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Scientific career & Eductaion

10/2022 - 02/2023 Post-doctoral researcher (DFG-funded), Developmental Cognitive Psychology (Prof. M. Köster), University Regensburg
 
11/2015 - 09/2022 Post-doctoral researcher, Experimental Psychology II and Biological Psychology, University Osnabrück

09/2015 PhD at the University Osnabrück, (summa cum laude)

11/2009-10/2015  Research associate and PhD-Student at the department of Experimental Psychology II and Biological Psychology, University Osnabrück

10/2009  Diploma in Psychology at the Technische Universität Berlin (Berlin Technical University)

2005 – 2009  Student research assistant at the department of Biopsychology and Neuropsychology, Technische Universität Berlin

2001  Abitur at the 73. Fremdsprachengymnasium, Sofia, Bulgaria


Membership in professional organizations

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPs)
Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR)

Grants, Awards, and Other Professional Experience

09/2021-10/2022  Fellow of the “Lower Saxony – Scotland Tandem Fellowship Programme”, Tandem-Partner Dr Danying Wang (Cognition and Oscillations Lab, Center for Cognitive Neuroimaging [CCNI], University of Glasgow). Organized by the European Centre for Advanced Studies (ECAS), funded by the Ministry of Science and Culture of Lower Saxony (MWK)

05/2017  G.-A.-Lienert Award for research training in biopsychology methods (3000 €) – research visit to the lab of Prof. A. Keil in Gainesville, Florida, Sept., 2017

03/2011  Grant for the visit of the DGPA Spring School „Genes, brain, and behavior: From personality to psychopathology“ in St. Goar, Germany

10/2008 - 10/2009  Student Employee: Planning and conducting a research project on “Stress, coping strategies and wellbeing of Bulgarian university students” at the Biopsychology and Neuropsychology Unit of the Institute of Psychology, Technical University Berlin (Prof. Dr. G. Erdmann).

10/2005 - 09/2008  Tutor at the Biopsychology and Neuropsychology Unit of the Institute of Psychology, Technical University Berlin (Prof. Dr. G. Erdmann).

Editor

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience: Review Editor (specialty section: Learning and Memory)

Ad-hoc Reviewer for
 

PLOS computational biology, Psychophysiology, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Behavioural Brain Research, Psychiatry Research, Experimental Brain Research, Frontiers in Psychology

Publikationen

Journal Articles (peer-reviewed)

Bierwirth, P., Antov, M. I., & Stockhorst, U. (2023). Oscillatory and non‐oscillatory brain activity reflects fear expression in an immediate and delayed fear extinction task. Psychophysiology, e14283. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14283 

Plog, E., Antov, M. I., Bierwirth, P., & Stockhorst, U. (2023). Effects of phase synchronization and frequency specificity in the encoding of conditioned fear–a web-based fear conditioning study. Plos one, 18(3), e0281644.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281644

Plog, E.*, Antov, M. I.*, Bierwirth, P., Keil, A., & Stockhorst, U. (2022). Phase-Synchronized Stimulus Presentation Augments Contingency Knowledge and Affective Evaluation in a Fear-Conditioning Task. Eneuro, 9(1), ENEURO.0538-20.2021. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0538-20.2021 
* shared 1^st authorship

Gamsakhurdashvili, D., Antov, M. I., & Stockhorst, U. (2021). Sex-hormone status and emotional processing in healthy women. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 130, 105258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2021.105258

Gamsakhurdashvili, D., Antov, M. I., & Stockhorst, U. (2021). Facial Emotion Recognition and Emotional Memory From the Ovarian-Hormone Perspective: A Systematic Review. Frontiers in Psychology, 12(641250), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.641250

Bierwirth, P., Sperl, M. F. J., Antov, M. I.,  & Stockhorst, U. (2021). Prefrontal theta oscillations are modulated by estradiol-status during fear recall and extinction recall. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging (2021), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2021.02.011 

Gamsakhurdashvili, D., Antov, M. I., Lübke, K. T., Pause, B. M., & Stockhorst, U. (2021). The role of olfaction and sex-hormone status in empathy-related measures. Physiology & Behavior, 230, 113289, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113289

Antov, M. I., Plog, E., Bierwirth, P., Keil, A., & Stockhorst, U. (2020). Visuocortical tuning to a threat-related feature persists after extinction and consolidation of conditioned fear. Scientific Reports, 10, 3926. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60597-z  

Antov, M. I., & Stockhorst, U. (2018). Women with high estradiol status are protected against declarative memory impairment by pre-learning stress. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 155, 403–411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2018.08.018 

Stockhorst, U., & Antov, M. I. (2016). Modulation of fear extinction by stress, stress hormones and estradiol: a review. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 9:359. http://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2015.00359

Antov, M. I., Melicherová, U., & Stockhorst, U. (2015). Cold pressor test improves fear extinction in healthy men. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 54, 54-59. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.01.009

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U. (2014). Stress exposure prior to fear acquisition interacts with estradiol status to alter recall of fear extinction in humans. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 49, 106-118. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2014.06.022

Antov, M. I., Wölk, C., & Stockhorst, U. (2013). Differential impact of the first and second wave of a stress response on subsequent fear conditioning in healthy men. Biological Psychology, 94, 456–468. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.08.007

PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Antov+MI[Author]
ResearchGate: http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin_Antov 
 

Book chapters

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Ising, M. & Heck, A. unter Mitwirkung von Antov, M. I., (2008) Genetik der Stressreaktion. In W. Janke, M. Schmidt-Daffy, & G. Debus, (2008). Experimentelle Emotionspsychologie: Methodische Ansätze, Probleme, Ergebnisse (pp. 481-500). Lengerich: Pabst.

 

Conference contributions

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Talks

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U. (2016). Stress effects in human fear acquisition and extinction depend on stressor timing and interact with hormonal status in women. Talk at the 50^th Annual Congress of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Leipzig, Germany.

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U.  (2015). Niedrige Östradiolspiegel machen Frauen anfälliger für die negativen Effekte von Stress auf deklarativem Gedächtnis und Furchtextinktion. Talk at the 41^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U.  (2015). Effects of first-wave and second-wave stress responses on fear acquisition, extinction and extinction retrieval in men and free-cycling women. Talk at the 7^th European Meeting on Human Fear Conditioning (EMHFC), Bochum, Germany.

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U.  (2014). Psychosocial stress prior to fear acquisition interacts with circulating estradiol levels to alter fear-extinction recall in healthy humans. Talk held by Prof. U. Stockhorst at the 44^th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE). Montreal, Canada.

Antov, M. I., Wölk, C., & Stockhorst, U. (2012). Unterschiedliche Effekte der frühen und späten Komponente der Stressreaktion auf klassische Furchtkonditionierung bei gesunden Männern. Talk at the 38^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Jena, Germany.

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U. (2012). Effekte einer Stressvorerfahrung auf klassische Furchtkonditionierung bei Männern und frei-zyklierenden Frauen in früher follikulärer und ovulativer Zyklusphase. Talk at the 38^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Jena, Germany.

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U. (2011). Klassisch-konditionierte Furchtreaktionen bei Männern: Effekte von Stressvorerfahrung und mögliche Mediatoren. Talk at the 37^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Heidelberg, Germany.

 

Posters

Antov, M. I., Plog, E., Bierwirth, P., Keil, A ., & Stockhorst, U. (2017) Extinction memory in human visual cortex measured by steady-state visually evoked potentials after a consolidation interval. Presented at the 57^th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vienna, Austria.

Antov, M. I., Bierwirth, P., & Stockhorst, U. (2017). Effects of pre-extinction stress on extinction recall in men and women with high and low 17β-estradiol (E2) levels. Presented at the 43^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Trier, Germany

Bierwirth, P., Antov, M. I., & Stockhorst, U. (2017). Effects of pre-extinction stress on extinction of conditioned heart-rate responses in healthy men. Presented at the 43^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Trier, Germany

Antov, M. I., Bierwirth, P., & Stockhorst, U. (2017). Effects of pre-extinction stress on extinction recall in men and women with high and low 17β-estradiol (E2) levels. Presented at the 9^th European Meeting on Human Fear Conditioning (EMHFC), Hamburg, Germany

Klinke, C. M., Antov, M. I., Hashagen, N., & Stockhorst, U. (2016). Stress prior to fear-extinction learning enhances extinction recall in women: contribution of estradiol levels. Presented at the 42^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Berlin, Germany.

Antov, M. I., & Stockhorst, U. (2016). Effects of the cold pressor test on fear extinction learning and recall in women with low (oral contraception) and high (midcycle) 17β-estradiol. Presented at the 8^th European Meeting on Human Fear Conditioning (EMHFC), Soesterberg, Netherlands.

Melicherová, U., Antov, M. I., & Stockhorst, U. (2014). Effects of a post-acquisition cold-pressor stressor on fear extinction memory in healthy humans. Presented at the 40^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Lübeck, Germany.

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U. (2013). Fear conditioning, stress, and natural estrogen status - high estrogen levels might interact with stress mediators to aid extinction retrieval in healthy women. Presented at the International Symposium "SFB-TRR 58, Fear, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders", Hamburg, Germany.

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U. (2013). Fear conditioning, stress, and natural estrogen status. Presented at the 39^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Würzburg, Germany.

Antov, M. I. & Stockhorst, U. (2011). Klassisch-konditionierte Furchtreaktionen bei Männern: Effekte von Stressvorerfahrung und mögliche Mediatoren. Presented at the 37^th Annual Meeting “Psychologie & Gehirn”, Heidelberg, Germany.

Antov, M. I., Wölk, C. & Stockhorst, U. (2011). Effects of acute stress on fear acquisition and extinction in healthy men and women: possible mediators. Presented at the DGPA (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychophysiologie und ihre Anwendung) Spring school “Genes, Brain and Behavior: From Personality to Psychopathology”, St. Goar, Germany.

Antov, M. I., Erdmann, G. & Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2009). Redeangst und Alkohol: Wirkungen auf den Schreckreflex. Presented at the 35^th „Arbeitstagung Psychophysiologie und Methodik”. Leipzig, Germany

Published abstracts (from poster presentations)

Antov, M. I., Plog, E., Bierwirth, P., Keil, A ., & Stockhorst, U. (2017) Extinction memory in human visual cortex measured by steady-state visually evoked potentials after a consolidation interval. Psychophysiology, 54, S56-56.

Antov, M. I., Wölk, C., Rotermund, S. & Stockhorst, U. (2010). Effekte aversiver und appetitiver Vorbehandlung auf die differentielle klassische Furchtkonditionierung. [Abstract]. In: A. Löw, M. Weymar, J. Wendt & A. O. Hamm (Eds.), 36. Tagung „Psychologie und Gehirn“: Kurzbeiträge. (S. 28). Lengerich: Pabst.

Antov, M. I., Erdmann, G. & Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2009). Antizipation Öffentlichen Sprechens und Alkohol: Wirkungen auf den Schreckreflex. [Abstract]. In: A. B. Eder, K. Rothermund, S. R. Schweinberger, M. C. Steffens & H. Wiese (Hrsg.), Tagungsprogramm und Abstracts der 51. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen/innen. (S. 58) Lengerich: Pabst.