Home • Search • Translate
Photos • Biography • Facebook • Twitter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Draft:Olaf Blanke)
Professor
Olaf Blanke
Olaf Blanke in 2021
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Nationality Swiss
German
Occupation(s)Neuroscientist and Neurologist
Known for Consciousness studies
TitleProf. Dr.
Awards Cloëtta Prize (2012)
Robert Bing Prize (2006)
Pfizer Prize (2005)
Academic background
Education Medicine
Neurology
Neuroscience
Alma mater Free University of Berlin
Sorbonne University
Doctoral advisorOtto-Joachim Grüsser
Other advisorsMargitta Seeck
Nicolas de Tribolet
Theodor Landis
Academic work
Institutions EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Geneva University Hospitals
Website https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lnco/

Olaf Blanke (born 1969) is a Swiss and German physician, neurologist and neuroscientist. He holds the Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Cognitive Neuroprosthetics [1] at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He directs the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience [1] at the Brain Mind Institute [2] of EPFL and is professor of Neurology at Geneva University Hospitals. Blanke is known for his research on the neurological bases of self-consciousness and out-of-body experiences. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Career

From 1989 to 1996 Blanke studied in medicine at ((University of Münster)), Free University of Berlin and at Sorbonne University, Paris. He carried out his doctoral work in neuroscience with Otto-Joachim Grüsser at the Institute of Neurophysiology at the Free University of Berlin on multisensory mechanisms of saccadic eye movements. [7] He then joined the presurgical epilepsy program at Geneva University Hospitals as a postdoctoral researcher to work with Margitta Seeck and Nicolas de Tribolet on epileptology, cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging. [8] In 1999, he joined Theodor Landis as a resident doctor at the neurology department by at Geneva University Hospitals. [9]

He joined the EPFL in 2004 first as an assistant professor and has been full professor in neuroscience at EPFL since 2012. Since 2004, he has been the director of the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Brain Mind Institute specialized in robotics and virtual reality. [1] [2]

In 2013, Blanke was appointed as a full professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Geneva. [10] [11]

Since 2018, Blanke has acted as founding director of EPFL's Center for Neuroprosthetics, dedicated to research in engineering, neuroscience and medicine, with research activities in Geneva, Fribourg, Sion, and Lausanne. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Blanke is a board member of the neuro technology company Mindmaze [17] and co-founded Metaphysiks. [18]

Research

Blanke's research is dedicated to the neuroscientific study of multisensory body perception and self-consciousness. Together with Thomas Metzinger he defined the concept of bodily self-consciousness [19] and showed that bodily self-consciousness is based on the integration of specific bodily signals, [20] [21] including interoceptive and exteroceptive signals. [22] [23] [24]

For his research he adopted different virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies with human neuroscience methods to investigate and induce controlled altered states of bodily self-consciousness. [25] [26] The group further integrated VR and robotics with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify the cortical network underlying bodily self-consciousness. [27] The description of this cortical network was extended and supported by electrophysiological and neuroimaging data in different patient populations with altered states of bodily self-consciousness such as out-of-body experiences, [28] [29] [30] the sense of presence or presence hallucinations, [31] [32] or Doppelgänger experiences. [33]

Blanke's medical activities focus on the field of cognitive neuroprosthetics, and are dedicated to the design and clinical application of VR and robotics technology as novel diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. He developed and tested several new VR-based procedures for patients with chronic pain such as complex regional pain syndrome, [34] [35] phantom limb pain in amputation, [36] and spinal cord injury. [37] Recently, he has developed new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in patients with neurodegeneration such as Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.

He has also an interest in complex conscious experiences and their varied personal, neuroscientific, historical and cultural aspects. He has studied out-of-body experiences and astral travel, [38] [39] doppelgänger experiences, [40] [41] the sense of presence, [42] [32] as well as free will, [43] and thought insertion. [44]

Awards

Selected publications

  • Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (2002). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions". Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  • Arzy, Shahar; Seeck, Margitta; Ortigue, Stephanie; Spinelli, Laurent; Blanke, Olaf (2006). "Induction of an illusory shadow person". Nature. 443 (7109): 287. Bibcode: 2006Natur.443..287A. doi: 10.1038/443287a. PMID  16988702. S2CID  4338465.
  • Lenggenhager, B.; Tadi, T.; Metzinger, T.; Blanke, O. (2007). "Video Ergo Sum: Manipulating Bodily Self-Consciousness" (PDF). Science. 317 (5841): 1096–1099. Bibcode: 2007Sci...317.1096L. doi: 10.1126/science.1143439. PMID  17717189. S2CID  22240455.
  • Blanke, Olaf; Metzinger, Thomas (2009). "Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13 (1): 7–13. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.10.003. PMID  19058991. S2CID  10158045.
  • Ionta, Silvio; Heydrich, Lukas; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mouthon, Michael; Fornari, Eleonora; Chapuis, Dominique; Gassert, Roger; Blanke, Olaf (2011). "Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective" (PDF). Neuron. 70 (2): 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.009. PMID  21521620. S2CID  6391605.
  • Blanke, Olaf; Pozeg, Polona; Hara, Masayuki; Heydrich, Lukas; Serino, Andrea; Yamamoto, Akio; Higuchi, Toshiro; Salomon, Roy; Seeck, Margitta; Landis, Theodor; Arzy, Shahar; Herbelin, Bruno; Bleuler, Hannes; Rognini, Giulio (2014). "Neurological and Robot-Controlled Induction of an Apparition". Current Biology. 24 (22): 2681–2686. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.049. PMID  25447995. S2CID  1976971.
  • Blanke, Olaf; Slater, Mel; Serino, Andrea (2015). "Behavioral, Neural, and Computational Principles of Bodily Self-Consciousness". Neuron. 88 (1): 145–166. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.029. PMID  26447578. S2CID  16001574.
  • Park, Hyeong-Dong; Barnoud, Coline; Trang, Henri; Kannape, Oliver A.; Schaller, Karl; Blanke, Olaf (2020). "Breathing is coupled with voluntary action and the cortical readiness potential". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 289. Bibcode: 2020NatCo..11..289P. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13967-9. PMC  7005287. PMID  32029711.
  • Pereira, Michael; Megevand, Pierre; Tan, Mi Xue; Chang, Wenwen; Wang, Shuo; Rezai, Ali; Seeck, Margitta; Corniola, Marco; Momjian, Shahan; Bernasconi, Fosco; Blanke, Olaf; Faivre, Nathan (2020). "Evidence accumulation determines conscious access". doi: 10.1101/2020.07.10.196659. S2CID  220515873. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  • Bernasconi, Fosco; Blondiaux, Eva; Potheegadoo, Jevita; Stripeikyte, Giedre; Pagonabarraga, Javier; Bejr-Kasem, Helena; Bassolino, Michela; Akselrod, Michel; Martinez-Horta, Saul; Sampedro, Fred; Hara, Masayuki; Horvath, Judit; Franza, Matteo; Konik, Stéphanie; Bereau, Matthieu; Ghika, Joseph-André; Burkhard, Pierre R.; Van De Ville, Dimitri; Faivre, Nathan; Rognini, Giulio; Krack, Paul; Kulisevsky, Jaime; Blanke, Olaf (2020). "Sensorimotor hallucinations in Parkinson's disease". doi: 10.1101/2020.05.11.054619. S2CID  218644112. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)

References

  1. ^ a b c "LNCO". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. ^ a b "Neuroscience – Brain Mind Institute". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  3. ^ "Olaf Blanke". www.epfl.ch.
  4. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Landis, Theodor; Spinelli, Laurent; Seeck, Margitta (February 1, 2004). "Out-of-body experience and autoscopy of neurological origin". Brain. 127 (2): 243–258. doi: 10.1093/brain/awh040. PMID  14662516 – via academic.oup.com.
  5. ^ "Olaf Blanke – Next Einstein Forum".
  6. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (2017-08-30). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions" (PDF). Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  7. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Grüsser, Otto-Joachim (August 2001). "Saccades guided by somatosensory stimuli". Vision Research. 41 (18): 2407–2412. doi: 10.1016/S0042-6989(01)00125-0. PMID  11459596. S2CID  12408914.
  8. ^ Seeck, M; Lazeyras, F; Michel, C. M; Blanke, O; Gericke, C. A; Ives, J; Delavelle, J; Golay, X; Haenggeli, C. A; de Tribolet, N; Landis, T (1998-06-01). "Non-invasive epileptic focus localization using EEG-triggered functional MRI and electromagnetic tomography". Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 106 (6): 508–512. doi: 10.1016/S0013-4694(98)00017-0. ISSN  0013-4694. PMID  9741750.
  9. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (September 2002). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions". Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. ISSN  1476-4687. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  10. ^ "Department of clinical neurosciences - Département des neurosciences cliniques - UNIGE". www.unige.ch. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  11. ^ Arzy, Shahar; Halje, Pär; Schechter, Daniel S.; Spinelli, Laurent; Seeck, Margitta; Blanke, Olaf (February 2014). "Neural generators of psychogenic seizures: Evidence from intracranial and extracranial brain recordings". Epilepsy & Behavior. 31: 381–385. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.10.017. PMID  24210459. S2CID  5631549.
  12. ^ "Center for Neuroprosthetics". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  13. ^ "Center for Neuroprosthetics". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  14. ^ "Prof. Olaf Blanke". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  15. ^ a b "Olaf BLANKE". European Forum Alpbach. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  16. ^ Evangelista, Sandy (2012-07-17). "Seven new professors nominated". {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  17. ^ "Our team". MindMaze. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  18. ^ "Who we are – Metaphysiks". Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  19. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Metzinger, Thomas (January 2009). "Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13 (1): 7–13. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.10.003. PMID  19058991. S2CID  10158045.
  20. ^ Blanke, Olaf (2012-07-18). "Multisensory brain mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness". Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 13 (8): 556–571. doi: 10.1038/nrn3292. ISSN  1471-003X. PMID  22805909. S2CID  15713909.
  21. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Slater, Mel; Serino, Andrea (October 2015). "Behavioral, Neural, and Computational Principles of Bodily Self-Consciousness". Neuron. 88 (1): 145–166. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.029. ISSN  0896-6273. PMID  26447578.
  22. ^ Aspell, Jane Elizabeth; Heydrich, Lukas; Marillier, Guillaume; Lavanchy, Tom; Herbelin, Bruno; Blanke, Olaf (December 2013). "Turning Body and Self Inside Out: Visualized Heartbeats Alter Bodily Self-Consciousness and Tactile Perception". Psychological Science. 24 (12): 2445–2453. doi: 10.1177/0956797613498395. ISSN  0956-7976. PMID  24104506. S2CID  14699588.
  23. ^ Park, Hyeong-Dong; Bernasconi, Fosco; Bello-Ruiz, Javier; Pfeiffer, Christian; Salomon, Roy; Blanke, Olaf (2016-08-10). "Transient Modulations of Neural Responses to Heartbeats Covary with Bodily Self-Consciousness". Journal of Neuroscience. 36 (32): 8453–8460. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0311-16.2016. ISSN  0270-6474. PMC  6601861. PMID  27511016.
  24. ^ Park, Hyeong-Dong; Blanke, Olaf (May 2019). "Coupling Inner and Outer Body for Self-Consciousness". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 23 (5): 377–388. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2019.02.002. ISSN  1364-6613. PMID  30826212. S2CID  72335098.
  25. ^ Lenggenhager, B.; Tadi, T.; Metzinger, T.; Blanke, O. (2007-08-24). "Video Ergo Sum: Manipulating Bodily Self-Consciousness". Science. 317 (5841): 1096–1099. Bibcode: 2007Sci...317.1096L. doi: 10.1126/science.1143439. ISSN  0036-8075. PMID  17717189. S2CID  22240455.
  26. ^ Aspell, Jane Elizabeth; Heydrich, Lukas; Marillier, Guillaume; Lavanchy, Tom; Herbelin, Bruno; Blanke, Olaf (2013-10-08). "Turning Body and Self Inside Out: Visualized Heartbeats Alter Bodily Self-Consciousness and Tactile Perception". Psychological Science. 24 (12): 2445–2453. doi: 10.1177/0956797613498395. PMID  24104506. S2CID  14699588.
  27. ^ Ionta, Silvio; Heydrich, Lukas; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mouthon, Michael; Fornari, Eleonora; Chapuis, Dominique; Gassert, Roger; Blanke, Olaf (April 2011). "Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective". Neuron. 70 (2): 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.009. ISSN  0896-6273. PMID  21521620. S2CID  6391605.
  28. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (September 2002). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions". Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. ISSN  1476-4687. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  29. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Landis, Theodor; Spinelli, Laurent; Seeck, Margitta (February 2004). "Out-of-body experience and autoscopy of neurological origin". Brain. 127 (2): 243–258. doi: 10.1093/brain/awh040. ISSN  1460-2156. PMID  14662516.
  30. ^ Ionta, Silvio; Heydrich, Lukas; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mouthon, Michael; Fornari, Eleonora; Chapuis, Dominique; Gassert, Roger; Blanke, Olaf (April 2011). "Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective". Neuron. 70 (2): 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.009. PMID  21521620. S2CID  6391605.
  31. ^ Arzy, Shahar; Seeck, Margitta; Ortigue, Stephanie; Spinelli, Laurent; Blanke, Olaf (September 2006). "Induction of an illusory shadow person". Nature. 443 (7109): 287. Bibcode: 2006Natur.443..287A. doi: 10.1038/443287a. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  16988702.
  32. ^ a b Blanke, Olaf; Pozeg, Polona; Hara, Masayuki; Heydrich, Lukas; Serino, Andrea; Yamamoto, Akio; Higuchi, Toshiro; Salomon, Roy; Seeck, Margitta; Landis, Theodor; Arzy, Shahar (November 2014). "Neurological and Robot-Controlled Induction of an Apparition". Current Biology. 24 (22): 2681–2686. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.049. PMID  25447995.
  33. ^ Heydrich, Lukas; Blanke, Olaf (March 2013). "Distinct illusory own-body perceptions caused by damage to posterior insula and extrastriate cortex". Brain. 136 (3): 790–803. doi: 10.1093/brain/aws364. ISSN  0006-8950. PMID  23423672.
  34. ^ Solcà, Marco; Ronchi, Roberta; Bello-Ruiz, Javier; Schmidlin, Thomas; Herbelin, Bruno; Luthi, François; Konzelmann, Michel; Beaulieu, Jean-Yves; Delaquaize, François; Schnider, Armin; Guggisberg, Adrian G. (2018-07-31). "Heartbeat-enhanced immersive virtual reality to treat complex regional pain syndrome". Neurology. 91 (5): e479–e489. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005905. ISSN  0028-3878. PMID  29980635. S2CID  49714583.
  35. ^ Solcà, Marco; Krishna, Vibhor; Young, Nicole; Deogaonkar, Milind; Herbelin, Bruno; Orepic, Pavo; Mange, Robin; Rognini, Giulio; Serino, Andrea; Rezai, Ali; Blanke, Olaf (2020-11-30). "Enhancing analgesic spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain with personalized immersive virtual reality". Pain. 162 (6): 1641–1649. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002160. ISSN  0304-3959. PMID  33259460. S2CID  227252509.
  36. ^ Rognini, Giulio; Petrini, Francesco Maria; Raspopovic, Stanisa; Valle, Giacomo; Granata, Giuseppe; Strauss, Ivo; Solcà, Marco; Bello-Ruiz, Javier; Herbelin, Bruno; Mange, Robin; D'Anna, Edoardo (2019-07-01). "Multisensory bionic limb to achieve prosthesis embodiment and reduce distorted phantom limb perceptions". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 90 (7): 833–836. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-318570. ISSN  0022-3050. PMC  6791810. PMID  30100550.
  37. ^ Pozeg, Polona; Palluel, Estelle; Ronchi, Roberta; Solcà, Marco; Al-Khodairy, Abdul-Wahab; Jordan, Xavier; Kassouha, Ammar; Blanke, Olaf (2017-10-31). "Virtual reality improves embodiment and neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury". Neurology. 89 (18): 1894–1903. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004585. ISSN  0028-3878. PMC  5664293. PMID  28986411.
  38. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (September 2002). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions". Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  39. ^ Ionta, Silvio; Heydrich, Lukas; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mouthon, Michael; Fornari, Eleonora; Chapuis, Dominique; Gassert, Roger; Blanke, Olaf (April 2011). "Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective". Neuron. 70 (2): 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.009. ISSN  0896-6273. PMID  21521620. S2CID  6391605.
  40. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Landis, Theodor; Spinelli, Laurent; Seeck, Margitta (February 2004). "Out-of-body experience and autoscopy of neurological origin". Brain. 127 (2): 243–258. doi: 10.1093/brain/awh040. ISSN  1460-2156. PMID  14662516.
  41. ^ Heydrich, Lukas; Blanke, Olaf (March 2013). "Distinct illusory own-body perceptions caused by damage to posterior insula and extrastriate cortex". Brain. 136 (3): 790–803. doi: 10.1093/brain/aws364. ISSN  0006-8950. PMID  23423672.
  42. ^ Arzy, Shahar; Seeck, Margitta; Ortigue, Stephanie; Spinelli, Laurent; Blanke, Olaf (September 2006). "Induction of an illusory shadow person". Nature. 443 (7109): 287. Bibcode: 2006Natur.443..287A. doi: 10.1038/443287a. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  16988702.
  43. ^ Park, Hyeong-Dong; Barnoud, Coline; Trang, Henri; Kannape, Oliver A.; Schaller, Karl; Blanke, Olaf (2020-02-06). "Breathing is coupled with voluntary action and the cortical readiness potential". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 289. Bibcode: 2020NatCo..11..289P. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13967-9. ISSN  2041-1723. PMC  7005287. PMID  32029711.
  44. ^ Serino, Andrea; Pozeg, Polona; Bernasconi, Fosco; Solcà, Marco; Hara, Masayuki; Progin, Pierre; Stripeikyte, Giedre; Dhanis, Herberto; Salomon, Roy; Bleuler, Hannes; Rognini, Giulio (January 2021). "Thought consciousness and source monitoring depend on robotically controlled sensorimotor conflicts and illusory states". iScience. 24 (1): 101955. Bibcode: 2021iSci...24j1955S. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101955. PMC  7797520. PMID  33458614.
  45. ^ "Cloëtta Prize | Max Cloëtta Stiftung". Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  46. ^ Team, SV-Dean's (2012-11-16). "The 2012 Cloëtta Foundation Award to Olaf Blanke". {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  47. ^ "Robert Bing Preis" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  48. ^ "Des excursions transcendantales à la médecine moderne". Fondation Leenaards - Favoriser la dynamique créatrice (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-18.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Olaf_Blanke&oldid=1221745126"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Draft:Olaf Blanke)
Professor
Olaf Blanke
Olaf Blanke in 2021
Born1969 (age 54–55)
Nationality Swiss
German
Occupation(s)Neuroscientist and Neurologist
Known for Consciousness studies
TitleProf. Dr.
Awards Cloëtta Prize (2012)
Robert Bing Prize (2006)
Pfizer Prize (2005)
Academic background
Education Medicine
Neurology
Neuroscience
Alma mater Free University of Berlin
Sorbonne University
Doctoral advisorOtto-Joachim Grüsser
Other advisorsMargitta Seeck
Nicolas de Tribolet
Theodor Landis
Academic work
Institutions EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne)
Geneva University Hospitals
Website https://www.epfl.ch/labs/lnco/

Olaf Blanke (born 1969) is a Swiss and German physician, neurologist and neuroscientist. He holds the Bertarelli Foundation Chair in Cognitive Neuroprosthetics [1] at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). He directs the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience [1] at the Brain Mind Institute [2] of EPFL and is professor of Neurology at Geneva University Hospitals. Blanke is known for his research on the neurological bases of self-consciousness and out-of-body experiences. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Career

From 1989 to 1996 Blanke studied in medicine at ((University of Münster)), Free University of Berlin and at Sorbonne University, Paris. He carried out his doctoral work in neuroscience with Otto-Joachim Grüsser at the Institute of Neurophysiology at the Free University of Berlin on multisensory mechanisms of saccadic eye movements. [7] He then joined the presurgical epilepsy program at Geneva University Hospitals as a postdoctoral researcher to work with Margitta Seeck and Nicolas de Tribolet on epileptology, cognitive neuroscience and brain imaging. [8] In 1999, he joined Theodor Landis as a resident doctor at the neurology department by at Geneva University Hospitals. [9]

He joined the EPFL in 2004 first as an assistant professor and has been full professor in neuroscience at EPFL since 2012. Since 2004, he has been the director of the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Brain Mind Institute specialized in robotics and virtual reality. [1] [2]

In 2013, Blanke was appointed as a full professor in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Geneva. [10] [11]

Since 2018, Blanke has acted as founding director of EPFL's Center for Neuroprosthetics, dedicated to research in engineering, neuroscience and medicine, with research activities in Geneva, Fribourg, Sion, and Lausanne. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Blanke is a board member of the neuro technology company Mindmaze [17] and co-founded Metaphysiks. [18]

Research

Blanke's research is dedicated to the neuroscientific study of multisensory body perception and self-consciousness. Together with Thomas Metzinger he defined the concept of bodily self-consciousness [19] and showed that bodily self-consciousness is based on the integration of specific bodily signals, [20] [21] including interoceptive and exteroceptive signals. [22] [23] [24]

For his research he adopted different virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) technologies with human neuroscience methods to investigate and induce controlled altered states of bodily self-consciousness. [25] [26] The group further integrated VR and robotics with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify the cortical network underlying bodily self-consciousness. [27] The description of this cortical network was extended and supported by electrophysiological and neuroimaging data in different patient populations with altered states of bodily self-consciousness such as out-of-body experiences, [28] [29] [30] the sense of presence or presence hallucinations, [31] [32] or Doppelgänger experiences. [33]

Blanke's medical activities focus on the field of cognitive neuroprosthetics, and are dedicated to the design and clinical application of VR and robotics technology as novel diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. He developed and tested several new VR-based procedures for patients with chronic pain such as complex regional pain syndrome, [34] [35] phantom limb pain in amputation, [36] and spinal cord injury. [37] Recently, he has developed new diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in patients with neurodegeneration such as Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies.

He has also an interest in complex conscious experiences and their varied personal, neuroscientific, historical and cultural aspects. He has studied out-of-body experiences and astral travel, [38] [39] doppelgänger experiences, [40] [41] the sense of presence, [42] [32] as well as free will, [43] and thought insertion. [44]

Awards

Selected publications

  • Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (2002). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions". Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  • Arzy, Shahar; Seeck, Margitta; Ortigue, Stephanie; Spinelli, Laurent; Blanke, Olaf (2006). "Induction of an illusory shadow person". Nature. 443 (7109): 287. Bibcode: 2006Natur.443..287A. doi: 10.1038/443287a. PMID  16988702. S2CID  4338465.
  • Lenggenhager, B.; Tadi, T.; Metzinger, T.; Blanke, O. (2007). "Video Ergo Sum: Manipulating Bodily Self-Consciousness" (PDF). Science. 317 (5841): 1096–1099. Bibcode: 2007Sci...317.1096L. doi: 10.1126/science.1143439. PMID  17717189. S2CID  22240455.
  • Blanke, Olaf; Metzinger, Thomas (2009). "Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13 (1): 7–13. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.10.003. PMID  19058991. S2CID  10158045.
  • Ionta, Silvio; Heydrich, Lukas; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mouthon, Michael; Fornari, Eleonora; Chapuis, Dominique; Gassert, Roger; Blanke, Olaf (2011). "Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective" (PDF). Neuron. 70 (2): 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.009. PMID  21521620. S2CID  6391605.
  • Blanke, Olaf; Pozeg, Polona; Hara, Masayuki; Heydrich, Lukas; Serino, Andrea; Yamamoto, Akio; Higuchi, Toshiro; Salomon, Roy; Seeck, Margitta; Landis, Theodor; Arzy, Shahar; Herbelin, Bruno; Bleuler, Hannes; Rognini, Giulio (2014). "Neurological and Robot-Controlled Induction of an Apparition". Current Biology. 24 (22): 2681–2686. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.049. PMID  25447995. S2CID  1976971.
  • Blanke, Olaf; Slater, Mel; Serino, Andrea (2015). "Behavioral, Neural, and Computational Principles of Bodily Self-Consciousness". Neuron. 88 (1): 145–166. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.029. PMID  26447578. S2CID  16001574.
  • Park, Hyeong-Dong; Barnoud, Coline; Trang, Henri; Kannape, Oliver A.; Schaller, Karl; Blanke, Olaf (2020). "Breathing is coupled with voluntary action and the cortical readiness potential". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 289. Bibcode: 2020NatCo..11..289P. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13967-9. PMC  7005287. PMID  32029711.
  • Pereira, Michael; Megevand, Pierre; Tan, Mi Xue; Chang, Wenwen; Wang, Shuo; Rezai, Ali; Seeck, Margitta; Corniola, Marco; Momjian, Shahan; Bernasconi, Fosco; Blanke, Olaf; Faivre, Nathan (2020). "Evidence accumulation determines conscious access". doi: 10.1101/2020.07.10.196659. S2CID  220515873. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  • Bernasconi, Fosco; Blondiaux, Eva; Potheegadoo, Jevita; Stripeikyte, Giedre; Pagonabarraga, Javier; Bejr-Kasem, Helena; Bassolino, Michela; Akselrod, Michel; Martinez-Horta, Saul; Sampedro, Fred; Hara, Masayuki; Horvath, Judit; Franza, Matteo; Konik, Stéphanie; Bereau, Matthieu; Ghika, Joseph-André; Burkhard, Pierre R.; Van De Ville, Dimitri; Faivre, Nathan; Rognini, Giulio; Krack, Paul; Kulisevsky, Jaime; Blanke, Olaf (2020). "Sensorimotor hallucinations in Parkinson's disease". doi: 10.1101/2020.05.11.054619. S2CID  218644112. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)

References

  1. ^ a b c "LNCO". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. ^ a b "Neuroscience – Brain Mind Institute". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  3. ^ "Olaf Blanke". www.epfl.ch.
  4. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Landis, Theodor; Spinelli, Laurent; Seeck, Margitta (February 1, 2004). "Out-of-body experience and autoscopy of neurological origin". Brain. 127 (2): 243–258. doi: 10.1093/brain/awh040. PMID  14662516 – via academic.oup.com.
  5. ^ "Olaf Blanke – Next Einstein Forum".
  6. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (2017-08-30). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions" (PDF). Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  7. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Grüsser, Otto-Joachim (August 2001). "Saccades guided by somatosensory stimuli". Vision Research. 41 (18): 2407–2412. doi: 10.1016/S0042-6989(01)00125-0. PMID  11459596. S2CID  12408914.
  8. ^ Seeck, M; Lazeyras, F; Michel, C. M; Blanke, O; Gericke, C. A; Ives, J; Delavelle, J; Golay, X; Haenggeli, C. A; de Tribolet, N; Landis, T (1998-06-01). "Non-invasive epileptic focus localization using EEG-triggered functional MRI and electromagnetic tomography". Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology. 106 (6): 508–512. doi: 10.1016/S0013-4694(98)00017-0. ISSN  0013-4694. PMID  9741750.
  9. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (September 2002). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions". Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. ISSN  1476-4687. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  10. ^ "Department of clinical neurosciences - Département des neurosciences cliniques - UNIGE". www.unige.ch. 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  11. ^ Arzy, Shahar; Halje, Pär; Schechter, Daniel S.; Spinelli, Laurent; Seeck, Margitta; Blanke, Olaf (February 2014). "Neural generators of psychogenic seizures: Evidence from intracranial and extracranial brain recordings". Epilepsy & Behavior. 31: 381–385. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.10.017. PMID  24210459. S2CID  5631549.
  12. ^ "Center for Neuroprosthetics". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  13. ^ "Center for Neuroprosthetics". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  14. ^ "Prof. Olaf Blanke". www.epfl.ch. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  15. ^ a b "Olaf BLANKE". European Forum Alpbach. Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  16. ^ Evangelista, Sandy (2012-07-17). "Seven new professors nominated". {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  17. ^ "Our team". MindMaze. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  18. ^ "Who we are – Metaphysiks". Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  19. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Metzinger, Thomas (January 2009). "Full-body illusions and minimal phenomenal selfhood". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 13 (1): 7–13. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2008.10.003. PMID  19058991. S2CID  10158045.
  20. ^ Blanke, Olaf (2012-07-18). "Multisensory brain mechanisms of bodily self-consciousness". Nature Reviews Neuroscience. 13 (8): 556–571. doi: 10.1038/nrn3292. ISSN  1471-003X. PMID  22805909. S2CID  15713909.
  21. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Slater, Mel; Serino, Andrea (October 2015). "Behavioral, Neural, and Computational Principles of Bodily Self-Consciousness". Neuron. 88 (1): 145–166. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.09.029. ISSN  0896-6273. PMID  26447578.
  22. ^ Aspell, Jane Elizabeth; Heydrich, Lukas; Marillier, Guillaume; Lavanchy, Tom; Herbelin, Bruno; Blanke, Olaf (December 2013). "Turning Body and Self Inside Out: Visualized Heartbeats Alter Bodily Self-Consciousness and Tactile Perception". Psychological Science. 24 (12): 2445–2453. doi: 10.1177/0956797613498395. ISSN  0956-7976. PMID  24104506. S2CID  14699588.
  23. ^ Park, Hyeong-Dong; Bernasconi, Fosco; Bello-Ruiz, Javier; Pfeiffer, Christian; Salomon, Roy; Blanke, Olaf (2016-08-10). "Transient Modulations of Neural Responses to Heartbeats Covary with Bodily Self-Consciousness". Journal of Neuroscience. 36 (32): 8453–8460. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0311-16.2016. ISSN  0270-6474. PMC  6601861. PMID  27511016.
  24. ^ Park, Hyeong-Dong; Blanke, Olaf (May 2019). "Coupling Inner and Outer Body for Self-Consciousness". Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 23 (5): 377–388. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2019.02.002. ISSN  1364-6613. PMID  30826212. S2CID  72335098.
  25. ^ Lenggenhager, B.; Tadi, T.; Metzinger, T.; Blanke, O. (2007-08-24). "Video Ergo Sum: Manipulating Bodily Self-Consciousness". Science. 317 (5841): 1096–1099. Bibcode: 2007Sci...317.1096L. doi: 10.1126/science.1143439. ISSN  0036-8075. PMID  17717189. S2CID  22240455.
  26. ^ Aspell, Jane Elizabeth; Heydrich, Lukas; Marillier, Guillaume; Lavanchy, Tom; Herbelin, Bruno; Blanke, Olaf (2013-10-08). "Turning Body and Self Inside Out: Visualized Heartbeats Alter Bodily Self-Consciousness and Tactile Perception". Psychological Science. 24 (12): 2445–2453. doi: 10.1177/0956797613498395. PMID  24104506. S2CID  14699588.
  27. ^ Ionta, Silvio; Heydrich, Lukas; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mouthon, Michael; Fornari, Eleonora; Chapuis, Dominique; Gassert, Roger; Blanke, Olaf (April 2011). "Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective". Neuron. 70 (2): 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.009. ISSN  0896-6273. PMID  21521620. S2CID  6391605.
  28. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (September 2002). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions". Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. ISSN  1476-4687. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  29. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Landis, Theodor; Spinelli, Laurent; Seeck, Margitta (February 2004). "Out-of-body experience and autoscopy of neurological origin". Brain. 127 (2): 243–258. doi: 10.1093/brain/awh040. ISSN  1460-2156. PMID  14662516.
  30. ^ Ionta, Silvio; Heydrich, Lukas; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mouthon, Michael; Fornari, Eleonora; Chapuis, Dominique; Gassert, Roger; Blanke, Olaf (April 2011). "Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective". Neuron. 70 (2): 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.009. PMID  21521620. S2CID  6391605.
  31. ^ Arzy, Shahar; Seeck, Margitta; Ortigue, Stephanie; Spinelli, Laurent; Blanke, Olaf (September 2006). "Induction of an illusory shadow person". Nature. 443 (7109): 287. Bibcode: 2006Natur.443..287A. doi: 10.1038/443287a. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  16988702.
  32. ^ a b Blanke, Olaf; Pozeg, Polona; Hara, Masayuki; Heydrich, Lukas; Serino, Andrea; Yamamoto, Akio; Higuchi, Toshiro; Salomon, Roy; Seeck, Margitta; Landis, Theodor; Arzy, Shahar (November 2014). "Neurological and Robot-Controlled Induction of an Apparition". Current Biology. 24 (22): 2681–2686. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.09.049. PMID  25447995.
  33. ^ Heydrich, Lukas; Blanke, Olaf (March 2013). "Distinct illusory own-body perceptions caused by damage to posterior insula and extrastriate cortex". Brain. 136 (3): 790–803. doi: 10.1093/brain/aws364. ISSN  0006-8950. PMID  23423672.
  34. ^ Solcà, Marco; Ronchi, Roberta; Bello-Ruiz, Javier; Schmidlin, Thomas; Herbelin, Bruno; Luthi, François; Konzelmann, Michel; Beaulieu, Jean-Yves; Delaquaize, François; Schnider, Armin; Guggisberg, Adrian G. (2018-07-31). "Heartbeat-enhanced immersive virtual reality to treat complex regional pain syndrome". Neurology. 91 (5): e479–e489. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000005905. ISSN  0028-3878. PMID  29980635. S2CID  49714583.
  35. ^ Solcà, Marco; Krishna, Vibhor; Young, Nicole; Deogaonkar, Milind; Herbelin, Bruno; Orepic, Pavo; Mange, Robin; Rognini, Giulio; Serino, Andrea; Rezai, Ali; Blanke, Olaf (2020-11-30). "Enhancing analgesic spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain with personalized immersive virtual reality". Pain. 162 (6): 1641–1649. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002160. ISSN  0304-3959. PMID  33259460. S2CID  227252509.
  36. ^ Rognini, Giulio; Petrini, Francesco Maria; Raspopovic, Stanisa; Valle, Giacomo; Granata, Giuseppe; Strauss, Ivo; Solcà, Marco; Bello-Ruiz, Javier; Herbelin, Bruno; Mange, Robin; D'Anna, Edoardo (2019-07-01). "Multisensory bionic limb to achieve prosthesis embodiment and reduce distorted phantom limb perceptions". Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. 90 (7): 833–836. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-318570. ISSN  0022-3050. PMC  6791810. PMID  30100550.
  37. ^ Pozeg, Polona; Palluel, Estelle; Ronchi, Roberta; Solcà, Marco; Al-Khodairy, Abdul-Wahab; Jordan, Xavier; Kassouha, Ammar; Blanke, Olaf (2017-10-31). "Virtual reality improves embodiment and neuropathic pain caused by spinal cord injury". Neurology. 89 (18): 1894–1903. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000004585. ISSN  0028-3878. PMC  5664293. PMID  28986411.
  38. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Ortigue, Stphanie; Landis, Theodor; Seeck, Margitta (September 2002). "Stimulating illusory own-body perceptions". Nature. 419 (6904): 269–270. doi: 10.1038/419269a. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  12239558. S2CID  4427138.
  39. ^ Ionta, Silvio; Heydrich, Lukas; Lenggenhager, Bigna; Mouthon, Michael; Fornari, Eleonora; Chapuis, Dominique; Gassert, Roger; Blanke, Olaf (April 2011). "Multisensory Mechanisms in Temporo-Parietal Cortex Support Self-Location and First-Person Perspective". Neuron. 70 (2): 363–374. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.03.009. ISSN  0896-6273. PMID  21521620. S2CID  6391605.
  40. ^ Blanke, Olaf; Landis, Theodor; Spinelli, Laurent; Seeck, Margitta (February 2004). "Out-of-body experience and autoscopy of neurological origin". Brain. 127 (2): 243–258. doi: 10.1093/brain/awh040. ISSN  1460-2156. PMID  14662516.
  41. ^ Heydrich, Lukas; Blanke, Olaf (March 2013). "Distinct illusory own-body perceptions caused by damage to posterior insula and extrastriate cortex". Brain. 136 (3): 790–803. doi: 10.1093/brain/aws364. ISSN  0006-8950. PMID  23423672.
  42. ^ Arzy, Shahar; Seeck, Margitta; Ortigue, Stephanie; Spinelli, Laurent; Blanke, Olaf (September 2006). "Induction of an illusory shadow person". Nature. 443 (7109): 287. Bibcode: 2006Natur.443..287A. doi: 10.1038/443287a. ISSN  0028-0836. PMID  16988702.
  43. ^ Park, Hyeong-Dong; Barnoud, Coline; Trang, Henri; Kannape, Oliver A.; Schaller, Karl; Blanke, Olaf (2020-02-06). "Breathing is coupled with voluntary action and the cortical readiness potential". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 289. Bibcode: 2020NatCo..11..289P. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-13967-9. ISSN  2041-1723. PMC  7005287. PMID  32029711.
  44. ^ Serino, Andrea; Pozeg, Polona; Bernasconi, Fosco; Solcà, Marco; Hara, Masayuki; Progin, Pierre; Stripeikyte, Giedre; Dhanis, Herberto; Salomon, Roy; Bleuler, Hannes; Rognini, Giulio (January 2021). "Thought consciousness and source monitoring depend on robotically controlled sensorimotor conflicts and illusory states". iScience. 24 (1): 101955. Bibcode: 2021iSci...24j1955S. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101955. PMC  7797520. PMID  33458614.
  45. ^ "Cloëtta Prize | Max Cloëtta Stiftung". Retrieved 2020-08-17.
  46. ^ Team, SV-Dean's (2012-11-16). "The 2012 Cloëtta Foundation Award to Olaf Blanke". {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)
  47. ^ "Robert Bing Preis" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
  48. ^ "Des excursions transcendantales à la médecine moderne". Fondation Leenaards - Favoriser la dynamique créatrice (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-18.

External links

Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Olaf_Blanke&oldid=1221745126"

Videos

Youtube | Vimeo | Bing

Websites

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Encyclopedia

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Facebook




Top Of Page

Home • Search • Translate

© CSE