Elena Führer, M.Sc.
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Research Associate Room: 344, Building F2 Consultation: by appointment |
I study how movement shapes tactile perception and what this reveals about the brain’s predictive mechanisms for sensorimotor control. My research combines motion tracking, psychophysics, and EEG to investigate behavioral and neural signatures of touch during movement planning and execution.
Scientific Training & Education
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since 2019
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Justus Liebig University Giessen |
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2016 - 2019 |
Justus Liebig University Giessen & Durham University (UK) |
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2013 - 2016 |
Trier University |
Publications
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Fuehrer, E., Maurer, L. K., & Fiehler, K. (2025). Characterizing SEPs from Pacinian-targeted vibrations. Journal of Neurophysiology, 134(4), 1185–1196. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00304.2025 |
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Eckert, A.-L., Fuehrer, E., Schmitter, C., Straube, B., Fiehler, K., & Endres, D. (2025). Modelling sensory attenuation as Bayesian causal inference across two datasets. PLOS ONE, 20(1), e0317924. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317924 |
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Fuehrer, E., Voudouris, D., Lezkan, A., Drewing, K., & Fiehler, K. (2022). Tactile suppression stems from specific sensorimotor predictions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(20), e2118445119. https://doi.org/10.1073/PNAS.2118445119 |
Conference Contributions (selection)
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Fuehrer, E., Voudouris, D., Maurer, L., & Fiehler, K. (2024). Dynamic temporal modulation of somatosensory evoked potentials during reaching. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA. |
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Fuehrer, E., Maurer, L., & Fiehler, K. (2023). Short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials following vibrotactile stimulation. Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA. |
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Fuehrer, E., Maurer, L., & Fiehler, K. (2023). Short-latency somatosensory evoked potentials following vibrotactile stimulation. IEEE World Haptics Conference, Delft, the Netherlands. |
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Fuehrer, E., Voudouris, D., Lezkan, A., Drewing, K., & Fiehler, K. (2022). Tactile suppression stems from specific sensorimotor predictions. Neural Control of Movement, Dublin, Ireland. |
Teaching
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2020 - 2025 |
Visual perception (B.Sc. Psychology) |
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2023 - 2024 |
Electroencephalography, EEG (M.Sc. Mind, Brain, and Behavior) |