Melissa Larsen
Tel.
+45 3862 6446
Position
Postdoc
Research Interests
I am interested in the brain mechanisms and the connectivity underpinnings of psychotic symptoms and how these develop in the brain. In particular, I am interested in how predictive processes and oscillatory activity are disturbed in psychiatric disorders. To address this, I use EEG and computational modelling. I am currently part of The Danish High Risk and Resilience Study – VIA 11, where the goal is to study the developmental path of children with vulnerabilities to mental illness.
Research Groups
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2017
PhD in Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DRCMR, Sankt Hans
2012
MSc in Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
2009
BSc in Biomedical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark
Employments
2019 - Present
Postdoc, DRCMR
2017 - 2019
Postdoc, Queensland Brain Institute, University of Queensland, Australia
2017 - 2017
Postdoc, DRCMR
2012 - 2017
PhD Student, DTU Compute and DRCMR
2012 - 2012
Research Assistant, DRCMR
Publications
Larsen KM, Mørup M, Birknow MR, Fischer E, Olsen L, Didriksen M, Baaré WFC, Werge TM, Garrido MI, Siebner HR. Individuals with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome show intact prediction but reduced adaptation in responses to repeated sounds:10.1016/j.nicl.2019.101721. Epub 2019 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 30785050; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6383326.
Pellegrino G, Tomasevic L, Herz DM, Larsen KM, Siebner HR. Theta Activity in the Left Dorsal Premotor Cortex During Action Re-Evaluation and Motor Reprogramming. Front Hum Neurosci. 2018 Sep 21;12:364. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00364. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30297991; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6161550.
Larsen KM, Dzafic I, Siebner HR, Garrido MI. Alteration of functional brain architecture in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome - Insights into susceptibility for psychosis. Neuroimage. 2019 Apr 15;190:154-171. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.09.001. Epub 2018 Sep 5. Review. PubMed PMID: 30195053.
Larsen KM, Mørup M, Birknow MR, Fischer E, Hulme O, Vangkilde A, Schmock H, Baaré WFC, Didriksen M, Olsen L, Werge T, Siebner HR, Garrido MI. Altered auditory processing and effective connectivity in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Schizophr Res. 2018 Jul;197:328-336. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2018.01.026. Epub 2018 Feb 1. PubMed PMID: 29395612.
Larsen KM, Pellegrino G, Birknow MR, Kjær TN, Baaré WFC, Didriksen M, Olsen L, Werge T, Mørup M, Siebner HR. 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Is Associated With Impaired Auditory Steady-State Gamma Response. Schizophr Bull. 2018 Feb 15;44(2):388-397. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbx058. PubMed PMID: 28521049; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5815132.
Schmock H, Vangkilde A, Larsen KM, Fischer E, Birknow MR, Jepsen JR, Olesen C, Skovby F, Plessen KJ, Mørup M, Hulme O, Baaré WF, Didriksen M, Siebner HR, Werge T, Olsen L. The Danish 22q11 research initiative. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Sep 17;15:220. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0594-7. PubMed PMID: 26384214; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4574168.