Arne D. Hansen

PhD Student in Cognitive Neuroscience · University of Zurich & Center for Neuroscience Zurich (ZNZ)

arne.hansen@psychologie.uzh.ch · arne96.hansen@gmail.com

UZH Profile ORCID 0009-0007-6522-1719 github.com/arnedhansen Google Scholar LinkedIn

Education

Apr 2024 – Present

Doctorate

PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience

Department of Psychology, University of Zurich & Center for Neuroscience Zurich (ZNZ)

Dr. Tzvetan Popov · Prof. Dr. N. Langer · Prof. Dr. P. Sauseng · Prof. Dr. A. Hervais-Adelman

Dissertation: «EEG Signatures of Oculomotor Control»
Jointly enrolled in the doctoral program in Psychology (UZH) and the International PhD Program in Neuroscience (ZNZ; UZH & ETH)

Feb 2021 – Dec 2023

Master's degree

MSc in Psychology

Department of Psychology, University of Zurich

Grade: 5.6 (summa cum laude) · Focus: Neuropsychology & Cognitive Neuroscience

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Langer · Dr. Tzvetan Popov

Thesis: «On the Consistency of Co-Varying Eye Movements and Power Modulations of Alpha Oscillations During Working Memory Maintenance» — Grade: 6.0

Sep 2017 – Dec 2020

Bachelor's degree

BSc in Psychology

Department of Psychology, University of Zurich

Grade: 4.8 · Major: Psychology (120 ECTS) · Minor: Dutch Philology (60 ECTS)

Prof. Dr. Martin Meyer

Thesis: «Jenseits von Broca und Wernicke – Die aktuelle Perspektive zur Sprache im Gehirn» — Grade: 6.0

Professional Experience

Apr 2024 – Present

Research

Doctoral Candidate

Methods of Plasticity Research, Department of Psychology, UZH

Dr. Tzvetan Popov & Prof. Dr. Nicolas Langer

Development of automated signal processing pipelines for EEG and eye-tracking data
Quantification of oculomotor behaviour to characterise mechanisms of attentional control
Building statistical and computational models
Development of open-science workflows for transparent and reproducible analysis

Sep 2023 – Present

Management

Managing Director (20%)

Competence Center for Language & Medicine Zurich, UZH

Prof. Dr. Nathalie Giroud & Prof. Dr. Johannes Kabatek

Financial oversight in SAP
Organization of an international conference, colloquia, talks, and other events
Hosting invited speakers; website content management in CMS Magnolia

Apr 2024 – Sep 2025

Administration

Website Administrator

Administration, Department of Comparative Language Sciences, UZH

Anke Benker

Website content management in CMS Magnolia

Sep 2023 – Feb 2024

Administration

Administrative Assistant

Dean's Office of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, UZH

Dr. Katayoun Safi & Anke Benker

MS Teams workflow automatisation with Power Automate

Mar 2023 – Mar 2024

Research

Research Assistant

Methods of Plasticity Research, Department of Psychology, UZH

Dr. Tzvetan Popov & Prof. Dr. Nicolas Langer

SNF-Project «Brain rhythms relate to cognition through oculomotor action: OculoCortical Coherence (OCC)»
EEG and eye-tracking data acquisition, preprocessing and analysis

Mar 2023 – Jan 2024

Teaching

Teaching Assistant

Neuropsychology, Department of Psychology, UZH

Prof. Dr. Paul Sauseng, Yifan Zeng M.Sc. & Larissa Behnke M.Sc.

Preparation of lecture slides; course management in OLAT

Sep 2022 – Sep 2023

Administration

Administrative Assistant

Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Language Evolution (ISLE), UZH

Prof. Dr. Sabine Stoll & Prof. Dr. Carolus Philippus van Schaik

Website content management in CMS Magnolia

Aug 2022 – Dec 2023

Research

Research Assistant

Decision Science Lab, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH)

Dr. Michal Berkowitz

Survey creation in Qualtrics
Data analysis in R

Jul 2022 – Mar 2024

Administration

Webmaster

Methods of Plasticity Research, Department of Psychology, UZH

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Langer

Website content management in CMS Magnolia

Jun 2022 – Sep 2022

Event

Student Assistant

17th Conference of the Swiss Psychological Society (SGP)

Dr. Claudia Hagmayer & Prof. Dr. Johannes Ulrich

Conference organisation

May 2022 – Nov 2023

Teaching

Teaching Assistant

Department of Comparative Language Sciences, UZH

Prof. Dr. Martin Meyer

Creation of examination materials; preparation of lecture slides
Website content management in CMS Magnolia

Feb 2022 – Mar 2024

Administration

Administrative Assistant

Administration, Department of Comparative Language Sciences, UZH

Anke Benker

Website content management in CMS Magnolia

Feb 2022 – Sep 2023

Administration

Administrative Assistant

Competence Center for Language & Medicine Zurich, UZH

Prof. Dr. Nathalie Giroud & Prof. Dr. Johannes Kabatek

Organisation of colloquia, talks, and other events
Website content management in CMS Magnolia

Sep 2021 – Feb 2023

Research

Research Assistant

Methods of Plasticity Research, Department of Psychology, UZH

Prof. Dr. Nicolas Langer

Conducting EEG experiments using Geodesics system
Administering neuropsychological examinations (TMT, RAVEN, HAWIE-R/WAIS-IV)
Study participant management

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022

Research

Research Assistant

Computational Neuroscience of Speech & Hearing, Department of Comp. Linguistics, UZH

Prof. Dr. Nathalie Giroud

Website content management; organisation of colloquia
Data analysis in R; preparation of teaching materials

Jul 2021 – Mar 2022

Research

Research Intern

Neurolinguistics, Department of Psychology, UZH

Prof. Dr. Alexis Hervais-Adelman & Dr. Basil Preisig

Conducting tACS experiments
Experiment coding in PsychoPy; creation of a study manual

Mar 2021 – Aug 2021

Research

Research Intern

Clinical Research Priority Project: Synapse & Trauma, Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich

Prof. Dr. Dominik Bach & Dr. Jelena Wehrli

Collection of psychophysiological data (ECG, ocular EMG, SCR, respiration, eye tracking)
Administration of questionnaires (BDI, STAI); analysis of neuropsychological data (VLMT)
Participant recruitment and telephone screenings

Jan 2021 – Jun 2021

Teaching

Tutor

Applied Social and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, UZH

Dr. Daniel Hausmann-Thürig

Data preparation and analysis in MS Excel; preparation of lecture slides

Jan 2020 – Jun 2020

Teaching

Tutor

Applied Social and Health Psychology, Department of Psychology, UZH

Dr. Daniel Hausmann-Thürig

Data preparation and analysis in MS Excel; preparation of lecture slides

Publications

Published

Stage 1 IPA · Nov 2024

Modulations of posterior alpha power during working memory co-vary with task-dependent eye movement patterns

Hansen, A.D., Strzelczyk, D., Troendle, M., Langer, N. & Popov, T. (2024)

Psychophysiology — Registered Report (Stage 1 In-Principle Acceptance)

In Preparation

Contrast-Induced Variability in Gamma Oscillations and Eye Movements

Hansen, A.D., Baer, L.Z.M., Troendle, M., Strzelczyk, D., Langer, N. & Popov, T.

[Registered Report – Stage 1]

In Preparation

A Multiverse Analysis on the Validity of Frontal Alpha Asymmetry as a Biomarker for Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

Hansen, A.D., Appenzeller, N., Goetz, M., Popov, T., Strzelczyk, D. & Langer, N.

Science Outreach

Popular science articles for aware (Psychology Student Science Magazine), and other public-facing writing including the UZH FutureU #MeineUZH2040 scenario competition.

Alpha im Hirn - Fokus durch Inhibition

aware, Mar 2026 · aware-psymagazin.ch

Thinking More by Doing Less: A Day at UZH in 2040

#MeineUZH2040, Think Tank «FutureU», UZH, Mar 2026 · [PDF] · [FutureU]

Neuronale Uhren - Das Konzept des «Brain Age» in der Neurowissenschaft

aware, Aug 2025 · aware-psymagazin.ch

Sehen verstehen – Wie unser Gehirn das komplexe Zusammenspiel von Augen und Wahrnehmung meistert

aware, Mar 2025 · aware-psymagazin.ch

Awards

May 2025

Poster Prize (2nd place) at MaDoKo 2025, Psychological Institute, UZH

CHF 500

Grants

Apr 2026

GRC Travel Grant, Graduate Campus of the Philosophical Faculty (GRC), UZH

CHF 860

Dec 2025

GRC Travel Grant, Graduate Campus of the Philosophical Faculty (GRC), UZH

CHF 220

Aug 2025

Research Support Grant, Graduate School of the Philosophical Faculty, UZH

CHF 1'000

Apr 2025

SNSF Mobility Grant, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

CHF 11'700

Mar 2025

Writing Retreat Grant, Graduate School of the Philosophical Faculty, UZH

CHF 4'000

Dec 2024

GRC Travel Grant, Graduate Campus of the Philosophical Faculty (GRC), UZH

CHF 1'150

Skills

Programming

MATLABAdvanced

PythonIntermediate

RBasic

Git / GitLabVersion control

LaTeXBasic typesetting

HTMLBasic

EEG Analysis

EEGLabAdvanced

FieldTripAdvanced

PsychoPyExperiment coding

Neuroimaging Hardware

EEGANT128, Geodesics

Eye TrackingEyeLink, TobiiPro

PhysiologyECG, EMG, SCR

StimulationtACS, tRNS

Software & Tools

MS OfficeAdvanced

OLATCourse management, Quiz

QualtricsAdvanced

CMS MagnoliaAdvanced

SAPFinancial oversight

Languages

GermanNative

DutchNative

EnglishFluent

FrenchBasic

Transferable Skills

Data EngineeringPipelines & automation

AnalysisComplex datasets & models

CommunicationInternational conferences

CollaborationInterdisciplinary teams

Advanced Training & Workshops

Aug 2025

Analyzing Neural Time Series Summer School

Prof. Michael X. Cohen

Nov 2024

GitLab Workshop

Prof. Renato Frey

Oct 2024

Digital Signal Processing Workshop

Prof. Gregory A. Miller & Prof. J. Christopher Edgar

Jul 2023

Advanced EEG Analysis in MATLAB

Prof. Andreas Keil

Institutional Activities

2024 – Present

Commission for IT & Data Management (ITDMK)

Elected Student Representative

Department of Psychology, University of Zurich

2024 – Present

Institute's Assembly (IV)

Elected Student Representative

Department of Psychology, University of Zurich

Extracurricular Activities

Sep 2024 – Present

Psychology Student Newspaper aware

Author

Jul 2022 – Present

Psychology Student Newspaper aware

Lector

May 2021 – Jul 2023

High School Student Buddy Program, UZHGYM

Buddy

Sep 2018 – Jun 2019

First Year Student Mentoring Program, FAPS, UZH

Mentor

Memberships

2026 – Present

Brainfood

Steering Committee Member

2025 – Present

Psychology PhD Community Meeting

Member

2025 – Present

EEG Peer Mentoring Group

Founder & Member

2024 – Present

Society for Psychophysiology

Member

2023 – Present

EEG Journal Club

Founder & Member

2023 – Present

Brainfood

Member

2023 – Present

CuttingGardens M/EEG

Member

2023 – Present

Studentischer Nachwuchs, UZH

Member

2021 – 2023

Swiss Society for Neuroscience (SSN)

Member

2017 – Present

Fachverein Psychologie (FAPS), UZH

Member