Dr. rer. nat. Sabine Helene Ruland

Postdoctoral Researcher

Kompetenzbereiche

Brain Mapping, Cytoarchitecture, Receptor architecture, Atlasing, Functional Decoding, Research Management

Kontaktperson

+49 2461/61-8615

E-Mail

Adresse

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße
52428 Jülich

Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin (INM)

Strukturelle und funktionelle Organisation des Gehirns (INM-1)

Gebäude 15.9 / Raum R 3034

Research Focus

I am interested in understanding the structure and function of the human cerebral cortex, particularly the frontal lobe which is involved in higher cognitive functions, language, motor control and complex social behaviour.

My research focuses on the mapping of cortical areas based on differences in the receptor densities (receptor architecture) as well as in the arrangement of cells, their distribution, composition and layering (cytoarchitecture). Three-dimensional maps of newly identified cortical areas (e.g. the primary and premotor cortex as well as the inferior frontal sulcus and junction) are integrated into the Julich-Brain Atlas (https://atlases.ebrains.eu/viewer). They allow for precise spatial localisation in standardised brain spaces and provide interindividual information. Such maps form a critical bridge between postmortem microanatomical data and in vivo studies. The structural maps are systematically compared with results from neuroimaging studies to functionally characterise the newly mapped areas.

Vita

Publikationen

Articles

Ruland, S. H., Sigl, B., Stangier, J., Caspers, S., Bludau, S., Mohlberg, H., Pieperhoff, P., & Amunts, K. (2025). Revised cytoarchitectonic mapping of the human premotor cortex identifies seven areas and refines the localisation of frontal eye fields. Communications biology, 8(1), 1143. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-08528-4.

Amunts, K., Axer, M., Banerjee, S., Bitsch, L., Bjaalie, J. G., Brauner, P., Brovelli, A., Calarco, N., Carrere, M., Caspers, S., Charvet, C. J., Cichon, S., Cools, R., Costantini, I., D'Angelo, E. U., De Bonis, G., Deco, G., DeFelipe, J., Destexhe, A., Dickscheid, T., … , Ruland, S. H., ...Zaborszky, L. (2024). The coming decade of digital brain research: A vision for neuroscience at the intersection of technology and computing. Imaging neuroscience (Cambridge, Mass.), 2, imag-2-00137. https://doi.org/10.1162/imag_a_00137

Ruland, S. H., Palomero-Gallagher, N., Hoffstaedter, F., Eickhoff, S. B., Mohlberg, H., & Amunts, K. (2022). The inferior frontal sulcus: Cortical segregation, molecular architecture and function. Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior, 153, 235–256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2022.03.019.

Book Chapters

Amunts, K., Ruland, S. H. Architecture of the cerebral cortex. In: The Human Nervous System. Fourth Edition. Academic Press. 2026. Editors: Editors: Mai JK, Paxinos G.

Data Publications

Stangier, J., Caspers, S., Ruland, S.H., Mohlberg, H., Bludau, S., & Amunts, K. (2024). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area 6r1 (PreCG) (v11.0) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/6M2H-RFU

Ruland, S.H., Sigl, B., Stangier, J., Caspers, S., Mohlberg, H., Bludau, S., & Amunts, K. (2024). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area 6v3 (PreCG) (v11.0) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/EJBW-G5D

Ruland, S.H., Sigl, B., Stangier, J., Caspers, S., Mohlberg, H., Bludau, S., & Amunts, K. (2024). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area 6v2 (PreCG) (v11.0) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/EK0H-B9W

Stangier, J., Caspers, S., Ruland, S.H., Mohlberg, H., Bludau, S., & Amunts, K. (2024). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area 6v1 (PreCG) (v11.0) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/FP6M-FRP

Ruland, S. H., Mohlberg, H., & Amunts, K. (2021). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area ifs1 (IFS) (v3.2) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/HNZP-56

Ruland, S. H., Palomero-Gallagher, N., & Amunts, K. (2022). Density measurements of different receptors for Area ifs1 (IFS)(human)(v1) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/SHG2-7R

Ruland, S. H., Mohlberg, H., & Amunts, K. (2021). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area ifs2 (IFS) (v3.2) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/NJD4-CM

Ruland, S. H., Palomero-Gallagher, N., & Amunts, K. (2022). Density measurements of different receptors for Area ifs2 (IFS) (human) (v1) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/14M7-QJR

Ruland, S. H., Mohlberg, H., & Amunts, K. (2021). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area ifs3 (IFS) (v3.2) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/DGGC-X7

Ruland, S. H., Palomero-Gallagher, N., & Amunts, K. (2022). Density measurements of different receptors for Area ifs3 (IFS) human [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/Z5JN-J28

Ruland, S. H., Mohlberg, H., & Amunts, K. (2021). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area ifs4 (IFS) (v3.2) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/P3QK-2V

Ruland, S. H., Palomero-Gallagher, N., & Amunts, K. (2022). Density measurements of different receptors for Area ifs4 (IFS) (human) (v1) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/YF9R-J87

Ruland, S. H., Mohlberg, H., & Amunts, K. (2021). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area ifj1 (IFS/PreCS) (v3.2) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/V9PK-H82

Ruland, S.H., Palomero-Gallagher, N., & Amunts, K. (2022). Density measurements of different receptors for Area ifj1 (IFS,PreCS) (human) (v1) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/JS85-VQD

Ruland, S. H., Mohlberg, H., & Amunts, K. (2021). Probabilistic cytoarchitectonic map of Area ifj2 (IFS/PreCS) (v3.2) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/1WG8-WBE

Ruland, S. H., Palomero-Gallagher, N., & Amunts, K. (2022). Density measurements of different receptors for Area ifj2 (IFS,PreCS) (human) (v1) [Data set]. EBRAINS. DOI: 10.25493/VN1A-Q2R

Letzte Änderung: 06.02.2026