Research
I began my PhD at the University of Regensburg in 2024. My research centres around the neurocognitive bases of visual object representations in infancy. Using EEG data, I aim to better understand how infants form early object representations and to what extent these are shaped by environmental factors.
Marlena Baldauf
- E-mail address: marlena.baldauf(at)psychologie.uni-regensburg.de (opens your email program)
- Tel: 0941 943-7553 (starts a telephone call, if your device allows this)
- Location: 1 Sedanstr., 018
- Important information: Consultation hours: by appointment
Academic career
- Since 2024: Research Associate at the Chair of Developmental and Cognitive Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Regensburg
- 2021-2024: MSc Cognitive Neuroscience, Freie Universität Berlin
- 2017-2020: BSc Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
Scholarships and awards
2023: PROMOS Mobility Grant
2019: Holland Scholarship
Publications
Publications
Baldauf, M., Jensen, O., Köster, M. (2026). Infant Brains Tick at 4Hz - Resonance Properties of the Developing Visual System. elife. doi.org/10.7554/eLife.110274.1 (external link, opens in a new window)
Presentations
Baldauf, M., Kanakogi, K., Hagihara, H., Cichy, RM., Toda, R., Köster, M. How does Early Visual Experience Shape Category Representations? Fetal, Infant, Toddler Neuroimaging Group Conference, Panama City, Panama, July 2026.
Baldauf, M., Höhl. S, Jensen, O., Cichy. RM., Xie, S., Schätz, CM., Köster, M. Understanding Neural Oscillations Across Development - From Infancy to Adulthood. Symposium on: Building Concepts, Space and Memory in Early Brain Development. Conference Psychology and Brain, Würzburg, Germany, June 2025.
Baldauf, M., Kanakogi, K., Hagihara, H., Cichy, RM., Toda, R., Köster, M. Decoding Cultural Influences on Visual Object Categorisation in Infants. Symposium on: The role of culture and language in cognition, emotion, and aesthetics. Conference of experimental psychologists, Frankfurt, Germany, March 2025.
Baldauf, M., Jensen, O., Köster, M. Infant Brains Tick at 4Hz- Resonance Frequencies in Developing Neural Networks. Symposium on: New Insights in Infant Neuroscience. Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development, Budapest, Hungary, January 2025.
Baldauf, M., Höhl. S, Jensen, O., Cichy. RM., Xie, S., Schätz, CM., Wang, P., Köster, M. New Approaches to Studying Theta Oscillations in the Infant Brain. Symposium on Advances in Infant Neuroscience. German Society for Psychology, Vienna, Austria, September 2024