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Universitätsklinikum Bochum GmbHein Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Universitätsklinikum Bochum GmbHein Universitätsklinikum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Dr. Johannes Jungilligens
2011 – 2014
Studium Bachelor of Science Psychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2014 – 2016
Studium Master of Science Psychologie und Kognitive Neurowissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2017 – 2020
Promotionsstudium, Institut für Kognitive Neurowissenschaften, Fakultät für Psychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Studium Bachelor of Science Psychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2014 – 2016
Studium Master of Science Psychologie und Kognitive Neurowissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2017 – 2020
Promotionsstudium, Institut für Kognitive Neurowissenschaften, Fakultät für Psychologie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
2013 - 2016
Studentische Hilfskraft, Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum
2016 - 2020
Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Neuropsychologie), Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum
2020-2023
Post-Doktorand und Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Neuropsychologie), Klinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bochum
2021
Gastwissenschaftler, Massachussetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston
Seit 2023
Leitender Neuropsychologe und Wissenschaftskoordinator der Klinik für Neurologie, Knappschaft Kliniken Universitätsklinikum Bochum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- Projektförderung durch die Else Kröner-Fresenius-Stiftung (250.000€)
- Illuminating the Blind Spot: Advancing the Understanding and Explanation of Functional Cognitive Disorder (Principal Investigator)
- Medizinischer Förderpreis der Sophia & Fritz Heinemann Stiftung (15.000€)
- Projektförderung durch die Forschungsförderung der Medizinischen Fakultät, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (18.500€)
- Identifying pathophysiological subtypes of dissociative seizures through multimodal assessment (Principal Investigator)
- Mitglied der Global Young Faculty VII der Mercator Stiftung und der Universitätsallianz Metropole Ruhr
- Gateway Fellowship der Ruhr-Universität Bochum Research School (24.000€)
- Förderung eines sechsmonatigen Forschungsaufenthaltes an der Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
- Functional Neurological Disorders Society
- AG Funktionelle Neurologische Störungen
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Epileptologie
- AG Prächirurgische Epilepsiediagnostik und operative Epilepsietherapie
Neuroimaging Committee of the Functional Neurological Disorders Society
- Betreuung von Promotionen im Fach Medizin und Master-Arbeiten im Fach Psychologie
- Modul „Übungen in den kognitiven Neurowissenschaften“: S Neuropsychologische Verhaltensstudien entwickeln und durchführen
- Modul „Klinischer Studienabschnitt“: Neurologie I - Unterricht am Krankenbett (Übernahme einzelner Veranstaltungen)
- Modul „Weiterführende Veranstaltungen Neurologie“: Einführung in die Epileptologie: Differentialdiagnose und Therapie von Anfallszuständen
- Modul „Weiterführende Veranstaltungen Neurologie“: Epileptologische Fallkonferenz
- Modul „Weiterführende Veranstaltungen Neurologie“: Epileptologisch-Prächirurgische Fallbesprechung
Jungilligens J, Marcinkowski E, Wehner T, Skodda S, Popkirov S. Functional Neurological Disorder Among Neurology In-Patients. Eur J Neurol. 2025;32(9):e70338. doi: 10.1111/ene.70338
Helmstaedter L, Popkirov S, Wellmer J, Seliger C, Jungilligens J. The role of the precuneus in dissociative seizures: A structural neuroimaging study. Neuroimage Clin. 2025;48:103872. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2025.103872
Kučikienė D, Jungilligens J, Wolking S, Weber Y, Wellmer J, Popkirov S. Changes in brain network dynamics during functional/dissociative seizures: An exploratory pilot study on EEG microstates. Epilepsy Behav Rep. 2025;31:100809. doi: 10.1016/j.ebr.2025.100809
Weber S*, Jungilligens J*, Aybek S, Popkirov S. Locus coeruleus co-activation patterns at rest show higher state persistence in patients with dissociative seizures: A Pilot Study. Epilepsia Open. 2024;9(6):2331-2341. doi: 10.1002/epi4.13050
Millman LSM, Williams IA, Jungilligens J, Pick S. Neurocognitive performance in functional neurological disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Neurol. 2025;32(1):e16386. doi: 10.1111/ene.16386
Jungilligens J, Reuner G, Hoppe C. Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zur Neuropsychologie dissoziativer Anfälle. Clin Epileptol. 2025;37: 192-196. doi: 10.1007/s10309-024-00681-w
Jungilligens J, Hoppe C, Reuner G. Current research on the neuropsychology of dissociative seizures. Clin Epileptol. 2024;37: 108-111. doi: 10.1007/s10309-024-00707-3
Dewan MV, Jungilligens J, Kobus S, Diezel M, Dathe AK, Schweiger B, Hüning B, Felderhoff-Müser U, Bruns N. The effect of live music therapy on white matter microstructure in very preterm infants - A randomized controlled trial. Eur J Paediatr Neurol. 2024;51:132-139. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2024.06.009
Flasbeck V*, Jungilligens J*, Lemke I, Beckers J, Öztürk H, Wellmer J, Seliger C, Juckel G, Popkirov S. Heartbeat evoked potentials and autonomic arousal during dissociative seizures: insights from electrophysiology and neuroimaging. BMJ Neurol Open. 20245;6(1):e000665. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2024-000665
Cengiz O, Jungilligens J, Michaelis R, Wellmer J, Popkirov S. Dissociative seizures in the emergency room: room for improvement. Dissociative seizures in the emergency room: room for improvement. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2023; Sep 27 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-332063
Jungilligens J, Paredes-Echeverri S, Popkirov S, Barrett LF, Perez DL. A new science of emotion: implications for functional neurological disorder. Brain. 2022;145(8):2648-2663. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac204
Jungilligens J, Popkirov S, Perez DL, Diez. Linking gene expression patterns and brain morphometry to trauma and symptom severity in patients with functional seizures. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2022;326:111533. doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111533
Zelinski L, Diez I, Perez DL, Kotz S, Wellmer J, Schlegel U, Popkirov S, Jungilligens J. Cortical thickness in default mode network hubs correlates with clinical features of dissociative seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2022;128:108605. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108605
Knöllner A, Memmert D, von Lehe M, Jungilligens J, Scharfen HE. Specific relations of visual skills and executive functions in elite soccer players. Front Psychol. 2022;13:960092. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.960092
Bellartz E, Pertz M, Jungilligens J, Kleffner I, Wellmer J, Schlegel U, Thoma P, Popkirov S. Point-of-Care Testing Using a Neuropsychology Pocketcard Set: A Preliminary Validation Study. Brain Sci. 2022;12(6):694. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12060694
Ismail FS, Spatola M, Woermann FG, Popkirov S, Jungilligens J, Bien CG, Wellmer J, Schlegel U. Diagnostic challenges in patients with temporal lobe seizures and features of autoimmune limbic encephalitis. Eur J Neurol. 2022;29(5):1303-1310. doi: 10.1111/ene.15026
Jungilligens J, Michaelis R, Popkirov S. Misdiagnosis of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as status epilepticus: epidemiology and associated risks. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021;92(12):1341-1345. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2021-326443
Perez DL, Nicholson TR, [...], Jungilligens J, et al. Neuroimaging in Functional Neurological Disorder: State of the Field and Research Agenda. Neuroimage Clin. 2021;30:102623. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102623
Jungilligens J, Wellmer J, Kowoll A, Schlegel U, Axmacher N, Popkirov S. Microstructural integrity of affective neurocircuitry in patients with dissociative seizures is associated with emotional task performance, illness severity and trauma history. Seizure. 2021;84:91-98. doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2020.11.021
Popkirov S, Grönheit W, Jungilligens J, Wehner T, Schlegel U, Wellmer J. Suggestive seizure induction for inpatients with suspected psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsia. 2020;61(9):1931-1938. doi:10.1111/epi.16629
Jungilligens J, Wellmer J, Schlegel U, Kessler H, Axmacher N, Popkirov S. Impaired emotional and behavioural awareness and control in patients with dissociative seizures. Psychol Med. 2020;50(16):2731-2739. doi:10.1017/S0033291719002861
Ramm M, Möddel G, Sundermann B, Last A, Langenbruch L, Jungilligens J, Wellmer J, Young P, Axmacher N. Impaired processing of response conflicts in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. J Neuropsychol. 2020;14(2):283-300. doi: 10.1111/jnp.12186
Golob EJ, Lewald J, Jungilligens J, Getzmann S. Interaction of Number Magnitude and Auditory Localization. Perception. 2016;45(1-2):165-79. doi: 10.1177/0301006615599906
Jungilligens J & Perez DL. Predictive Processing and the Pathophysiology of Functional Neurological Disorder. Current Topic in Behavioral Neuroscience - Perceptual Dysregulation in Psychiatric Nosology. Eds. Khalsa S & Powers A. Springer Nature. 2024. doi: 10.1007/7854_2024_473
Jungilligens J, Reuner G, Hoppe C. Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zur Neuropsychologie dissoziativer Anfälle [Current research on the neuropsychology of dissociative seizures]. Clinical Epileptolgy. 2024; epup. doi: 10.1007/s10309-024-00681-w
Faissner M, Beckmann L, Freistein K, Jungilligens J, Braun E. Healthcare for sex workers—access, barriers, and needs. Ethik in der Medizin. 2024; epub. doi: 10.1007/s00481-024-00815-8
Popkirov S, Jungilligens J, Michaelis R. Funktionelle Bewegungsstörungen verstehen und verständlich machen. Nervenarzt. 2024. doi: 10.1007/s00115-024-01619-3
Perez DL, Nicholson TR, [...], Jungilligens J, et al. Response to the Letter Concerning the Publication: Neuroimaging in Functional Neurological Disorder: State of the Field and Research Agenda. Perez DL et al. Neuroimage Clin. 2021; Neuroimage Clin. 2024 Jan 30;41:103573. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2024.103573
Jungilligens J, Flohr MC, Lange M, Wellmer J, Popkirov S. The relationship of action, affect, and metacognition in functional seizures. J Clin Exp Neuropsychol. 2023; 25:1-11. doi: 10.1080/13803395.2023.2287778
Cengiz O, Jungilligens J, Michaelis R, Wellmer J, Popkirov S. Dissociative seizures in the emergency room: room for improvement. Dissociative seizures in the emergency room: room for improvement. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2023; Sep 27 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2023-332063
Jungilligens J, Paredes-Echeverri S, Popkirov S, Barrett LF, Perez DL. A new science of emotion: implications for functional neurological disorder. Brain. 2022;145(8):2648-2663. doi: 10.1093/brain/awac204
Jungilligens J, Popkirov S, Perez DL, Diez. Linking gene expression patterns and brain morphometry to trauma and symptom severity in patients with functional seizures. Psychiatry Res Neuroimaging. 2022;326:111533. doi:10.1016/j.pscychresns.2022.111533
Zelinski L, Diez I, Perez DL, Kotz S, Wellmer J, Schlegel U, Popkirov S, Jungilligens J. Cortical thickness in default mode network hubs correlates with clinical features of dissociative seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2022;128:108605. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108605
Knöllner A, Memmert D, von Lehe M, Jungilligens J, Scharfen HE. Specific relations of visual skills and executive functions in elite soccer players. Front Psychol. 2022;13:960092. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.960092
Bellartz E, Pertz M, Jungilligens J, Kleffner I, Wellmer J, Schlegel U, Thoma P, Popkirov S. Point-of-Care Testing Using a Neuropsychology Pocketcard Set: A Preliminary Validation Study. Brain Sci. 2022;12(6):694. doi: 10.3390/brainsci12060694
Ismail FS, Spatola M, Woermann FG, Popkirov S, Jungilligens J, Bien CG, Wellmer J, Schlegel U. Diagnostic challenges in patients with temporal lobe seizures and features of autoimmune limbic encephalitis. Eur J Neurol. 2022;29(5):1303-1310. doi: 10.1111/ene.15026
Jungilligens J, Michaelis R, Popkirov S. Misdiagnosis of prolonged psychogenic non-epileptic seizures as status epilepticus: epidemiology and associated risks. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2021;92(12):1341-1345. doi:10.1136/jnnp-2021-326443
Perez DL, Nicholson TR, [...], Jungilligens J, et al. Neuroimaging in Functional Neurological Disorder: State of the Field and Research Agenda. Neuroimage Clin. 2021;30:102623. doi: 10.1016/j.nicl.2021.102623
Jungilligens J, Wellmer J, Kowoll A, Schlegel U, Axmacher N, Popkirov S. Microstructural integrity of affective neurocircuitry in patients with dissociative seizures is associated with emotional task performance, illness severity and trauma history. Seizure. 2021;84:91-98. doi:10.1016/j.seizure.2020.11.021
Popkirov S, Grönheit W, Jungilligens J, Wehner T, Schlegel U, Wellmer J. Suggestive seizure induction for inpatients with suspected psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsia. 2020;61(9):1931-1938. doi:10.1111/epi.16629
Jungilligens J, Wellmer J, Schlegel U, Kessler H, Axmacher N, Popkirov S. Impaired emotional and behavioural awareness and control in patients with dissociative seizures. Psychol Med. 2020;50(16):2731-2739. doi:10.1017/S0033291719002861
Ramm M, Möddel G, Sundermann B, Last A, Langenbruch L, Jungilligens J, Wellmer J, Young P, Axmacher N. Impaired processing of response conflicts in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. J Neuropsychol. 2020;14(2):283-300. doi: 10.1111/jnp.12186
Popkirov S, Jungilligens J, Grönheit W, Wellmer J. Diagnosing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Video-EEG monitoring, suggestive seizure induction and diagnostic certainty. Epilepsy Behav. 2017;73:54-58. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.05.027
Golob EJ, Lewald J, Jungilligens J, Getzmann S. Interaction of Number Magnitude and Auditory Localization. Perception. 2016;45(1-2):165-79. doi: 10.1177/0301006615599906
