Atahan Öztürk

Atahan Öztürk

PhD Student

PLUS Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences

Department of Psychology

Education and Academic Career

MSc Neurocognitive Psychology, Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (expected April 2026). BSc Psychology, Ege University Izmir (2023, Honored Student). Research Assistant Internship at Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf on psychosocial migration research (2024). Previously research assistant in the Neuropsychology Laboratory at Ege University Hospital (2022), and clinical internships in addiction psychology (Moodist Psychiatry–Neurology Hospital) and clinical psychology (Humanite Psychiatry Hospital), Istanbul.

Research Interests

Psychosocial stress and episodic memory via the Arousal-Biased Competition framework; EEG and event-related potentials (P300), time-frequency dynamics (alpha suppression, theta enhancement); Ecological Momentary Assessment; psychometrics.

Current Project

Master's thesis investigating how psychosocial stress modulates episodic memory through attentional mechanisms, using a multi-day experimental design combining EEG, behavioral paradigms, and physiological measures (TSST, skin conductance, blood pressure).