Johannes Stalter, MD
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Johannes Stalter, MD
Johannes Stalter, MD
I am currently researching a new form of non-invasive deep brain stimulation for the treatment of motor and psychological symptoms in Parkinson's patients. We are investigating both the simulation of the treatment in order to achieve optimal results and the clinical application of the method. The project is being carried out in international cooperation with the Department of Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Groningen under the direction of Prof. Dr. A. Aleman and the Department of General Psychology headed by Prof. Dr. C. S. Herrmann. Both basic scientific and clinical questions are addressed.
Other research interests include memory deficits in MS patients and stroke victims as well as quantitative MRI methods.
Clinically, I work in the outpatient clinic for movement disorders at the University Clinic for Neurology in Oldenburg and I am currently undergoing further training to become a specialist in neurology.
I am also involved in the Young Neurologists' Research Group of the German Neurological Society to promote scientific exchange between young colleagues and help shape future research perspectives.
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Curriculum vitae
| Since 2022 | Research Associate (MD/PhD); Department of Neurology, Faculty VI Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Oldenburg. Resident, Department of Neurology, University Medical Center Oldenburg |
| 2017 - 2018 | Study abroad at the Rijks-Universiteit Groningen/Universitair Medisch Center Groningen (Netherlands), focus on molecular medicine |
| 2015 - 2022 | Medicine at the Carl-von-Ossietzky University Oldenburg (Germany) |
| 2012 - 2015 | Paramedic, Munich/Magdeburg (Germany) |
Research
My research focuses on non-invasive methods of neurostimulation, with a particular focus on electrical stimulation. In particular, I am investigating its influence on motor and non-motor symptoms in Parkinson's patients. For precise planning, we use simulation-based models that can be used to calculate the effects of stimulation and predict effects. In addition to clinical studies, we also focus on the physiological effects and the underlying mechanisms of stimulation in the healthy brain.
Another focus is the memory disorder “accelerated long-term forgetting”. This area of deficit, which is relevant to everyday life, is difficult to objectify in routine tests. We are therefore investigating the phenomenon in various disease models in order to better understand its occurrence and causes.
Methodologically, I work with cerebral imaging, non-invasive electrical neurostimulation and neuropsychological testing procedures. Together, these techniques enable a comprehensive analysis of neuronal processes and clinical effects.
An additional research focus is on the effects of obesity on neuronal plasticity. We investigate these relationships using functional imaging, among other things, in order to visualize adaptive and maladaptive changes in the brain.
Publications
Stalter, J., Aleman, A., Witt, K., Herrmann, C.S. Scientific Methods to Enhance Cognitive Performance and Brain Plasticity: Transcranial Alternating Current/Temporal Interference Stimulation, in Aron K. Barbey (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Enhancement and Brain Plasticity, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197677131.013.8
Stalter, J., & Witt, K. Transcranial pulse stimulation for multiple system atrophy of parkinsonian subtype – a case report. Brain Stimulation, 18(1), 391–392. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2024.12.527 (2025)
Stalter, J. Bömmer, T., Witt, K. Impulskontrollstörungen bei Parkinson, DNP – Die Neurologie & Psychiatrie, 2025
Bömmer, T., Stalter, J., Witt, K. Fortbildungsartikel Epilepsie, Notfallmedizin+Rettungsmedizin, 2025
Stalter, J., Witt, K. Aktivierende Therapien bei der Parkinson Krankheit, DNP – Die Neurologie & Psychiatrie, 2024
Stalter, J., Gies, U., Mathys, C., & Witt, K. (2024). Unusual presentation of PYGM gene mutation as late-onset McArdle disease with camptocormia: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 18(1), 465. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-024-04802-x
Stalter, J., Pars, K. & Witt, K. Accelerated long-term forgetting reveals everyday memory deficits in early-stage multiple sclerosis. J Neurol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-024-12359-4
Stalter, J., Yogeswaran, V., Vogel, W., Sörös, P., Mathys, C., & Witt, K. (2023). The impact of aging on morphometric changes in the cerebellum: A voxel-based morphometry study. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1078448
Yogeswaran V, Stalter J, Vogel W, Sundermann B, Sörös P, Witt K. Reliabilität semiautomatisierter Methoden zur Vermessung der Liquorsäume des Nervus Opticus: eine MRT-Studie. (Reliability of semiautomated methods for measuring optic nerve cerebrospinal fluid volumes: a MRI study.) In: DGN-Kongress 2020 - Abstracts; 2020:356.