Josefine Waldthaler

I am a Team Leader for Functional Neuroimaging in Movement Disoders in Daniel Lundqvist's reasearch group at the Neuro Division of CNS interested in the cognitive and behavioral aspects of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders. I did my doctoral training at the University of Regensburg and postdoctoral training as a SUCCESS fellow at Philipps-University Marburg. As a board-certified neurologist, I work 50% of my time as a movement disorders specialist at Academic Specialist Centre Stockholm.

I am also afliated with Philipps University Marburg and the Department of Neurology at University Hospital Marburg where I hold an appointment as docent ("Privatdozent") and am involved in teaching and collaborate on research projects.

Our current research focuses on changes in brain activity in Parkinson's disease and their modulation by dopamine replacement therapy and deep brain stimulation (DBS) with the goal of improving our understanding of the complex interplay between motor, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms of Parkinson's disease. The primary tools we are using to pursue these goals are magneto- / electroencephalography (M/EEG) in combination with eye-tracking and in-depth clinical characterisations including neuropsychological assessments.

As a postdoc at the Swedish National Facility for Magnetoencephalography (NatMEG), I consider myself the bridge from NatMEG into the clinics. I assist researchers with initiating, planning and running projects in clinical populations.