlaff, J., Finis, J., Münchau, A., Müller-Vahl, K., Schnitzler, A., Bellebaum, C., Biermann-Ruben, K. & Niccolai, V. (2022). Altered performance monitoring in Tourette Syndrome: an MEG investigation. Scientific Reports 12(1):8300.
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Röders, D., Klepp, A., Schnitzler, A., Biermann-Ruben, K. & Niccolai V. (2022). Induced and evoked brain activation related to the processing of onomatopoetic verbs. Brain Sciences 12, 481;
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Niccolai, V., Klepp, A., van Dijk, H., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2021). Neurophysiological mechanisms of perspective-taking: An MEG investigation of agency. Social Neuroscience 16(5): 584-593. 
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Niccolai, V., Klepp, A., van Dijk, H., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2020). Auditory cortex sensitivity to the loudness attribute of body-related verbs. Brain and Language 202: 104726.

Klepp, A., van Dijk, H., Niccolai, V., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2019). Action verb processing specifically modulates motor behavior and sensorimotor neuronal oscillations. Scientific Reports 9:15985.

Niccolai, V. Korczok, S., Finis, J., Jonas, M., Thomalla, G., Siebner, H.-R., Müller-Vahl, K., Münchau, A., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2019). A peek into premonitory urges in Tourette syndrome:  temporal evolution of neurophysiological oscillatory signatures. Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 65: 153-158. 
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Bekemeier, N., Brenner, D., Klepp, A., Biermann-Ruben, K., & Indefrey, P. (2019). Electrophysio-logical correlates of concept type shifts. PLoS One, 14(3): e0212624. 
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Niccolai, V., Klepp, A., Indefrey, P., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2017) Semantic discri-mination impacts tDCS modulation of verb processing. Scientific Reports 7 (1): 17162. 
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Klepp , A., Niccolai, V., Sieksmeyer, J., Arnzen, S., Indefrey, P., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2017) Body-part specific interactions of action verb processing with motor behaviour. Behavioural Brain Research 328: 149-158.

Cao, L., Klepp, A., Schnitzler, A., Gross, J. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2016) Auditory perception modulated by word reading. Experimental Brain Research. published online June 21.
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Niccolai, V., van Dijk H., Franzkowiak S., Finis J., Südmeyer, M., Jonas, M., Thomalla, G., Siebner, H.R., Müller-Vahl, K., Münchau, A., Schnitzler, A., Biermann-Ruben, K. (2016) Increased beta rhythm as an indicator of inhibitory mechanisms in tourette syndrome. Movement Disorders 31(3): 384-392.

Klepp, A., Niccolai, V., Buccino, G., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2015). Language-motor interference reflected in MEG beta oscillations. Neuroimage 109: 438-448.

Niccolai, V., Klepp, A., Weissler, H., Hoogenboom, N., Schnitzler, A., & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2014) Grasping Hand Verbs: Oscillatory Beta and Alpha Correlates of Action-Word Processing. PloS One 9 (9): e108059.

Klepp, A., Weissler, H. Niccolai, V., Terhalle, A., Geisler, H., Schnitzler, A. & Biermann-Ruben, K. (2014) Neuromagnetic hand and foot motor sources recruited during action verb processing. Brain & Language 128: 41-52.

Cheng, B., Braass, H., Ganos, C., Treszl, A., Biermann-Ruben, K., Hummel, F., Müller-Vahl, K., Schnitzler, A., Gerloff, C., Münchau, A. & Thomalla, G. (2014) Altered intrahemispheric structural connectivity in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. NeuroImage Clinical 4: 174-181.

Thomalla, G., Jonas, M., Bäumer, T., Siebner, H. R., Biermann-Ruben, K., Ganos, C., Orth, M., Hummel, F. C., Gerloff, C., Müller-Vahl, K., Schnitzler, A. & Münchau, A. (2013) Costs of control: decreased motor cortex engagement during a Go/NoGo task in Tourette's syndrome. Brain: 
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Biermann-Ruben, K., Miller, A., Franzkowiak, S., Paszek, J., Pollok, B., Wach, C., Südmeyer, M., Jonas, M., Thomalla, G., Münchau, A., Müller-Vahl, K. & Schnitzler, A. (2012) Increased sensory feedback in Tourette Syndrome. Neuroimage 63(1): 119-125.

Franzkowiak, S., Pollok, B.,Biermann-Ruben, K., Südmeyer, M., Paszek, P., Thomalla, G., Jonas, M., Orth, M., Münchau, A. & Schnitzler, A. (2012) Motor cortical interaction in Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. PLos One 7(1): e27850.

Finis, J., Moczydlowski, A., Pollok, B., Biermann-Ruben, K., Thomalla, G., Heil, M.  Krause, H., Jonas, M., Schnitzler, A. & Münchau, A. (2012) Echoes from childhood – imitation in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Movement Disorders 27 (4): 562-565.

Lou, H.C., Jønsson, M., Biermann-Ruben, K., Schnitzler, A., Østergaard, L., Kjaer, T.  & Gross, J. (2011) Recurrent Activity in Higher Order, Modality Non-Specific Brain Regions: A Granger Causality Analysis of Autobiographic Memory Retrieval. PLoS ONE 6(7): e22286.

Franzkowiak, S., Pollok, B., Biermann-Ruben, K., Südmeyer, M., Paszek, J. Jonas, M., Thomalla, G., Bäumer, T., Orth, M., Münchau, A. & Schnitzler, A. (2010) Altered pattern of motor cortical activation-inhibition during voluntary movements in Tourette syndrome. 
Movement Disorders 25(12): 1960-1966.

Paszek, J., Pollok, B., Biermann-Ruben, K., Müller-Vahl, K., Roessner, V., Thomalla, G., Robertson, M. M., Orth, M., Schnitzler, A. & Münchau, A. (2010) Is it a tic? – twenty seconds to make a diagnosis. Movement Disorders 25 (8): 1106-1108.

Jonas, M., Thomalla, G., Biermann-Ruben, K., Siebner, H.R., Müller-Vahl, K., Bäumer, T., Gerloff, Ch., Schnitzler, A., Orth, M. & Münchau, A. (2010) Imitation in patients with Gilles de la Tourette syndrome – a behavioural study. Movement Disorders 25(8): 991-999.

Lou, H.C., Gross, J., Biermann-Ruben, K., Kjaer, T.W. & Schnitzler, A. (2010) Coherence in consciousness: Paralimbic gamma synchrony of self-reference links conscious experiences. Human Brain Mapping 31(2): 185-192.

Thomalla, G., Siebner, H.R., Jonas, M., Bäumer, T., Biermann-Ruben, K., Hummel, F., Gerloff, Ch., Müller-Vahl, K. Schnitzler, A., Orth, M. & Münchau, A. (2009) Structural changes in somatosensory system correlate with tic severity in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. Brain132(Pt 3): 765-777.

Jörgens, S., Biermann-Ruben, K., Kurz, M. W., Flügel, C., Daehli Kurz, K., Antke, C., Hartung, H-P., Seitz, R. J. & Schnitzler, A. (2008) Word deafness as a cortical auditory processing deficit: A case report with MEG. Neurocase 14(4):307-316.

Biermann-Ruben, K., Jonas, M., Kessler, K., Siebner, H.R., Bäumer, T., Schnitzler, A. & Münchau, A. (2008) Observing repetitive finger movements modulates response times of auditorily cued finger movements. Brain and Cognition 68(1): 107-113.

Biermann-Ruben, K., Kessler, K., Jonas, M., Siebner, H.R., Bäumer, T., Münchau, A. & Schnitzler, A. (2008) Right hemisphere contributions to imitation tasks. European Journal of Neuroscience 27(7): 1843-55.

Jonas, M., Siebner, H. R., Biermann-Ruben, K., Kessler, K., Bäumer, T., Büchel, C., Schnitzler, A. & Münchau, A. (2007) Do simple intransitive finger movements consistently activate frontoparietal mirror neuron areas in humans? Neuroimage 36 Suppl 2: T44-53.

Jonas, M., Biermann-Ruben, K., Kessler, K., Lange, R., Bäumer, T., Siebner, H. R., Schnitzler, A., Münchau, A. (2007) Observation of a finger or an object movement primes imitative responses differentially. Experimental Brain Research 177 (2): 255-265.

Kessler, K., Biermann-Ruben, K., Jonas, M., Roman Siebner, H., Bäumer, T., Münchau, A. & Schnitzler, A. (2006) Investigating the human mirror neuron system by means of cortical synchronization during the imitation of biological movements. Neuroimage 33 (1): 227-238.

Biermann-Ruben, K., Salmelin, R. & Schnitzler, A. (2005) Right Rolandic Activation During Speech Perception in Stutterers: An MEG-Study. Neuroimage, 25 (3): 793-801.

Salmelin, R., Schnitzler, A., Parkkonen, L., Biermann, K., Helenius, P., Kiviniemi, K., Kuukka, K., Schmitz, F. & Freund, H.-J. (1999) Native language, gender, and functional organization of the auditory cortex. PNAS 96: 10460-10465.

Biermann, K., Schmitz, F., Witte, O., Konczak, J., Freund, H.-J. & Schnitzler, A. (1998). Interaction of finger representation in the human first somatosensory cortex: a neuromagnetic study. Neuroscience Letters 251: 13-16.

Biermann, K. (2001). Magnetenzephalographische Untersuchungen zum Stottern, Inaugural-Dissertation der mathematisch-naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. Online-Publikation
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