Dr Katja Umla-Runge
(she/her)
Runge, PhD, Dipl Saarbruecken
Lecturer, Interim Programme Director, MSc Psychiatry
- Welsh speaking
Overview
Research summary
I am interested in how our brain enables us to perceive and memorize information and how this is influenced by contextual factors. My current research involves looking at the contribution of medial temporal lobe and extrastriate subregions to the representation of different categories of visual stimuli in perceptual and memory tasks. Furthermore, I study brain functional and behavioural differences between carriers and non-carriers of the APOE-ε4 allele with the aim to understand what makes carriers more likely to develop poorer cognitive health later in their lives. I have also investigated the role of the action observation system in the representation of actions in memory and am interested in cross-cultural research.
Teaching summary
I have been involved in teaching research methods and cognitive neuroscience for undergraduate and postgraduate students. I co-supervised and supervised Diploma and Bachelor theses in cognitive neuroscience and currently co-supervise four PhD students.
Publication
2023
- Hassoulas, A., Powell, N., Roberts, L., Umla-Runge, K., Gray, L. and Coffey, M. 2023. Investigating marker accuracy in differentiating between university scripts written by students and those produced using ChatGPT. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching 6(2) (10.37074/jalt.2023.6.2.13)
- James, O., Hassoulas, A. and Umla-Runge, K. 2023. The Effects of Trait Extraversion on University Student Mental Health and Well-being During Lockdown: A Systematic Review. BJPsych Open 9(S1), pp. S55-S55. (10.1192/bjo.2023.200)
- Harding, R., Hassoulas, A. and Umla-Runge, K. 2023. Stigma, Secrecy and Masculine Norms: A Systematic Review of How Perinatal Mental Illness in Men and Their Partners Is Experienced by Males. BJPsych Open 9(S1), pp. S50-S51. (10.1192/bjo.2023.190)
- Read, M. et al. 2023. A role for the Fornix in temporal sequence memory. European Journal of Neuroscience 57(7), pp. 1141-1160. (10.1111/ejn.15940)
- Kafas, G. and Umla-Runge, K. 2023. A Narrative Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment and Management of Borderline Personality Disorder. Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews 19(3) (10.2174/2666082219666230120104856)
2022
- Hassoulas, A., Umla-Runge, K., Zahid, A., Adams, O., Green, M., Hassoulas, A. and Panayiotou, E. 2022. Investigating the association between obsessive-compulsive disorder symptom subtypes and health anxiety as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. Psychological Reports 125(6), pp. 3006-3027. (10.1177/00332941211040437)
- Sacco, R., Camilleri, N., Eberhardt, J., Umla-Runge, K. and Newbury-Birch, D. 2022. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of mental disorders among children and adolescents in Europe. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (10.1007/s00787-022-02131-2)
- Sacco, R., Camilleri, N., Eberhardt, J., Umla-Runge, K. and Newbury-Birch, D. 2022. The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in Europe. In: Carotenuto, M. ed. Autism Spectrum Disorders - Recent Advances and New Perspectives [Working Title]. IntechOpen, (10.5772/intechopen.108123)
- Harrison, L., Umla-Runge, K. and Hassoulas, A. 2022. The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for anxiety disorders in adults: a systematic narrative review. BJPsych Open 8(S1), pp. S53-S53. (10.1192/bjo.2022.197)
2021
- Costigan, A. G., Umla-Runge, K., Evans, C. J., Raybould, R., Graham, K. S. and Lawrence, A. D. 2021. Evidence against altered excitatory/inhibitory balance in the posteromedial cortex of young adult APOE E4 carriers: a resting state 1H-MRS study. Neuroimage: Reports 1(4), article number: 100059. (10.1016/j.ynirp.2021.100059)
- Hassoulas, A., Umla-Runge, K., Zahid, A., Adams, O., Sculock-Green, M., Hassoulas, A. and Panayiotou, E. 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on symptom subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a cross-sectional study. Presented at: RCPsych Virtual International Congress 2021, Virtual, 21-24 June 2021, Vol. 7. Vol. S1. pp. S253-S254., (10.1192/bjo.2021.679)
- Scotti-Muzzi, E., Umla-Runge, K. and Soeiro-de-Souza, M. G. 2021. Anterior cingulate cortex neurometabolites in bipolar disorder are influenced by mood state and medication: A meta-analysis of 1H-MRS studies.. European Neuropsychopharmacology 47, pp. 62-73. (10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.01.096)
2019
- Costigan, A. G., Umla-Runge, K., Evans, C. J., Hodgetts, C. J., Lawrence, A. D. and Graham, K. S. 2019. Neurochemical correlates of scene processing in the precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex: A multimodal fMRI and 1H-MRS study. Human Brain Mapping 40(10), pp. 2884-2898. (10.1002/hbm.24566)
2016
- Harry, B. B., Umla-Runge, K., Lawrence, A. D., Graham, K. S. and Downing, P. E. 2016. Evidence for integrated visual face and body representations in the anterior temporal lobes. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 28(8), pp. 1178-1193. (10.1162/jocn_a_00966)
2014
- Wang, K., Umla-Runge, K., Hofmann, J., Ferdinand, N. K. and Chan, R. C. K. 2014. Cultural differences in sensitivity to the relationship between objects and contexts: evidence from P3. NeuroReport 25(9), pp. 656-660.
- Umla-Runge, K., Fu, X., Wang, L. and Zimmer, H. D. 2014. Culture-specific familiarity equally mediates action representations across cultures. Cognitive Neuroscience 5(1), pp. 26-35. (10.1080/17588928.2013.834318)
2013
- Harry, B., Postans, M. and Umla-Runge, K. 2013. Do the medial temporal lobes resolve perceptual interference?. Journal of Neuroscience 33(27), pp. 10935-10937. (10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1767-13.2013)
- Wang, L., Fu, X., Zimmer, H. D., Umla-Runge, K. and Aschersleben, G. 2013. Action representation across ages and cultures: Recognition of action means-end change in German and Chinese children and adults. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology 25(8), pp. 941-948. (10.1080/20445911.2013.838252)
2012
- Umla-Runge, K., Zimmer, H. D., Fu, X. and Wang, L. 2012. An action video clip database rated for familiarity in China and Germany. Behavior Research Methods 44(4), pp. 946-953. (10.3758/s13428-012-0189-x)
2011
- Umla-Runge, K., Zimmer, H. D., Krick, C. M. and Reith, W. 2011. fMRI correlates of working memory: Specific posterior representation sites for motion and position information. Brain Research 1382, pp. 206-218. (10.1016/j.brainres.2011.01.052)
2010
- Zimmer, H. D., Münzer, S. and Umla-Runge, K. 2010. Visuo-spatial working memory as a limited resource of cognitive processing. In: Crocker, M. W. and Siekmann, J. eds. Resource-Adaptive Cognitive Processes. Cognitive Technologies Berlin: Springer, pp. 13-34., (10.1007/978-3-540-89408-7_2)
Adrannau llyfrau
- Sacco, R., Camilleri, N., Eberhardt, J., Umla-Runge, K. and Newbury-Birch, D. 2022. The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in Europe. In: Carotenuto, M. ed. Autism Spectrum Disorders - Recent Advances and New Perspectives [Working Title]. IntechOpen, (10.5772/intechopen.108123)
- Zimmer, H. D., Münzer, S. and Umla-Runge, K. 2010. Visuo-spatial working memory as a limited resource of cognitive processing. In: Crocker, M. W. and Siekmann, J. eds. Resource-Adaptive Cognitive Processes. Cognitive Technologies Berlin: Springer, pp. 13-34., (10.1007/978-3-540-89408-7_2)
Cynadleddau
- Hassoulas, A., Umla-Runge, K., Zahid, A., Adams, O., Sculock-Green, M., Hassoulas, A. and Panayiotou, E. 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on symptom subtypes of obsessive-compulsive disorder: a cross-sectional study. Presented at: RCPsych Virtual International Congress 2021, Virtual, 21-24 June 2021, Vol. 7. Vol. S1. pp. S253-S254., (10.1192/bjo.2021.679)
Erthyglau
- Hassoulas, A., Powell, N., Roberts, L., Umla-Runge, K., Gray, L. and Coffey, M. 2023. Investigating marker accuracy in differentiating between university scripts written by students and those produced using ChatGPT. Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching 6(2) (10.37074/jalt.2023.6.2.13)
- James, O., Hassoulas, A. and Umla-Runge, K. 2023. The Effects of Trait Extraversion on University Student Mental Health and Well-being During Lockdown: A Systematic Review. BJPsych Open 9(S1), pp. S55-S55. (10.1192/bjo.2023.200)
- Harding, R., Hassoulas, A. and Umla-Runge, K. 2023. Stigma, Secrecy and Masculine Norms: A Systematic Review of How Perinatal Mental Illness in Men and Their Partners Is Experienced by Males. BJPsych Open 9(S1), pp. S50-S51. (10.1192/bjo.2023.190)
- Read, M. et al. 2023. A role for the Fornix in temporal sequence memory. European Journal of Neuroscience 57(7), pp. 1141-1160. (10.1111/ejn.15940)
- Kafas, G. and Umla-Runge, K. 2023. A Narrative Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment and Management of Borderline Personality Disorder. Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews 19(3) (10.2174/2666082219666230120104856)
- Hassoulas, A., Umla-Runge, K., Zahid, A., Adams, O., Green, M., Hassoulas, A. and Panayiotou, E. 2022. Investigating the association between obsessive-compulsive disorder symptom subtypes and health anxiety as impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. Psychological Reports 125(6), pp. 3006-3027. (10.1177/00332941211040437)
- Sacco, R., Camilleri, N., Eberhardt, J., Umla-Runge, K. and Newbury-Birch, D. 2022. A systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of mental disorders among children and adolescents in Europe. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (10.1007/s00787-022-02131-2)
- Harrison, L., Umla-Runge, K. and Hassoulas, A. 2022. The effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions for anxiety disorders in adults: a systematic narrative review. BJPsych Open 8(S1), pp. S53-S53. (10.1192/bjo.2022.197)
- Costigan, A. G., Umla-Runge, K., Evans, C. J., Raybould, R., Graham, K. S. and Lawrence, A. D. 2021. Evidence against altered excitatory/inhibitory balance in the posteromedial cortex of young adult APOE E4 carriers: a resting state 1H-MRS study. Neuroimage: Reports 1(4), article number: 100059. (10.1016/j.ynirp.2021.100059)
- Scotti-Muzzi, E., Umla-Runge, K. and Soeiro-de-Souza, M. G. 2021. Anterior cingulate cortex neurometabolites in bipolar disorder are influenced by mood state and medication: A meta-analysis of 1H-MRS studies.. European Neuropsychopharmacology 47, pp. 62-73. (10.1016/j.euroneuro.2021.01.096)
- Costigan, A. G., Umla-Runge, K., Evans, C. J., Hodgetts, C. J., Lawrence, A. D. and Graham, K. S. 2019. Neurochemical correlates of scene processing in the precuneus/posterior cingulate cortex: A multimodal fMRI and 1H-MRS study. Human Brain Mapping 40(10), pp. 2884-2898. (10.1002/hbm.24566)
- Harry, B. B., Umla-Runge, K., Lawrence, A. D., Graham, K. S. and Downing, P. E. 2016. Evidence for integrated visual face and body representations in the anterior temporal lobes. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience 28(8), pp. 1178-1193. (10.1162/jocn_a_00966)
- Wang, K., Umla-Runge, K., Hofmann, J., Ferdinand, N. K. and Chan, R. C. K. 2014. Cultural differences in sensitivity to the relationship between objects and contexts: evidence from P3. NeuroReport 25(9), pp. 656-660.
- Umla-Runge, K., Fu, X., Wang, L. and Zimmer, H. D. 2014. Culture-specific familiarity equally mediates action representations across cultures. Cognitive Neuroscience 5(1), pp. 26-35. (10.1080/17588928.2013.834318)
- Harry, B., Postans, M. and Umla-Runge, K. 2013. Do the medial temporal lobes resolve perceptual interference?. Journal of Neuroscience 33(27), pp. 10935-10937. (10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1767-13.2013)
- Wang, L., Fu, X., Zimmer, H. D., Umla-Runge, K. and Aschersleben, G. 2013. Action representation across ages and cultures: Recognition of action means-end change in German and Chinese children and adults. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology 25(8), pp. 941-948. (10.1080/20445911.2013.838252)
- Umla-Runge, K., Zimmer, H. D., Fu, X. and Wang, L. 2012. An action video clip database rated for familiarity in China and Germany. Behavior Research Methods 44(4), pp. 946-953. (10.3758/s13428-012-0189-x)
- Umla-Runge, K., Zimmer, H. D., Krick, C. M. and Reith, W. 2011. fMRI correlates of working memory: Specific posterior representation sites for motion and position information. Brain Research 1382, pp. 206-218. (10.1016/j.brainres.2011.01.052)
- Umla-Runge, K., Fu, X., Wang, L. and Zimmer, H. D. 2014. Culture-specific familiarity equally mediates action representations across cultures. Cognitive Neuroscience 5(1), pp. 26-35. (10.1080/17588928.2013.834318)
Research
Funding
My research has been funded by the BBSRC, the Wellcome Trust and the German Research Foundation.
Research group
I am part of the Cognitive Neuroscience research group.
Research collaborators
Paul Downing (Bangor University, UK)
Xiaolan Fu (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Bronson Harry (Bangor University, UK)
Matthew Mundy (Monash University, Australia)
Kui Wang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Lamei Wang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Hubert Zimmer (Saarland University, Germany)
Biography
Undergraduate education
1999 - 2005: Studies in psychology at Saarland University, Saarbrücken and Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
2005: Diploma in psychology at Saarland University, Saarbrücken
Postgraduate education
2006 - 2011: PhD student at the Department of Psychology, Saarland University, Saarbrücken
2009: Research visit at the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
2011: PhD in psychology at Saarland University, Saarbrücken. Thesis title: “Representing Actions in Memory - Neural Correlates and a Cross-Cultural Approach”.
Employment
From 2015: Lecturer at the School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK.
2012 - 2015: Postdoctoral research associate at the School of Psychology, Cardiff University, UK.
2008 - 2011: Doctoral scholarship within the International Research Training Group "Adaptive Minds - Neural and Environmental Constraints on Learning and Memory". Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Honours and awards
Awards/external committees
2008 - 2011: Doctoral scholarship within the International Research Training Group "Adaptive Minds - Neural and Environmental Constraints on Learning and Memory". Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.