Forschungsinteressen
- Longitudinal brain-behaviour changes in aging
- The role of dopamine in changing neural dynamics with age
- Multimodal neuroimaging
- Structural vs functional contributions to changing cognition
Vita
Predoctoral Candidate (2022 - present), Lifespan Neural Dynamics Group (LNDG) & Lifespan Neuromodulation of Cognition (LINE), Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
Research Fellow (2022 - 2025), International Max Planck Research School on Computational Psychiatry and Aging, Max Planck UCL Centre, Berlin, Germany and London, UK
Student Research Assistant (2021-2022), Mechanisms and Sequential Progression of Plasticity, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany
MSc Mind and Brain (2019 - 2022), Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
BSc Psychology (2015 - 2019), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey
Selected Literature
Mooraj, Z., Salami, A., Campbell, K. L., Dahl, M. J., Kosciessa, J. Q., Nassar, M. R., Werkle-Bergner, M., Craik, F. I. M., Lindenberger, U., Mayr, U., Rajah, N., Raz, N., Nyberg, L., & Garrett, D. D. (2025). Towards a functional future for the cognitive neuroscience of human aging. Neuron, 113(1), 154-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2024.12.008
Mooraj, Z. (2022). Metamemory judgements in aging: Differences in behavioral influences, neural activation, and connectivity patterns between younger and older adults [Master's Thesis, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin].