I am currently pursuing my PhD in cognitive developmental neuroscience in the research group lead by Charlotte Grosse Wiesmann at the Max Planck Insitute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany.

In my project, we study the neural basis of early social cognition, focusing on the development of understaning self and other. Basically, we want to explore how children start to reflect on themselves and thus develop an idea of themselves. Further, we ask how this emergence of their own perspective is influenced by their social surroundings and how this relates to understanding other people's perspectives. 

On a broader scale,  I am interested in the intersection of psychology, philosophy, art and science. Some questions that drive me forward are: What influences children's understanding of the world and themselves and how does that shape their later behavior? What are factors promoting  a healthy mind? In what ways can we express and communicate our thoughts and feelings? What inspires people to change their perspective in a sustained way? How can research into altered states experienced through meditation, breathwork and psychedelic subsances inform our understanding of who we are? 

And how does all of this impact how we act towards ourselves, within society and our natural environment?