Research Focus & Expertise

After having studied the dynamics of spontaneous brain activity and resting-state networks in neural network models and neuroimaging / & physiological recordings, I am now mainly working in clinical psychotherapy research with a focus of my interest on psychodynamic concepts & mechanisms.

Publications

Frei, A.K., Studnitz, T., Seiffer, B., Welkerling, J., Zeibig, J.-M., Herzog, E., Günak, M.M., Ehring, T., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Sundmacher, L., Himmler, S., Peters, S., Flagmeier, A.L., Zwanzleitner, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., Sudeck, G., & Wolf, S. (2026). Changes in repetitive negative thinking and stress perception mediate treatment effects of a transdiagnostic exercise intervention. Psychological Medicine, 56: e10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291725103085PDF (PDF, 566 KB)

Herzog, E., Wolf, S., Studnitz, T., Frei, A.K., Seiffer, B. Welkerling, J., Zeibig, J.-M., Sudeck, G., Müller, C.L., Günak, M.M., Nakagawa, T.T., Ehring, T., Sundmacher, L., Peters, S., Flameier, A.L., Zwanzleitner, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., Takano, K., & Cludius, B. (2026). The transdiagnostic role of emotion regulation difficulties and repetitive negative thinking in depression, anxiety, and their comorbidity. Depression and Anxiety, 2026:9949037. https://doi.org/10.1155/da/9949037PDF (PDF, 524 KB)

Himmler, S., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Herzog, E., Günak, M.M., Peters, S., Frei, A.K., Flagmeier, A.-L., Zwanzleitner, L. Murguialday, A.R., Sudeck, G., Ehring, T., Wolf, S., & Sundmacher, L. (2026). Cost-effectiveness of a transdiagnostic group exercise intervention for mental health in Germany: An economic evaluation based on the ImPuls trial. Lancet Psychiatry, 13, 213-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(25)00391-8PDF (PDF, 1,261 KB)

Frei, A.K., Studnitz, T., Seiffer, B., Welkerling, J., Zeibig, J.M., Herzog, E., Günak, M.M., Ehring, T., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Sundmacher, L., Peters, S., Flagmeier, A.L., Zwanzleitner, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., Sudeck, G., & Wolf, S. (2025). Associations between transdiagnostic psychological processes and global symptom severity among outpatients with various mental disorders: A cross-sectional study. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 32:e70046. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.70046

Wolf, S., Seiffer, B., Zeibig, J.-M., Frei, A.K., Studnitz, T., Welkerling, J., Meinzinger, E., Bauer, L.L., Baur, J., Rosenstiel, S., Fiedler, D.V., Helmhold, F., Ray, A., Herzog, E., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Günak, M.M., Kropp, S., Peters, S., Flagmaier, A.L., Zwanzleitner, L., Sundmacher, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., Hautzinger, M., Sudeck, G., & Ehring, T. (2024). A transdiagnostic group exercise intervention for mental health outpatients in Germany (ImPuls): Results of a pragmatic, multi-site, block-randomized, phase 3 controlled trial.Lancet Psychiatry, 11, 417-430. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00069-5 [PDF]

Fiedler, D. V., Rosenstiel, S., Zeibig, J. M., Seiffer, B., Welkerling, J., Frei, A. K., Studnitz, T., Baur, J., Helmhold, F., Ray, A., Herzog, E., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Kropp, S., Franke, S., Peters, S., Flagmeier, A. L., Zwanzleitner, L., Sundmacher, L., Ramos-Murguialday, A., … Wolf, S. (2023). Concept and study protocol of the process evaluation of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to promote physical activity in outpatients with heterogeneous mental disorders-the ImPuls study. Trials, 24(1), 330. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07331-y

Wolf, S., Seiffer, B., Zeibig, J. M., Welkerling, J., Bauer, L. L., Frei, A. K., Studnitz, T., Rosenstiel, S., Fiedler, D. V., Helmhold, F., Ray, A., Herzog, E., Takano, K., Nakagawa, T., Kropp, S., Franke, S., Peters, S., El-Kurd, N., Zwanzleitner, L., Sundmacher, L., … Ehring, T. (2021). Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic group-based exercise intervention: study protocol for a pragmatic multi-site randomized controlled trial. BMC psychiatry, 21(1), 540. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03541-3

Nakagawa, T., Adhikari, M. H., & Deco, G. (2017). Large‐scale Computational Models of Ongoing Brain Activity. Computational Models of Brain and Behavior, 425-437.

Hilbert, S., Küchenhoff, H., Sarubin, N., Nakagawa, T., & Bühner, M. (2016). The influence of the response format in a personality questionnaire: An analysis of a dichotomous, a Likert-type, and a visual analogue scale. TPM: Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology, 23(1).

Nakagawa, T., & Deco, G. (2022). Multiscale Brain Connectivity. In Encyclopedia of Computational Neuroscience (pp. 2105-2107). New York, NY: Springer New York.

Hilbert, S., Nakagawa, T. T., Puci, P., Zech, A., & Bühner, M. (2014). The digit span backwards task. European Journal of Psychological Assessment.

Hilbert, S., Nakagawa, T. T., Bindl, M., & Bühner, M. (2014). The spatial Stroop effect: a comparison of color-word and position-word interference. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 21(6), 1509–1515. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-014-0631-4

Nakagawa, T. T., Woolrich, M., Luckhoo, H., Joensson, M., Mohseni, H., Kringelbach, M. L., Jirsa, V., & Deco, G. (2014). How delays matter in an oscillatory whole-brain spiking-neuron network model for MEG alpha-rhythms at rest. NeuroImage, 87, 383–394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.11.009

Hilbert, S., Nakagawa, T. T., Schuett, S., & Zihl, J. (2014). Mirror reading of words and numbers: Practice and transfer effects. Visual Cognition, 22(2), 173-192.

Nakagawa, T. T., Jirsa, V. K., Spiegler, A., McIntosh, A. R., & Deco, G. (2013). Bottom up modeling of the connectome: linking structure and function in the resting brain and their changes in aging. NeuroImage, 80, 318–329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.04.055

Nakagawa, T. T., Luckhoo, H., Woolrich, M., Joensson, M., Mohseni, H., Kringelbach, M., ... & Deco, G. (2013). Modeling Alpha-Band Functional Connectivity for MEG Resting State Data: Oscillations and Delays in a Spiking Neuron Model. BMC Neuroscience, 14, 1-2.

Hesse, C., Nakagawa, T.T. & Deubel, H. Bimanual movement control is moderated by fixation strategies. Exp Brain Res 202, 837–850 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2189-3

Academic Background

since 04/2020
Research Associate Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment, LMU Munich
2017-2024
Clinical Training as a licensed psychological psychotherapist (TP): CIP and LPM
2015-2017
Post-Doc: Osaka University
2012-2014
PhD: Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
2009-2014
Dipl.Psych. and Ma.Sc. in Psychology (LMU)