Dr. Helena Hartmann

Dr. Helena Hartmann

Neuroscientist, psychologist and science communicator (she/her/hers)

Bingellab / Translational Pain Research Unit, University Hospital Essen

I am interested in factors that influence how we perceive pain in ourselves and in other people. To investigate this, I use neuroimaging, neuromodulation and behavioral experiments. My approach to science strongly aligns with open scholarship principles. Next to my work as a researcher, I enthusiastically engage in and teach science communication.

Interests

  • Pain processing
  • Expectations & placebo/nocebo effects
  • Empathy & prosociality
  • Reproducible, transparent, & open scholarship
  • Science communication

Education

  • PhD in Social Neuroscience, 2022

    University of Vienna, Austria

  • MSc in Clinical & Biological Psychology, 2017

    University of Vienna, Austria

  • BSc in Psychology, 2014

    University of Vienna, Austria