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Prof. Markus Maier

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Prof. Dr. Markus Maier

Markus A. Maier is a professor of psychology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) and is head of the research unit General Psychology II (Emotion and Motivation). Furthermore, he is a Research Fellow at the International University of Catalonia (UIC, Barcelona/Spain). His research contributes to a better understanding of unconscious emotional and motivational processes and their impact on behavior planning and decision making. He is currently working on quantum-based models of consciousness and the relationship between mind, time, and matter. His research is mainly based on laboratory experiments.

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Maier, M. A. & Buechner, V. L. (2016). Time and Consciousness. In: M. Nadin (Ed.), Anticipation Across Disciplines (pp. 93-104). Cognitive Systems Monographs, 29. Springer International Publishing Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-22599-9_8.

Maier, M. A., Buechner, V. L., Kuhbandner, C., Pflitsch, M., Fernández-Capo, M., & Gámiz- Sanfeliu, M. (2014). Feeling the future again: Retroactive avoidance of negative stimuli. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 21, 121-152.

Dr. Vanessa Büchner

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Prof. Dr. Vanessa Büchner

Vanessa Büchner received her Ph.D. from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in 2013 and her Habilitation in 2023. Since 2023, she is a professor of psychology at Hochschule Fresenius-University of Applied Sciences. She is a Research Fellow at LMU and at the International University of Catalonia (UIC, Barcelona/Spain). Her research focuses on the mimetic theory of René Girard.
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Dr. Moritz Dechamps

Moritz Dechamps has studied Psychology and obtained his PhD at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU). His research interests consist mainly of mind and matter interactions. Here he focuses on the question if mental activity can influence random events.

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Dechamps, M. C., Maier, M. A., Pflitsch, M., & Duggan, M. (2021). Observer Dependent Biases of Quantum Randomness: Effect Stability and Replicability. Journal of Anomalous Experience and Cognition, 1(1-2). https://doi.org/10.31156/jaex.23205

Dechamps, M. C., & Maier, M. A. (2019). How Smokers Change Their World and How the World Responds: Testing the Oscillatory Nature of Micro-Psychokinetic Observer Effects on Addiction-Related Stimuli. Journal of Scientific Exploration, 33(3). doi:10.31275/2019/1513