Christian Habeck, PhD

  • Professor of Neurological Sciences (in Neurology and in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) at the CUMC
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Overview

Dr. Habeck trained as a Physicist before switching to computational neuroscience, and cognitive Neuroimaging. His current research focuses on neuroimaging analytics and applications to fMRI lifespan studies of cognitive aging and cognitive reserve.

For some selected online presentations check these links:

  1. Simple and avoidable quantitative-reasoning fallacies in the analysis of high-dimensional data, GIGA consciousness seminars, University of Liege, Belgium, January 11 and 18, 2022. Watch videos: (Part I and Part II)
  2. Basic introduction to multivariate neuroimaging analysis – for nerds and novices, Online Seminar in seminar series Molecular Connectivity Online Seminars (MCOS), February 23, 2024. Watch video.

Academic Appointments

  • Professor of Neurological Sciences (in Neurology and in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) at the CUMC

Languages

  • German

Gender

  • Male

Credentials & Experience

Education & Training

  • Pre-Diploma, 1993 Universität-Gesamthochschule Siegen, Fachbereich Physik, Siegen, Germany
  • MS, 1994 University of Durham, Centre for Particle Theory, Durham, U.K.
  • DPhil, 1998 University of Sussex, School of Chemistry, Physics and Environmental Science, Brighton, UK and Institute Laue-Langevin, Grenoble, France
  • Junior Fellow, 2000 The Neurosciences Institute, San Diego, CA
  • Postdoctoral Research Scientist, 2004 The Taub Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY

Committees, Societies, Councils

Memberships: Society for Neuroscience

Editorial Boards

Aperture Neuro

Honors & Awards

  • Feinstein Visiting Professorship 2026
  • NIH/NIA RF1AG038465 (co- PI), Exploring Cognitive Aging Using Reference Ability Neural Networks
  • NIH/NIA Collaboratory on Research Definitions for Cognitive Reserve and Resilience R24AG06142, Pilot Awardee
  • NIH/NIA R01AG086764 Co-I, Mapping Mitochondrial Diversity in the Aging Brain and Immune System

Research

Research Interests

  • Cognitive Aging

Selected Publications

  1. Argiris G, Stern Y, Habeck C. Brain resilience to targeted attack of resting BOLD networks as a measure of cognitive reserve. Imaging Neuroscience. 2026;4.
  2. Coors A, Stern, Y, Habeck C. Brain signal variability during rest as a neural mechanism underlying cognitive reserve. NeuroImage, 2026;28:339:122150
  3. He H, Razlighi QR, Gazes Y, Habeck C, Stern Y, Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Integrating individualized connectome with amyloid pathology improves predictive modeling of future cognitive decline. Communications Medicine. 2025;5:515.
  4. Hasanzadeh F, Habeck C, Gazes Y, Stern Y. A neural implementation of cognitive reserve: Insights from a longitudinal fMRI study of set-switching in aging. Neurobiology of Aging. 2025;145:76-83.
  5. Hasanzadeh F, Habeck C, Stern Y. Dynamic brain states during reasoning tasks: A co-activation pattern analysis. NeuroImage. 2025;319:121431.
  6. Argiris G, Stern Y, Habeck C. Cross-sectional and longitudinal age-related disintegration in functional connectivity: Reference Ability Neural Network cohort. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience. 2024;36(9):2045-2066.
  7. Coors A, Lee S, Gazes Y, Gacheru M, Habeck C, Stern Y. Brain reserve affects the expression of cognitive reserve networks. Human Brain Mapping. 2024;45(5):e26658.

For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov

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