Mental number representation as assessed by the number bisection task: a combined reaction time and fMRI study [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Barbara Elisabeth Geppert

Mental number representation as assessed by the number bisection task: A combined reaction time and fMRI study Von der Medizinischen Fakultät der Rheinisch-Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einer Doktorin der Medizin genehmigte Dissertation vorgelegt von Barbara Elisabeth Geppert aus Oberhausen Berichter: Herr Universitätsprofessor Dr. rer. nat. Klaus Willmes-von Hinckeldey Herr Universitätsprofessor Dr. med. Dr. rer. soc. Frank Schneider Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 11. Januar 2005 Diese Dissertation ist auf den Internetseiten der Hochschulbibliothek online verfügbar. Acknowledgments Especially, I want to thank Prof. Dr. Klaus Willmes- von Hinckeldey for giving me the possibility to do my dissertation under his supervision. At all stages of my work, he was extremely friendly and helpful. He also opened up the opportunity to present my work at different workshops and congresses. I am grateful to Dr. Hans-Christoph Nuerk who always supported me when I needed it and taught me a lot of very useful things. I learned very much from both of them during my dissertation and also when working for them, both for my research and for my life. Further on, I want to thank Ralph Schnittker who always answered all my questions with a lot of patience. He even made a backup of my data in a day’s work, which became more important than we expected.