How I became an Experimental Psychologist:
I studied Psychology at the University of Leipzig (Germany) 2003-2008, followed by a doctorate in Psychology 2008-2012, same place. After spending some postdoc time there, I moved to bonnie Scotland in 2014 to work at the Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology, University of Glasgow. Then, in summer 2019, I joined the faculty of the University of Stirling as a Lecturer in Psychology.
At Stirling Psychology I am currently a member of the Learning and Teaching Committee as well as a member (Interim Co-chair) of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee (EDIC).
I keep an unwavering interested in how our visual system deals with ongoing dynamic stimulation as we experience it in our everyday lives. I also undertake frequent excursions into the areas of multi-sensory processing, intrinsic brain rhythms and, most recently, relationships between rhythmic brain activity and other physiological signals (pupil diameter, for example). Stirling's Mobile Cognition focus allows me to take my research out of the lab and into the "real world".
Project Supervision: I gladly supervise PhD and Dissertation projects (Under- and Postgraduate) that align with my research interests and expertise. Please get in touch.
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Pfeffer T, Keitel C, Kluger DS, Keitel A, Russmann A, Thut G, Donner TH & Gross J (2022) Coupling of pupil- and neuronal population dynamics reveals diverse influences of arousal on cortical processing. eLife, 11, Art. No.: e71890. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.71890
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Rhythms in Cognition: The evidence revisited
Keitel C, Ruzzoli M, Dugué L, Busch NA & Benwell CSY (2022) Rhythms in Cognition: The evidence revisited. European Journal of Neuroscience, 55 (11-12), pp. 2991-3009. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.15740
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Keitel C, Obleser J, Jessen S & Henry MJ (2021) Frequency-Specific Effects in Infant Electroencephalograms Do Not Require Entrained Neural Oscillations: A Commentary on Köster et al. (2019). Psychological Science, 32 (6), pp. 966-971. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211001317
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Schettino A, Porcu E, Gundlach C, Keitel C & Müller MM (2020) Rapid processing of neutral and angry expressions within ongoing facial stimulus streams: Is it all about isolated facial features?. PLoS ONE, 15 (4), Art. No.: e0231982. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231982
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Electrophysiological evidence for age effects on sensory memory processing of tonal patterns
Rimmele J, Sussman E, Keitel C, Jacobsen T & Schröger E (2020) Electrophysiological evidence for age effects on sensory memory processing of tonal patterns. Psychology and Aging, 27 (2), pp. 384-398. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024866
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Spatial attention enhances cortical tracking of quasi-rhythmic visual stimuli
Tabarelli D, Keitel C, Gross J & Baldauf D (2020) Spatial attention enhances cortical tracking of quasi-rhythmic visual stimuli. Neuroimage, 208, Art. No.: 116444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116444
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Frequency and power of human alpha oscillations drift systematically with time-on-task
Benwell CSY, London RE, Tagliabue CF, Veniero D, Gross J, Keitel C & Thut G (2019) Frequency and power of human alpha oscillations drift systematically with time-on-task. NeuroImage, 192, pp. 101-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.02.067
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Stimulus-Driven Brain Rhythms within the Alpha Band: The Attentional-Modulation Conundrum
Keitel C, Keitel A, Benwell CSY, Daube C, Thut G & Gross J (2019) Stimulus-Driven Brain Rhythms within the Alpha Band: The Attentional-Modulation Conundrum. Journal of Neuroscience, 39 (16), pp. 3119-3129. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1633-18.2019
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Benwell CSY, Keitel C, Harvey M, Gross J & Thut G (2019) Trial-by-trial co-variation of pre-stimulus EEG alpha power and visuospatial bias reflects a mixture of stochastic and deterministic effects. European Journal of Neuroscience, 48 (7), pp. 2566-2584. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13688
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Keitel C, Benwell CSY, Thut G & Gross J (2018) No changes in parieto-occipital alpha during neural phase locking to visual quasi-periodic theta-, alpha-, and beta-band stimulation. European Journal of Neuroscience, 48 (7), pp. 2551-2565. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.13935
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Covic A, Keitel C, Porcu E, Schröger E & Müller MM (2017) Audio-visual synchrony and spatial attention enhance processing of dynamic visual stimulation independently and in parallel: A frequency-tagging study. NeuroImage, 161, pp. 32-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2017.08.022
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Visual cortex responses reflect temporal structure of continuous quasi-rhythmic sensory stimulation
Keitel C, Thut G & Gross J (2017) Visual cortex responses reflect temporal structure of continuous quasi-rhythmic sensory stimulation. NeuroImage, 146 (1), pp. 58-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2016.11.043
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Audio-visual synchrony and feature-selective attention co-amplify early visual processing
Keitel C & Müller MM (2016) Audio-visual synchrony and feature-selective attention co-amplify early visual processing. Experimental Brain Research, 234 (5), pp. 1221-1231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-015-4392-8
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Ruhnau P, Keitel C, Lithari C, Weisz N & Neuling T (2016) Flicker-Driven Responses in Visual Cortex Change during Matched-Frequency Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation. Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 10, Art. No.: 184. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnhum.2016.00184
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Early Visual Cortex Dynamics during Top–Down Modulated Shifts of Feature-Selective Attention
Müller MM, Trautmann M & Keitel C (2016) Early Visual Cortex Dynamics during Top–Down Modulated Shifts of Feature-Selective Attention. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 28 (4), pp. 643-655. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00912
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Walter S, Keitel C & Müller MM (2016) Sustained Splits of Attention within versus across Visual Hemifields Produce Distinct Spatial Gain Profiles. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 28 (1), pp. 111-124. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_00883
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Porcu E, Keitel C & Müller MM (2014) Visual, auditory and tactile stimuli compete for early sensory processing capacities within but not between senses. NeuroImage, 97, pp. 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.04.024
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Keitel C, Quigley C & Ruhnau P (2014) Stimulus-Driven Brain Oscillations in the Alpha Range: Entrainment of Intrinsic Rhythms or Frequency-Following Response?. Journal of Neuroscience, 34 (31), pp. 10137-10140. https://doi.org/10.1523/jneurosci.1904-14.2014
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Porcu E, Keitel C & Müller MM (2013) Concurrent visual and tactile steady-state evoked potentials index allocation of inter-modal attention: A frequency-tagging study. Neuroscience Letters, 556, pp. 113-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2013.09.068
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Keitel C, Andersen SK, Quigley C & Müller MM (2013) Independent Effects of Attentional Gain Control and Competitive Interactions on Visual Stimulus Processing. Cerebral Cortex, 23 (4), pp. 940-946. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhs084
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Early visual and auditory processing rely on modality-specific attentional resources
Keitel C, Maess B, Schröger E & Müller MM (2013) Early visual and auditory processing rely on modality-specific attentional resources. NeuroImage, 70, pp. 240-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2012.12.046
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Sustained selective intermodal attention modulates processing of language-like stimuli
Keitel C, Schröger E, Saupe K & Müller MM (2011) Sustained selective intermodal attention modulates processing of language-like stimuli. Experimental Brain Research, 213, pp. 321-327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2667-2
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Keitel C, Andersen SK & Müller MM (2010) Competitive effects on steady-state visual evoked potentials with frequencies in- and outside the alpha band. Experimental Brain Research, 205 (4), pp. 489--495. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2384-2; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2384-2
2019 | Introduction to Psychology I (PSYU911)
2020 - ... Elective: Rhythms of the Brain (Practical Elective in PSYU9X7)
2021 - ... Research Methods (PSYU914)
2021 - ... Statistics Tutoring (Practical Elective in PSYU9X8)
During the spring semester I also offer a handful of Research Assistant positions for final year students. Typically, these evolve around a project that requires recording and analysing brainwaves.
Project Supervision: I gladly supervise PhD and Dissertation projects (UG and MSc) that align with my research interests and expertise - see 'Research' and get in touch.
