Dr. Laura Enax
Contact Information
Universität Hamburg
Kognitionspsychologie
Von-Melle-Park 5
20146 Hamburg
Tel.: +49 40 42838-5892
Fax: +49 40 42838-4373
E-Mail: laura.enax@uni-hamburg.de
Main Research Interests
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Neuroeconomics
- Nutrition & Decision making
- Contextual factors underlying food choice
- Consumer preferences and behavior
- Neurogenetics
Curriculum Vitae
| 2014 - 2016 | Research associate (PhD student) at the Center for Economics and Neuroscience, University of Bonn, Germany Supervisors: Ulrich Ettinger, Bernd Weber |
| 2012-2014 | Master of Science in Neurosciences, University of Bonn, Germany Master Thesis: Neural correlates of processing nutrition labels – an fMRI study |
| 2014 | Lab Rotation at the University of Adelaide, Australia |
| 2011 | Research Assistant (Sports Psychology, University of Münster, Germany) |
| 2011 | Exchange Semester (University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa) |
| 2010 | Research Assistant (Personality Psychology, University of Osnabrück, Germany) |
| 2009-2012 | Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Osnabrück, Germany Bachelor Thesis: Electrophysiological correlates of Gist perception in natural scenes – an EEG study |
Publications
Enax, L. & Weber, B. (2016) Neurobiologie von Nahrungsmittelentscheidungen – zwischen Energiehomöostase, Belohnungssystem und Neuroökonomie. Neuroforum 22:17–26. doi: 10.1007/s12269-015-0034-0.
Enax L, Weber B (2016) Neurobiology of food choices—between energy homeostasis, reward system, and neuroeconomics. E-Neuroforum 1–9. doi: 10.1007/s13295-015-0020-0.
Marsh N, Scheele D, Gerhardt H, Strang S, Enax L, Weber B, Maier W, and Hurlemann R (2015): The Neuropeptide Oxytocin Induces a Social Altruism Bias. Journal of Neuroscience, 35(47), 15969-15701. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3199-15.2015.
Enax L, & Weber B (2015) Marketing Placebo Effects - From Behavioral Effects to Behavior Change? Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization, 13(1): 15-31. doi: 10.1515/jafio-2015-0015.
Enax L, Krapp V, Piehl A and Weber B (2015) Effects of social sustainability signaling on neural valuation signals and taste-experience of food products. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 9:247. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00247, URL: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00247/abstract
Enax L, Hu Y, Trautner P, Weber B (2015) Nutrition labels influence value computation of food products in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Obesity (Silver Spring) Apr;23(4):786-92. doi: 10.1002/oby.21027. Epub 2015 Mar 9. PDF
Enax L, Hu Y, Trautner P, Weber B (2015) Nutrition labels influence value computation of food products in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Obesity (Silver Spring) Apr;23(4):786-92. doi: 10.1002/oby.21027. Epub 2015 Mar 9. PDF
Enax L, Weber B, Ahlers M, Kaiser U, Diethelm K, Holtkamp D, Faupel U, Holzmüller HH and Kersting M (2015) Food packaging cues influence taste perception and increase effort provision for a recommended snack product in children. Frontiers in Psychology 6:882. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00882, URL: http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00882/abstract
Working Papers
Enax L, Krajbich I, Weber B (Attentional) drift diffusion models and nutrition labels.
Enax L, Plassman H, Strang, S, Gerhardt H, Hurlemann R, Scheele D, Marsh N and Weber B. Influence of oxytocin on marketing placebo effects.
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