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Ulla Mitzdorf | |
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| Born | 15 March 1944 |
| Died | 19 July 2013 (2013-07-20) (aged 69)[1] |
| Nationality | German |
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| Fields | Neuroscience,physics,chemistry,psychology,physiology,medicine andgender studies |
| Institutions | Technical University Munich,Max-Planck Institute of Psychiatry,Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
Ulla Mitzdorf (15 March 1944 – 19 July 2013) was a German scientist. She contributed to diverse areas includingphysics,chemistry,psychology,physiology,medicine andgender studies.
Mitzdorf gained her doctorate intheoretical chemistry in 1974 at theTechnical University of Munich.[2] Subsequently, she worked as a scholar at theMax-Planck Institute of Psychiatry inMunich. In 1983 she habilitated in physiology,[3] and in 1984 inmedical psychology andneurobiology at theLudwig Maximilian University of Munich.
From 1988 to 2009 she was the Fiebiger Professor for medical psychology at the Ludwig Maximilan University.[3] Simultaneously, from 2000 to 2006, she was women's affairs officer and spokeswoman for the state conference of women and gender equality officers in Bavarian universities.
Ulla Mitzdorf significantly contributed to the understanding oflocal field potentials (LFPs) in thecentral nervous system. By implementing the technique of current source density (CSD)[4] she provided additional evidence for the theory that cortical LFPs result from the synaptic activity[4] in the brain.
Mitzdorf died after a short illness on 19 July 2013, aged 69.[5]
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