Ruhr University Bochum
Department of Cognitive Psychology
44780 Bochum, Germany
Room: IB 6-69
Phone: +49-234-32-12894
E-Mail: osman.akan@rub.de
2019-2024: Associate of the International Graduate School of Neuroscience (IGSN)
Ruhr University Bochum
2018-2024: PhD Program in Psychology, Dr. rer. nat.
Ruhr University Bochum
Thesis:“Shedding Light on an Uncharted Path: Stress Hormone Effects on Human Spatial Navigation”
2016-2018: M.Sc. in Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Ruhr University Bochum
Thesis: “Brain-wide oscillatory power underlies location-specific representations”
2017: Research Internship
Department of Developmental Psychology, University of Southampton
2013-2016: B.Sc. in Psychology (Focus: Cognitive Neuroscience)
Ruhr University Bochum
Thesis: “Der Einfluss von Stress auf die Feedbackverarbeitung beim Lernen durch sofortige und verzögerte Belohnung”
2015: Research Internship
Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum
since 2024: Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum
2019-2024: Research Assistant
Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum
2018-2019: Research Assistant
Department of Neuropsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum
2017-2018: Teaching Assistant
Department of Biopsychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum
2015-2018: Student Assistant
Department of Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Ruhr University Bochum
• Stress, Stress Hormones and Psychoneuroendocrinology
• Stress Effects on Spatial Navigation, Particularly Path Integration
• The Roles of the Entorhinal Cortex and Grid Cells in Path Integration
2020-2023: Doctoral Scholarship
Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung
2013-2018: Study Scholarship
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
since 2019 German Psychological Society (DGPs)
2019-2022 German Society for Psychophysiology and its Applications (DGPA)
Current Teaching Activities
Past teaching Activities