Keynote Speakers
Prof. Mari Tervaniemi
Research Director, University of Helsinki
Research Director Mari Tervaniemi obtained her PhD in psychology in 1997 from the University of Helsinki, focusing on auditory neurocognition and musical expertise. Her research encompasses auditory learning, the brain basis of musical expertise, and music-related emotions. She has published over 200 articles in international peer-reviewed journals spanning music psychology, learning sciences, and cognitive neuroscience. She is particularly interested in applying knowledge gained through basic scientific research to education. Additionally, she is passionate about promoting inclusivity and the ecological validity of empirical research.
Prof. Peter Uhlhaas
Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Peter Uhlhaas obtained a BSc and PhD in Psychology from the University of Stirling, Scotland. He was a visiting researcher at Weill Medical College, Cornell University, New York (2001-2002), before joining the Department of Neurophysiology (Head: Prof. Wolf Singer), Max-Planck Institute (MPI) for Brain Research in Frankfurt, Germany. At the MPI, he became a group leader in 2006, investigating the neurophysiology of cognitive dysfunctions in schizophrenia. Peter joined the Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, University of Glasgow, in 2012 where he was a principal investigator at the Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging. He has published over 160 articles in internationally high-ranking journals (Nature Rev Neuroscience, Neuron, PNAS, JAMA Psychiatry). In 2019, he became Professor for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Mental Disorders at the Department of Child and Adolescent Pschiatry, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin. In addition to his scientific training, he is also a trained and board-certified psychotherapist and clinical psychologist. His research interests include cognitive and neurophysiological aspects of schizophrenia, multi-modal neuroimaging (EEG/MEG/MRI), brain development during adolescence, early intervention in psychosis as well as E-mental health. Current research projects are supported by the Medical Research Council, Einstein Foundation, German Research Foundation and Wellcome Trust.