Profile
Abstract
Group Leader, Cognitive Neurology, University Medical Center Leipzig & Guest Researcher, Max-Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany
MSc (Diplom) Biology, 04/2004, University of Bielefeld, Germany
PhD (Dr. rer. nat.), 10/2007, "Dynamic changes in prefrontal networks", Neuroanatomy, University of Bielefeld, Germany
Tenure-Track qualification (Habilitation), 05/2019, "Impact of obesity, diet and metabolic changes on brain structure and function", University of Leipzig
PostDoc, 2008-2009, Functional Neuroimaging Unit, Vienna, Austria
PostDoc, 20010-2014, Neurology, Charité Berlin, Germany
Main Research Focus:
impact of diet and lifestyle on brain structure and function
population neuroimaging
gut-microbiome-brain axis
cognitive aging
obesity and the brain
human interventional studies
genetic factors and gene-environment interactions
(micro-)structure of the hippocampus
structural imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, functional MRI & connectivity
- Changes in brain structure and function following interdisciplinary group treatment in the Post-COVID group program at the Clinic for Cognitive Neurology.Witte, VeronicaDuration: 06/2022 – 12/2025Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie
- Neurobehavioral correlates of Long-Covid/Covid-Grid.Witte, VeronicaDuration: 10/2021 – 12/2024Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie
- Obesity Mechanisms, project A1: Targeting neurobehavioral determinants of obesityWitte, VeronicaDuration: 06/2021 – 12/2024Funded by: DFG Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie; SFB 1052: Mechanismen der Adipositas
- Long-term consequences of Long-Covid, extension of the LIFE-Adult study.Witte, VeronicaDuration: 06/2021 – 12/2025Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie
- Improving eating behavior and related brain networks in obesity: underlying mechanisms and microbotal mediators in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.Witte, VeronicaDuration: 01/2021 – 12/2024Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und ForschungInvolved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie
- Hofmann, S.; Beyer, F.; Lapuschkin, S.; Goltermann, O.; Löffler, M.; Mueller, K.-R.; Villringer, A.; Samek, W.; Witte, V.Towards the interpretability of deep learning models for multi-modal neuroimaging: Finding structural changes of the ageing brainNeuroImage. 2022.
- Medawar, E.; Witte, V.Impact of obesity and diet on brain structure and function: a gut-brain-body crosstalkProceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2022. 81 (4). pp. 306–316.
- Medawar, E.; Beyer, F.; Thieleking, R.; Haange, S.-B.; Rolle-Kampczyk, U.; Reinicke, M.; Chakaroun, R.; von Bergen-Tomm, G. M.; Stumvoll, M.; Villringer, A.; Witte, V.Prebiotic diet changes neural correlates of food decision-making in overweight adults: a randomised controlled within-subject cross-over trialGut. 2024. 73 (2). pp. 298–310.
- Sacher, J.; Witte, V.Genetic heart-brain connections: Multiorgan imaging unveils the intertwined nature of the human heart and brainScience. 2023. 380 (6648). pp. 897–898.
- Lammer, L.; Beyer, F.; Luppa, M.; Sander, C.; Baber, R.; Engel, C.; Wirkner, K.; Löffler, M.; Riedel-Heller, S.; Villringer, A.; Witte, V.Impact of social isolation on grey matter structure and cognitive functions: A population-based longitudinal neuroimaging studyeLife. 2023.DOI: 10.7554/eLife.83660