PD. Dr. Gabriele Lohmann

The focus of my research is the development of new methods for the analysis of structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging data (MRI) of the human brain.

Two aspects play a key role in strategies for MRI data analysis: first, it is now recognized that the human brain is a complex adaptive system and  exhibits the hallmarks of complexity such as emergence of patterns arising out of a multitude of interactions between its many constituents. Second, the field of fMRI has evolved into a data-intensive, ``big data'' endeavour with large databases and masses of data being shared around the world. At the same time, ultra-high field MRI scanners are now available producing data at previously unobtainable quality and quantity. Both aspects have led to shifts in the way in which we view fMRI data.