Cracking the Cognitive Code of the Developing Brain in Early Life

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Michael completed his studies at Heidelberg University and Harvard University before obtaining a PhD and a Habilitation in Psychology from Leipzig University and Humboldt University. He has been a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University and headed a research group at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. In September 2025 he was appointed Full Professor at the Institute for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at CAU and UKSH Kiel. His lab uses functional MRI, EEG, and MEG to investigate how the developing brain gives rise to fundamental cognitive abilities in early life, including perception, attention, learning, memory and language. Moreover, his lab explores psychophysiological markers for early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism and ADHD. His award-winning research is published in Nature and Science journals and supported by the European Research Council, the German Research Foundation, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Jacobs Foundation.