From memory and attention to consciousness: Exploring three major aspects of cognitive brain functioning

Dissertation to obtain the graduation of Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) presented to the biological department of the faculty of mathematics and sciences A Thesis submitted to the biological department of the faculty of mathematics and sciences in complete fulfilment of the requirements to obtain the graduation of Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.). The work described in this thesis has been carried out at the section for cognitive neuroscience in particular the work group for cortical oscillations at the Cover figure: The illustration shows a 3-D reconstruction of the authors brain, with a cutout at the level of the interhemispheric fissure. The fMRI activation reveals a conflict network processing two interfering stimuli. The background shows regularly surface EEG activity under eyes-closed resting conditions. " Man muss wissen, dass es der gesamten atur unmöglich ist, irgendetwas zu zerbrechen, zu verderben oder auch nur in Gang zu setzen, ohne dass sie damit für das, was sie in Gang setzt, nicht etwas Besseres anstrebt. " Meister Eckhart (Buch der göttlichen Tröstungen, Predigt 9)