Bettina Hornbøll

Current Position:
PhD - student
Graduate School of Health Sciences
University of Copenhagen.

Affiliation:
Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance (DRCMR),
MR-department, section 340B,
Hvidovre Hospital.
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Education:
M.Sc. in Biology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Research groups:
Cimbi

Main Research Interests:
In my PhD-project I am working with pharmacological functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to investigate the role of the neurotransmitter serotonin in emotion processing, by challenging the serotonergic system with serotonin altering drugs while performing an emotional face gender-discrimination task

Other research interest(s):
I am generally interested in the function of the brain in relation to emotional processing and affective disorders, as well as the neurological-psychological background for these.

Publications:
Hornboll et al. (2009): Acute blockade of 5HT2A receptors reduces orbitofrontal cortex response
to angry and fearful faces. Abstract for the Annual meeting of the
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). Poster #1625

Hornboll et al. (2009): Pharmacological blockade of 5-HT2A receptors reduces orbitofrontal
activation during processing of fearful and angry faces in healthy subjects. Abstract
for Annual Meeting of the Organization of Human Brain Mapping (OHBM). Poster #114 M-PM

Curriculum vitae:
PhD-student
Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance, University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark.
March 2007- Present

Research assistant
Danish Research Center for Magnetic Resonance, University Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
Nov 2006 – March 2007

MSc in biology
University of Copenhagen
Oct 2006

BSc in biology
University of Copenhagen
Aug 2004