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Verena Sarrazin
BSc, MSc, DPhil
Post-doctoral research assistant
I am a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in the Translational NeuroStimulation Lab led by Prof Jacinta O'Shea.
My research focuses on the application of non-invasive brain stimulation in depression treatment. I am interested in understanding the mechanisms of action of brain stimulation treatment and testing new approaches to improving its efficacy.
I completed my DPhil under the supervision of Prof Jacinta O'Shea and Prof Michael Browning, and investigated the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on reward and punishment learning in depression.
Prior to my DPhil I completed a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience at the Freie Universität Berlin.
Recent publications
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Depression Treatment Induces Positive Bias in Task-Related Brain Function: Results From the BRAEN-MAP Trial
Preprint
Sarrazin V. et al, (2025)
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Prefrontal cortex stimulation normalizes deficient adaptive learning from outcome contingencies in low mood.
Journal article
Sarrazin V. et al, (2024), Transl Psychiatry, 14
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Bifrontal transcranial direct current stimulation normalises learning rate adjustment in low mood
Preprint
Sarrazin V. et al, (2023)
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Stimulating human prefrontal cortex increases reward learning.
Journal article
Overman MJ. et al, (2023), Neuroimage
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The value of neuroimaging for treating depression with brain stimulation
Chapter
Sarrazin V. and O'Shea J., (2021), Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Clinical Principles and Management: Second Edition, 173 - 210