Christoph Braun

Extended high frequency hearing influences cortical response amplitudes to speech

This study shows that deficits in extended high-frequency hearing reduce cortical response amplitudes to speech, even in young adults, and highlights the need to include EHF hearing in clinical assessments and hearing aid design.

Fixel-Based Analysis reveals microstructural visual pathway changes associated with retinal remodeling in retinitis pigmentosa

This study uses multimodal imaging to show microstructural changes in visual pathways associated with retinal remodeling in retinitis pigmentosa.

Frontocentral brain networks amplify action-oriented temporal prediction errors

The paper investigates how action requirements influence temporal prediction errors in the human brain using MEG and computational modeling.

Robust spatial hearing beyond primary interaural cues in humans over deep neural networks

This study shows humans can localize sounds without primary interaural cues, unlike deep neural networks, highlighting differences in auditory processing strategies.

Neural signatures of predictive coding underlying the acquisition of incidental sensory associations

This study shows humans form incidental sensory associations through neural prediction errors and uncertainty modulation, challenging assumptions about learning requiring behavioral relevance.

Neural dynamics of semantic control underlying generative storytelling

This study investigates the neural dynamics of semantic control during generative storytelling using fMRI and deep language models, finding distinct brain activity patterns for creative versus ordinary and random stories.

Statistical learning of incidental perceptual regularities induces sensory conditioned cortical responses

This study shows that statistical learning of non-relevant audio-visual stimuli induces predictive neural responses and error signals in the brain.

Neural adaptation at stimulus onset and speed of neural processing as critical contributors to speech comprehension independent of hearing threshold or age

The paper investigates how neural adaptation and processing speed affect speech comprehension, showing these factors are critical even when hearing thresholds and age are controlled for.

Phase coding in phoneme processing slows with age

This study examines how age and hearing loss affect neural processing of phonemes, finding that temporal delay of EEG responses increases with age and high-frequency hearing loss, correlating with speech comprehension.

Discrimination of finger movements by magnetomyography with optically pumped magnetometers

This study compares optically pumped magnetometers (OPM) and EMG for finger movement discrimination, finding both achieve over 89% accuracy with high agreement.

Adult lifespan trajectories of neuromagnetic signals and interrelations with cortical thickness

The paper examines age-related changes in neuromagnetic signals and their relationship with cortical thickness across adulthood, finding frequency-specific patterns and sex differences.

Linking neuronal and hemodynamic network signatures in the resting human brain

This study examines the relationship between BOLD-fMRI and EEG signals in the resting human brain, finding frequency- and network-specific time-lags and correlations.

Localizing spontaneous memory reprocessing during human sleep

This study uses machine learning on MEG data to show localized memory reprocessing in hippocampus and neocortex during sleep.

Dynamics of nonlinguistic statistical learning: From neural entrainment to the emergence of explicit knowledge

This study investigates how neural entrainment during nonlinguistic statistical learning relates to the emergence of explicit knowledge using magnetoencephalography.

Investigation of the temporal and spatial dynamics of muscular action potentials through optically pumped magnetometers.

This study records magnetic and electric fields during a muscle reflex to analyze action potential dynamics and muscle structure.

A new adaptive procedure for estimating perceptual thresholds: the effects of observer bias and its correction.

This paper introduces a new adaptive method for estimating perceptual thresholds that accounts for observer bias and validates it through simulations.

Stimulation Artifact Source Separation (SASS) for assessing electric brain oscillations during transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)

This paper introduces SASS, an algorithm to remove stimulation artifacts during AM-tACS, enabling reliable assessment of brain oscillations and enabling adaptive stimulation.

Optically pumped magnetometers disclose magnetic field components of the muscular action potential.

This study uses optically pumped magnetometers to measure magnetic fields from muscle action potentials, revealing new insights into their propagation and physiological mechanisms.

HUMANS USE A LOCAL CODE FOR TACTILE PERCEPTION

This study shows humans use a local code based on maximum velocity for tactile perception, outperforming global codes in detecting vibrotactile signals.

Functional dynamics underlying near-threshold perception of facial emotions: a magnetoencephalography investigation.

This study investigates the neural mechanisms of facial emotion perception near the threshold using magnetoencephalography, finding distinct fronto-parietal network activity patterns for correct and incorrect recognition.