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PD Dr. Veronica Witte

PD Dr. Veronica Witte

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Haus 2
Liebigstraße 16
04103 Leipzig

Phone: +49 341 97 - 24990
Fax: +49 341 97 - 24989

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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, Veronica
    Duration: 06/2022 – 12/2025
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie
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  • Neurobehavioral correlates of Long-Covid/Covid-Grid.
    Witte, Veronica
    Duration: 10/2021 – 12/2024
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie
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  • Obesity Mechanisms, project A1: Targeting neurobehavioral determinants of obesity
    Witte, Veronica
    Duration: 06/2021 – 12/2024
    Funded by: DFG Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie; SFB 1052: Mechanismen der Adipositas
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  • Long-term consequences of Long-Covid, extension of the LIFE-Adult study.
    Witte, Veronica
    Duration: 06/2021 – 12/2025
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie
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  • Improving eating behavior and related brain networks in obesity: underlying mechanisms and microbotal mediators in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
    Witte, Veronica
    Duration: 01/2021 – 12/2024
    Funded by: BMBF Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
    Involved organisational units of Leipzig University: Tagesklinik für Kognitive Neurologie
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  • 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 brain
    NeuroImage. 2022.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119504
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  • Medawar, E.; Witte, V.
    Impact of obesity and diet on brain structure and function: a gut-brain-body crosstalk
    Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2022. 81 (4). pp. 306–316.
    DOI: 10.1017/S0029665122002786
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  • 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 trial
    Gut. 2024. 73 (2). pp. 298–310.
    DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-330365
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  • Sacher, J.; Witte, V.
    Genetic heart-brain connections: Multiorgan imaging unveils the intertwined nature of the human heart and brain
    Science. 2023. 380 (6648). pp. 897–898.
    DOI: 10.1126/science.adi2392
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  • 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 study
    eLife. 2023.
    DOI: 10.7554/eLife.83660
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