Team

Dr. Stella J. Wuttke (née Faerber )

Stella.Wuttke [at] uni-jena.de
Please note that Stella Wuttke is now an associated researcher and founder and CEO of the Infinite Potential Institute.

Curriculum Vitae

Granting of academic degrees

2011

2006

University of Bamberg
Doctorate (PhD, Dr. phil.) in Psychology, summa cum laude
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Claus-Christian Carbon
Title of PhD thesis “Dynamics of Aesthetic Appreciation for Artificial Categories”

University of Vienna
Magister (Mag. rer.nat., Dipl. psych., MA) in Psychology
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Herbert Bauer
Title of master thesis: „Neurophysiological correlates of amplitude-modulated noise in developmental dyslexics“ [written in German]

Scientific career

01/2017-dato
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03/2016-12/2016

04/2013-03/2016

05/2014-07/2014

04/2014

09/2011-03/2013

06/2012-08/2012

04/2010-08/2011

02/2010-03/2010

10/2006-01/2010

01/2006-06/2006

PI, project granted by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG); Faerber, S. & Schweinberger, S. R. (2016). Norm-based face space model revisited: The role of familiarity, distance-to-norm and vector direction; Department of General Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Jena, Germany.

Sabbatical: education as neuro-feedback trainer in st. Poelten, Austria & at the Wuttke Institute, Santa Barbara, Cacifornia, USA.

Post-doctoral researcher, Department of General Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Jena, Germany.

Visiting post-doctoral researcher, General Psychology and Methodology, University of Vienna, Austria, supervision Prof. Helmut Leder

Visiting post-doctoral researcher, Perception Lab, School of Psychology, University of St. Andrews, UK, supervision Prof. David Perrett

Post-doctoral researcher, Department of General Psychology & Methodology, University of Bamberg.

Visiting post-doctoral researcher, Perception Lab, School of Psychology, University of St. Andrews, UK: Collaboration with Prof. David Perrett, Research on skin complexion and attractiveness of faces sponsored by FNK, University of Bamberg/Germany.

Research assistant, Department of General Psychology & Methodology, University of Bamberg, Germany.

Short scientific visit at the Department of General Psychology & Methodology, University of Bamberg, Germany: Collaboration with Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid & Prof. Dr. Claus-Christian Carbon, Project: Modelling dynamics in aesthetic appreciation.

Research assistant, Institute of Psychological Basic Research , Faculty of Psychology, Vienna, Austria. Project: Psychology of Aesthetics: The dynamics of innovation and appreciation over time, National Austrian Scientific Fonds (FWF); P18910

Pre-graduate research assistant, Brain Research Laboratory, Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna.

Main research interests:

My research interests centre on the cognitive and neuronal mechanisms subserving human visual perception and memory. Thereby I focused on high-level adaptation and priming effects of face recognition, object perception and aesthetic appreciation. I am currently engaged in EEG correlates on the impact of familiarity on face perception.

A more novel research interest of mine concerns meditation and neurotherapy. In cooperation with the Wuttke Institute of Neurotherapy, Santa Barbara, California, USA, I am exploring the effect of neuro-therapy (neurofeedback, low intensity pulsed electromagnetic (pEMF) stimulation, tACS) on the meditation experience and psychological well-being of both novel and advanced meditators.

Grants and awards (total 467,850.00 EUR)

    • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), University of Jena/Germany; Faerber, S. & Schweinberger, S. R. (2016). Norm-based face space model revisited: The role of familiarity, distance-to-norm and vector direction, approx. 10/2016-09/2018 [EUR 200.800,00]
    • Co-operation with Austrian company ZIZALA Lichtsysteme GmbH and University of Vienna/Austria; Ansorge, U. & Faerber, S. J. (2011). Psychological aspects of the impact of hyper-headlights during night drives, 06/2016-05/2018 [EUR 244.880,00]
    • 2015: Faerber, S. J. Travel grant for the Meeting of the Vision Science Society (VSS), St. Pete, Florida (15.05.2015-20.05.2015) [EUR 1000,00], ProChance, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena/Germany
    • 2013: Faerber, S. J. Travel grant for the Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TEAP), Vienna/Austria (24.03.2013-27.03.2013) [EUR 465,00], Ständige Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (FNK), University of Bamberg/Germany
    • 2012: Faerber, S. J. Travel grant for the European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) & Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC) (30.08.2012-07.09.2012) [EUR ~710,00], Ständige Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (FNK), University of Bamberg/Germany
    • 2011: Ständige Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (FNK), University of Bamberg/Germany; Faerber, S. (2011). Adaptive processes of the visual perception and its impact on the aesthetic sensation, 12/2011-02/2012 [EUR 7.240,00]
    • 2011: Ständige Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (FNK), University of Bamberg/Germany; Carbon, C. C. & Faerber, S. (2011). Are ideals of beauty eternal?, 10/2011-09/2012 [EUR 4.960,90]
    • 2011: Faerber, S. J. Travel grant for the European Congress of Visual Perception (ECVP), Toulouse/France (28.08.2011-01.09.2011) [~EUR 670,00], Ständige Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (FNK), University of Bamberg/Germany
    • 2010: Ständige Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (FNK), University of Bamberg/Germany; Carbon, C. C. & Faerber, S. (2010) Dynamics of object appreciation: Intra‐ and cross-modal adaptation effects, [project 020602‐019], 02/2011‐12/2011 [EUR 5.000,‐]
    • 2010: Faerber, S. J. Travel grant for the European Congress of Visual Perception (ECVP), Lausanne/Switzerland (22.08.2010-26.08.2010) [EUR 674,00], Ständige Kommission für Forschung und wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs (FNK), University of Bamberg/Germany
    • 2009: Program International Communication, University of Vienna, Austria; Faerber, S. J. Short-term travel grants awarded by the Austrian Science Association (2009) [EUR 1.300,-]
    • 2006: Faerber, S. J. Travelling scholarship for the 9th Meeting of the Austrian Neuroscience Association, Obergurgl (2006). [EUR 150.-], Austrian Neuroscience Association

Activity as reviewer

Scientific journals:

  • British Journal of Psychology
  • Evolutionary Psychology
  • Perception
  • Perceptual and Motor Skills
  • Vision Research

Grants:

  • National research foundation (NRF), South Africa

Conferences:

  • Paper review for Conference of Design Research Society

Posters:

  • Repetition Suppression Summer School (RESUS), University of Jena, Germany
  • Student’s congress, University of Jena, Germany

Membership in scientific societies

current:

    • German Society of  Psychology (DGPs)
    • Professional Institution of Austrian Psychologists (BÖP)

past:

    • Austrian Neuroscience Association (ANA)
    • Austrian Society for Psychology (ÖGP)
    • Vision Science Society (VSS)

Publications

Papers in peer-reviewed journals

Faerber, S. J., Kaufmann, J. M., Leder, H., Martin, E. M., & Schweinberger, S. R. (2015). Familiarity to a face distorts Valentines’ face space. PlosONE, 11(5): e0155380. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155380

Faerber, S. J., Kaufmann, J. M., & Schweinberger, S. R. (2015). Early temporal negativity is sensitive to perceived (rather than physical) facial identity. Neuropsychologia, 75, 132-142.

Carbon, C. C., Faerber, S. J., Gerger, G., Forster, M., & Leder, H. (2013). Innovation is appreciated when we feel safe: On the situational dependence of the appreciation of innovation. International Journal of Design, 7(2), 43-51.

Schmid, U., Siebers, M., Folger, J., Schineller, S., Seuss, D., Raab, M., Carbon, C. C., & Faerber, S. J. (2013). A cognitive model for predicting aesthetical judgements as similarity to dynamic prototypes. Cognitive Systems Research, 24, 72-79.

Faerber, S. J., & Carbon, C. C. (2012). Jump on the innovator’s train: Cognitive principles for creating appreciation in innovative product design. Research in Engineering Design, 24(3), 313-319. doi: 10.1007/s00163-012-0148-7.

Coetzee, V., Faerber, S. J., Greeff, J. M., Lefevre, C. E., Re, D. E., & Perrett, D. I. (2012). African perceptions of female attractiveness. PlosONE, 7(10), e48116. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048116.

Faerber, S. J., & Carbon, C. C. (2012). The power of liking: Highly sensitive aesthetic processing for guiding us through the world. iPerception, 3(8), 553-561..

Schmid, U, Grossmann, P., Wachter, M., Raab, M., Carbon, C. C., & Faerber, S. J. (2011). How visible are different variations of spatial features and relations in logos and how does visibility affect prototype generation? In A. Henrich, C. Schlieder, & U. Schmid (Eds), Visibility in Information Spaces and in Geographic Environments: Post-Proceedings of the KI’11 Workshop (pp. 23-34). Bamberg: University of Bamberg.

Gerger, G., Leder, H., Faerber, S. J., & Carbon, C. C. (2011). When the others matter: Context-dependent effects on changes in appreciation of innovativeness. SwissJournal of Psychology, 70(2), 75-83..

Faerber, S. J., Leder, H., Gerger, G., & Carbon, C. C. (2010). Priming semantic concepts affects the dynamics of aesthetic appreciation. Acta Psychologica, 135(2), 191-200..

Walla, P., Richter, M., Faerber, S., Leodolter, U., & Bauer, H. (2010). Food evoked changes in humans: Startle response modulation and event-related potentials (ERPs). Journal of Psychophysiology, 24(1), 25-32.

Non-peer-reviewed papers

Faerber, S. J. (2011). Dynamiken der ästhetischen Beurteilung von Produkten [Dynamics of aesthetic apprecitation of products]. In A. Reav, M. Wagner-Braun, & I. Hermann (Eds.), Forschende Frauen in Bamberg (pp. 143-152). Bamberg: University of Bamberg.

Schmid, U., Faerber, S. J., Raab, M., Björn, I., & Carbon, C. C. (2011). Schön ist, was man kennt [Beautiful is, what someone knows] . Digital Humanities: Technologien für die Geistes-wissenschaften, 40-43.

Latest conference presentations

Faerber, S. J., Kaufmann, J. M., & Schweinberger, S. R. (2015). Face recognition: Early temporal negativity is Sensitive to Perceived (rather than Physical) Facial Identity.Poster presententation. 15th Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, St. Pete/USA (15.05.2015-20.05.2015).

Faerber, S. J., Kaufmann, J. M., Leder, H., & Schweinberger, S. R. (2014). Attractiveness, Typicality and Distinctiveness in Face Space: Perception of Familiar and Unfamiliar Faces and their Anti-faces. Poster presententation. 10th International Workshop of the DFG Research Unit Person Perception, Jena/Germany (09.10.2014-10.10.2014).

Faerber, S. J., Kaufmann, J. M., & Schweinberger, S. R. (2014). Brain potential correlates of mental face representations: The N250r does not depend on visual overlap between prime and target. Oral presententation. 11th Tagung der Österreichischen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Vienna/Austria (24.04.2014-26.04.2014).

Faerber, S. J., Kaufmann, J. M., & Schweinberger, S. R. (2014). Impact of shape on the face sensitive 250r ERP component. Poster presententation. 9th International Workshop of the DFG Research Unit Person Perception, Jena/Germany (04.05.2014-05.05.2014).

Faerber, S. J., Kaufmann, J. M., & Schweinberger, S. R. (2014). The face sensitive N250r ERP component is associated with perceived (rather than physical) facial identity. Poster presentation. 56 th Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TEAP), Giessen/Germany (30.03.2014-02.04.2014).

Faerber, S. J., Kaufmann, J. M., & Schweinberger, S. R. (2014). The N250r is Sensitive to Perceived (rather than Physical) Facial Identity. Poster presententation. Poster presentation. 8th International Workshop of the DFG Research Unit Person Perception, Jena/Germany (10.10.2013-11.10.2013).

Faerber, S. J.(2013). Face preferences and adaptation effects . Symposium (Chair), 55 th Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TEAP), Vienna/Austria (24.3.2013-27.3.2013).

Faerber, S. J., Carbon, C. C. & Perrett. D. I. (2013). Are freckles still a blemish? On the impact of ecological adaptation and beauty ideal on facial attractiveness . Oral presentation. 55 th Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (TEAP), Vienna/Austria (24.3.2013-27.3.2013)

Siebers, M., Folger, J. Schineller, S., Seuß, D., Faerber, S. J. , & Schmid, U. (2012). Modelling adaptation effects as similarity to dynamic prototypes . Oral presentation. 11th Biannual Conference of the German Cognitive Science Society (KogWis), Bamberg/Germany (30.09.-03.10.2012).

Faerber, S. J.(2012). The sensitivity of aesthetic perception . Poster presentation. 1st Visual Science of Art Conference (VSAC), Alghero, Italy (01.09.2012-02.09.2012).

Faerber, S. J., & Carbon, C. C. (2012). Adaptation transfer effects are moderated by the similarity to the adaptors . Poster presentation. Perception, 41(S), 180-180. (IF=1.293)

Boehringer, J., Carbon, C. C., & Faerber, S. J. (2012). The specificity of art revealed by an empirical study on multi-cultural aesthetic material . Perception, 41(S), 180-180. (IF=1.293)

Schmid, U., Siebers, M., Folger, J., Schineller, S., Seuß, D., Raab, M., Carbon, C. C., & Faerber, S. J. (2012). A cognitive model for predicting aesthetical preferences . Oral presentation. 11th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, Berlin/Germany (13.04.-15.04.2012).

… and others more.

Teaching

Friedrich-Schiller-University of Jena, Germany (04/2013-09/2013)

  • Master-course: Dynamics in aesthetic perception
  • Master-course: Person Perception (held in English)
  • Bachelor-course: practical training in EEG-research
  • Supervision of B.Sc. theses

University of Bamberg, Germany (04/2010-03/2013)

  • Lecture: Phenomena of applied cognitive psychology (together with colleagues)
  • Lecture: Methods of applied cognitive psychology (together with colleagues)
  • Master-course: Cognitive mechanisms of aesthetic perception
  • Master- and bachelor-course: Techniques of scientific working
  • Bachelor-course: practical training in empirical research
  • Bachelor-course: General Psychology
  • Bachelor-course: debriefing of internships

University of Vienna (03/2006-02/2010)

  • Bachelor-course: General Psychology
  • Course as teaching assistant of Univ. Prof. Dr. Herbert Bauer, lecture: Biological Psychology I