Background
Birbaumer, Niels was born on May 11, 1945 in Ottau, Czechoslovakia.
Birbaumer, Niels was born on May 11, 1945 in Ottau, Czechoslovakia.
Studied Psychology, University Vienna, 1963—1969. Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, University Vienna, 1969. University docent (Privatdozent), University Munich, (venia legendi in Physiological Psychology), 1975.
Intern, psychology Institute Psychiatry, 1965—1967. Intern Max-Planck-Insurance of Psychiatry, 1969. Intern, department psychiatry Middlesex Hospital, London, 1970.
Research assistant, department psychology University Vienna, Austria, 1967—1969, research associate, department psychology Austria, 1969—1970. Assistant professor, department clinical psychology Institute Psychology, University Munich, 1970—1975. Professor, department clinical and physiological psychology, faculty social and behavioral science University Tübingen, 1975—1993, vice dean, faculty of social and behavioral science, 1978—1979, professor and director, Institute Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, faculty medicine, director, Magnetoencephalography (MEG)-Center, since 1993.
Offer of full professorship in clinical psychology University Hamburg, 1981. Full professor psychology, department psychology Pennsylvania State University, 1986—1998. Faculty member, department behavioral sciences Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, 1986—1988.
Professor clinical psychophysiology University Padova, Italy, 1989—2001. Offer for a full professorship Charité-Clinic, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, 1995. Professor neuroscience, faculty, Physics, director, Center Cognitive Neuroscience University Trento, Italy, since 2001.
Offer of Davimos Eminent Scholar Chair of Brain Science University Florida, 2003. Extensive teaching in all areas of Physiological Psychology, General Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuroimaging, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Behavior Modification, Psychopathology, Behavioral Medicine, since 1969. Invited keynote speaker at many conferences, universities, and medical institutions in Europe, the United States and Asia, since 1969.
Supervisor of numerous dissertations, habilitations and master's thesis, since 1969. Member Outpatient clinic, Dpet. Clinical Psychology, University Munich, 1970—1975.
Director clinical program for behavior modification of psychosomatic disorders Clinical-Psychological Department, University Tübingen, 1975—1992. Supervisor German Society Behavior Modification, since 1975. Director, outpatient clinic, Department and Physiological Psychology University Tübingen, 1975—1992, director, Christoph-Dornier-Center Clinical Psychology, since 2001.
Invited visiting professor University Madison, Wisconsin Institute Psychology, 1979—1980. Clinical supervisor, department psychology Fear Clinic, University Madison, 1979—1980. Board director, clinical program for psychological treatment of scoliosis, 1981.
Invited visiting professor University Madison, Wisconsin Institute Psychology, 1981—1982. Invited visiting professor,, physiological psychology, department psychology University Padova, Italy, 1986. Adjunct full professor psychology, department psychology Pennsylvania State University, University Park, since 1986, supervisor, clinical training, department psychology, 1986—1988.
Invited visiting full professor, behavioral neuroscience and psychology University Hawaii, Honolulu, 1989. Member scientific board Christian Dornier-Stiftung für Klinische Psychologie, since 1992. Director Ambulance and Pain Clinic, Institute Medical Psychology and Behavioral Neurobiology, since 1992.
Full member Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, since 1993. Member scientific board Stiftung Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit Mannheim, the Max-Planck-Institute Biocybernetics in Tübingen, and Institute Neurobiology, Magdeburg, since 2000. Full member Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina, since 2003.
Visiting professor, Cortical Physiology Unit National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, 2005.
Member Parmenides Foundation, since 2004. Fellow: French Society for Biofeedback, Society Behavioral Medicine, American Psychological Association Division 6: Comparative and Physiological Psychology, Academy Behavioral Medicine Research, American Psychological Association. Member: German Research Society (chair, national research program, Interoception and Behavior Control 1984, board director, special program, Neurobiology of Behavior & its Pathology 1984-1999), Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (board director, Experimental Division, Biofeedback Society of America 1987-1990, Distinguished Scientist award 1996), European Association for Behavior Therapy (president 1984-1985), Society for Applied Neuroscience (vice president), German Society Psychology (honorary Psychologie-Preis of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGP) and the Christoph-Dornier-Stiftung 1995, Wilhelm-Wundt-medal 2000), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Medizinische Psychologie, German Association for Behavioral Medicine and Behavior Modification (president 1984-1985), Neurowissenschaftliche Gesellschaft (board director 2003-2005), German Society for Psychophysiological Research, Society for Psychophysiological Research 1987-1990, 1995-1998, (president 2004-2005), American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Neuroscience, Claude Bernard Club.