Website of Jürgen Hänggi

1. Personal data

•    Prename / name:  Jürgen Hänggi
•    Title:  Ph.D. in Neuropsychology / Neurosciences
•    Main subject:  General Psychology / Neuropsychology
•    Beside subjects:  Neuropsychology and Neurophysiology
•    Master thesis:  Neuroanatomical anomalies in adults with persistent developmental stuttering (PDS)
•   Ph.D. thesis:  Computational neuromorphometry based on structural magnetic resonance imaging: Methods and applications in basic and clinical neuroscience
•   Current position:  Postdoc / Reseach Fellow (German: "Oberassistent"), Division Neuropsychology, Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Binzmuehlestrasse 14/25, CH-8050 Zurich
•    Office Nb. (work):  BIN 4.D.04
•    Phone (work):  0041 (0)44 635 73 97
•    Fax (work):  0041 (0)44 635 74 09
•    Mobile phone:  0041 (0)76 445 86 84
•    E-mail (work):  j.haenggi[at]psychologie.uzh.ch
•    Website (work):  http://www.psychologie.uzh.ch/neuropsy
•    Date of birth:  June 10, 1971
•    Place of birth:  Liestal, Basle-Country, Switzerland
•    Native place:  Nunningen, Solothurn, Switzerland
•    E-mail (private):  juergen.haenggi[at]uzh.ch
•    Website (private):  http://www.juergenhaenggi.ch
•    Address (private):  Oristalstrasse 46, 4410 Liestal, Switzerland
•    Marital status:  unmarried
•    Family status:  father of two boys (born October 25, 2003 and June 30, 2006)

2. Education

•    1978 – 1983:  Junior school (Primarschule) in Bubendorf, Basle-Country, Switzerland.
•    1983 – 1986:  Secondary school (Realschule) in Bubendorf.
•    1986 – 1987:  Professional choice class (Berufswahlklasse) in Ziefen, Basle-Country.
•    1987 – 1990:  Apprenticeship as chemical laboratory assistant (Lehre als Chemielaborant) with a focus on Biochemistry, Bachem Holding AG in Bubendorf.
•    1994 - 1998:  Grammar school for adults - second education (Gymnasium für Erwachsene - Zweitausbildung) to achieve a federal G.C.E. A level (General Certificate of Education Advanced level = eidgenössische Matura Typus B) at Minerva Schools in Basle, Switzerland. G.C.E. A level diploma obtained at September 14, 1998. Points achieved 71 (max. 90).
•    1998 – 2004:  Studies in Psychology at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. Main subject General Psychology, Beside subjects Neuropsychology and Neurophysiology. Master Thesis in Neuropsychology with the Title: Neuroanatomical anomalies in adults with persistent developmental stuttering (PDS). M.Sc. in Psychology (lic. phil.) obtained at May 28, 2004. Mark achieved 5.57 (max. 6.0).
•    December 2004 – February 2007:  Dissertation at the Division of Psychiatry Research, Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Zurich and international Ph.D. program in Neurosciences at the Neuroscience Center Zurich (ZNZ). Title of Ph.D. thesis: Computational neuromorphometry based on structural magnetic resonance imaging: Methods and applications in basic and clinical neuroscience. Ph.D. in Neuropsychology and Neuroscience (Dr. phil.) obtained at May 25, 2007. Laudatio: summa cum laude.
•    March 2007 – up-to-now:  Assistant (Postdoc) at the Division Neuropsychology (Chair Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Lutz Jäncke), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich. Research topics: Structural Neuroplasticity, Synaesthesia, Connectivity, Expertise research, MRI-based Neuromorphometry, Aging & Dementia, Intelligence, Genetics, Surface-based Morphometry, Diffusion-Tensor Imaging (DTI), Graph-theoretical modeling of imaging data.

3.  Research collaborations

•   Research topic:  Structural neural correlates of delay of gratification in the healthy elderly. Division Psychopathology and Clinical Interventions (Prof. Dr. Andreas Maercker, Dr. Simon Forstmeier, Mag. Reinhard Drobetz), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Sitzerland.
•   Research topic:  Neuromorphological and neurophysiological anomalies in patients with body integrity identity disorder (BIID, Apotemnophilia, Xenomelia). Neuropsychological Unit (Prof. Dr. Peter Brugger, Dr. Deborah Vitaco, lic. phil. Leonie Hilti), Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
•   Research topic:  Basal ganglia degeneration in patients with McLeod-Syndrom. Department of Neurology (Prof. Dr. Hans H. Jung, Dr. Philip O. Valko), University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
•   Research topic:  The neuroarchitecture of patients with social anxiety disorder (SAD). Clinic for General and Social Psychiatry (Prof. Dr. Uwe Herwig, Dr. Annette Brühl, Dipl.-Neurowiss. Volker Baur), Psychiatric University Hospital, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
•    Research topic:  White matter architecture in children with developmental dyscalculia. Magnetic Resonance Center (Prof. Dr. Ernst Martin, Prof. Dr. Michael von Aster, Dr. Karin Kucian), University Children's Hospital, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
•    Research topic:  Changes in thalamo-cortical projections in patients with major depression. Clinical Affective Neuroimaging Laboratory (Prof. Dr. Martin Walter, Dr. med. cand. Anne Osoba), Department of Psychiatry, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.
•   Research topic:  Cortical thickness, surface area, and volume of perisylvian brain regions associated with auditory brain functions. Division Neuropsychology (Prof. Dr. Martin Meyer), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
•    Research topic:  Structural neuroplasticity in amblyopic patients induced by eye surgery. Division Neuropsychology (Dr. Kai Lutz), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland and Department of Ophthalmology (Prof. Dr. Farhad Hafezi), Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
•    Research topic:  Structural neuroplasticity in patients with trigeminal neuropathic pain. Division Neuropsychology (Dr. Kai Lutz), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

4. Funding

•   Co-applicant of SNF grant: Negative phantom limbs? A neurological account of the desire for healthy limb amputation (or BIID). Main applicant Prof. Dr. Peter Brugger, Neuropsychological Unit, Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland. Duration: Oktober 2009 to Oktober 2011. Grant of SFR 276'668.-, SNF-Projekt: 320030_127480.

5. Lectures and events

•    Master-Seminar: Plasticity of the brain: Learning and memory.
•    Master-Seminar: Neuroplasticity of the aging brain.
•    Master-Seminar: Neurobiology of intelligence and creativity.
•    Bachelor-Traineeship: Experimentalpsychological traineeship (ExPra).
•    Lecture: Introduction into imaging methods in psychology and neurosciences. Focus on structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI), voxel-, deformation- and surface-based morphometry and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI).

6. Reviewer activity

•    Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews (2)
•    Journal of Neuroscience (3)
•    Biological Psychiatry (1)
•    Human Brain Mapping (2)
•    Cerebral Cortex (1)
•    Neuroimage (4)
•    Brain Structure & Function (1)
•    Neurobiology of Disease (2)
•    Journal of Neuropsychology (1)
•    Psychiatry Research – Neuroimaging (1)
•    Neurosciene (4)
•    PLoS ONE (3)
•    Schizophrenia Bulletin (1)
•    Alzheimer’s Disease & Associated Disorders (3)
•    Phenomenology & the Cognitive Sciences (1)
•    Restorative Neurology & Neuroscience (1)
•    Brain Research (1)
•    Frontiers in Psychology (1)
•    BMC Neuroscience (1)

7. University activities

•   2000 – 2003: Tutor in the lecture: Statistical methods I and II – An introduction for psychologists I and II (Lecture by Prof. Dr. René Hirsig), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
•   2001/2002: Studental representative in the vocation commission for a new professorship in General Psychology (Focus on Motivation) Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
•   2002 – 2003: Tutor in the lecture: Statistical methods – An introduction into SPSS for psychologists (Lecture by Dr. Ea de With), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
•   2002 – 2003: Tutor in the lecture: Statisticcal methods – Methods of test psychology (Lecture by Dr. Ea de With), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
•   2003 – 2004: Tutor in the lecture: Biopsychology I – Brain and behaviour (Lecture by Prof. Dr. Lutz Jäncke), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

8. Work experience

•   1990 – 1994: I worked on a regular salary and temporary in different firms of different branches, e.g. as a laboratory assistant in chemical and pharmazeutical firms (Bachem Holding AG, Bubendorf ; Stia AG, Pratteln ; Knoll AG, Liestal), as a care man of refugees for the government of the canton of Basle-Country, as a coworker in a roofing and building firm (Kellenberger Bedachungs AG, Liestal), co-worker at the swimming pool of the town of Liestal and as a co-worker in a building firm (Beat Wenger AG, Liestal) among others.
•   Summer semester 2000: Managing of the SPSS information center of the chairs of Clinical Psychology I (Prof. Dr. Brigitte Boothe) and Clinical Psychology II (Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ehlert), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
•   July 2001 – March 2002: Terminable research assistant position at the Division General Psychology (Cognition) (Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Marx, PD Dr. Damian Läge). Research topic: Face perception and face recognition.
•   February 2002 and March 2002: Traineeship at the Addiction Research Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Analysis and re-analysis of data acquired to supervise the governmental-initiated heroin-substitution therapy of opioid-addictive patients.
•   November 2002 – July 2003: Terminable research assistant position at the Division Neuropsychology (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Lutz Jäncke), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Morphometric analyses of magnetic resonance imaging data of patients with x-chromosomal deficiency (Turner-Syndrom) and installation, incorporation, and preparation of a driving simulator.
•   Winter semester 2003/2004: Terminable research assistant position at the Division Neuropsychology (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Lutz Jäncke), Psychological Institute, University of Zurich, Switzerland. Morphometric analyses of magnetic resonance imaging data from different populations.

9. Interests and activities

•    Sciences, animals and plants, LP's.
•    Family, society, politics, environment.
•    Impartial local parliamentarian (parteiloser Einwohnerrat) of the town of Liestal from 2003 to 2004. Re-election for legislature 2004 to 2008, waiver of mandate.

10. Languages

•    German, oral and written (mother tongue).
•    English, oral and written.
•    French, oral and written.
•    Latin, only written.