1989 - 1992

Study of Psychology, Philipp University Marburg, Germany

1992

B.S. [Vordiplom] in Psychology, Philipp University Marburg, Germany

1992 - 1996

Study of Psychology, Media Psychology, and Media Counseling, Technical University of Berlin, Germany

1996

M.S. [Diplom] in Psychology, Technical University of Berlin, Germany

2000

Ph.D. in Psychology, Free University of Berlin, Germany

1996 - 2000

Predoctoral Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany

2000 - 2002

Research Scientist, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Lifespan Psychology (Laboratory of Prof. Paul B. Baltes), Berlin, Germany

2002

Otto Hahn Medal of the Max Planck Society for best dissertation of the year 2000

2002 - 2003

Visiting Fellow, Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom

2003 - 2005

Research Fellow, Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience (Principal Investigator: Prof. Chris Frith), London, United Kingdom

2005 - 2006

Research Fellow, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience (Principal Investigator: Prof. Uta Frith), London, United Kingdom

2006 - 2008

Assistant Professor of Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics, University of Zurich, Switzerland

2007 - 2010

Co-Director, Laboratory for Social and Neural Systems Research, University of Zurich, Switzerland

2008

Visiting Professor, La Sapienza University Rome, Italy

2008 - 2010

Inaugural Chair of Social Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics, University of Zurich, Switzerland

2010

Visiting Professor, La Sapienza University Rome, Italy

seit 2010

Director, Department of Social Neuroscience, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany

seit 2011

Honorary Research Fellow, SNS Lab, University of Zurich, Switzerland

seit 2011

Honorary Professor, Faculty of Biosciences, Pharmacy and Biology, University of Leipzig, Germany

seit 2011

Honorary Professor, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany