Marco K. Wittmann
Curriculum Vitae
Research interests
Marco’s research focuses on the computational and neural mechanisms underpinning self-knowledge and social behaviour. He is interested in how we navigate complex social and non-social spaces. He is using computational modelling, brain imaging, brain stimulation and behavioural experiments.
Selected publications
Wittmann, M. K., Fouragnan, E., Folloni, D., Klein-Flügge, M. C., Chau, B. K. H., Khamassi, M., & Rushworth, M. F. S. (2020, Jul 28). Global reward state affects learning and activity in raphe nucleus and anterior insula in monkeys. Nat Commun, 11(1), 3771. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17343-w
Wittmann, M. K.*, Lockwood, P. L.*, & Rushworth, M. F. S. (2018, Jul 8). Neural Mechanisms of Social Cognition in Primates. Annu Rev Neurosci, 41, 99-118. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-neuro-080317-061450
Wittmann, M. K.*, Trudel, N.*, Trier, H. A., Klein-Flügge, M. C., Sel, A., Verhagen, L., & Rushworth, M. F. S. (2021, 2021/07/21/). Causal manipulation of self-other mergence in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex. Neuron, 109(14), 2353-2361.e2311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.05.027
* shared authorship