Lisa Nobis, MSc, PhD
Data Scientist
about me
I am a Data Scientist based in Hamburg with special interest in data visualisation.
A Neuroscientist by training, I obtained my PhD at the Wellcome Centre for Integrative Neuroimaging, University of Oxford, UK. Before coming to Oxford, I completed an undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Groningen (2014),
and a Research Master in Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Maastricht (2016).
And before that, I grew up in a small town in northern Germany.
Find out more about my interests on the cards. Try hovering over a card to see what's on the background.
Decision-making
How do we decide to act? What does it mean to be motivated, and what happens when motivation is lost?
I'm researching apathy (a lack of motivation or interest) as a symptom in Parkinson's disease. I'm especially interested in what roles the neurotransmitters dopamine and serotonin play in this. Find out more here.
Data analysis
How can we find meaningful patterns in data? How can we improve the communication of results?
Biased data, insufficient understanding of it, or unclear
presentation of findings can have dire consequences, whether in business, policy making, or public health.
Piano and film music
I was lucky to have been taught piano by a retired concert pianist who lived and breathed music.
I mostly still play the classics like Beethoven or Schubert, but also enjoy listening to and playing film music.
John Williams > Hans Zimmer!
Brain computer interface
While we are still far from full brain emulation, can better models of human cognition inform better BCIs?
For example, neuroprosthetics like robotic limbs may benefit from better models of human movement control, or human reward learning may inform robot reinforcement learning. Read more here
Global priorities
What are the most pressing global problems? What projects will have the most impact on global welfare?
There is value in allocating resources across the world's problems carefully. For example, while climate change is an extremely important issue to address, the field should not become overly saturated at the expense of equally critical tasks, such as AI safety. See also: 80000 hours
academic publications
Check out my publications by clicking on the card. Feel free to contact me about a full PDF if you don't have access.