University of Tübingen: Research Assistant (1978-1990), Associate Professor in representation of the Chair of the Department of Clinical Psychology (1986, 1988).
University of Konstanz: Chair Department of Psychology (1991, 2003); Equal Opportunity Officer (2005-2006); Dean Faculty of Social Sciences (1997-1999); Vice-President for General Affairs (2004); Speaker of DFG Research Center 348 University of Konstanz (1999-2006); Membership of the Leopoldina and the Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften (2001-today). Calls for Professorship: University of Münster (1993), Pennsylvania State University, USA (2001).

Electrocortical correlates of cognitive, behavioral and emotional functions in normals and in patients with psychiatric and neurological disorders, special emphasis on schizophrenia and aphasia, high-density EEG and MEG, psychophysiology

Abnormal slow wave mapping, affective processing in schizophrenia, evaluation of language training in aphasia

Introduction to Clinical Psychology, Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology, Cognitive Behavior Therapy

Out of 156 journal articles, 77 book chapters and 8 co-authored or co-edited books:

Rockstroh, B., Junghöfer, M., Buodo, G., Elbert, T., Miller, G.A. (2006). Evoked magnetic responses indicate deficient automatic processing of affective stimuli in schizophrenia. Psychophysiology, 43, 431-439.

Ray, W., Odenwald, M., Neuner, F., Schauer, M., Ruf, M., Rockstroh, B., Elbert, T. (2006). Decoupling neural networks from reality: Dissociative experiences are reflected in abnormal brain waves in left frontal cortex. Psychological Science, 17, 825-829.

Meinzer, M., Elbert, T., Djundja, D., Barthel, G., Rockstroh, B. (2005). Long-term stability of improved language functions in chronic aphasia following constrant-induced aphasia therapy (CIAT). Stroke, 36, 1462-1466.

Meinzer M., Elbert T., Wienbruch C., Djundja D., Barthel G., Rockstroh B. (2004). Intensive language training enhances brain plasticity in chronic aphasia. BMC Biology, 2:20.

Härle, M., Rockstroh, B., Keil, A., Wienbruch, C., Elbert, T. (2004). Mapping the brain’s orchestration during speech comprehension: task-specific facilitation of regional synchrony in neural networks. BMC Neuroscience 5:40.

Elbert, T., & Rockstroh, B. (2004). Reorganization of human cerebral cortex: The range of changes following use and injury. The Neuroscientist 10/2, 129-141.

Löw, A., Elbert, T., Bentin, S., Silberman, Y., Gomolla, A., Cohen, R., Rockstroh, B. (2003). Semantic categories reflected in macroscopically distinct human brain activities. Psychological Science 14, 367-372.

Candia, V., Wienbruch, C., Elbert, T., Rockstroh, B., & Ray, W. (2003). Effective behavioral treatment of focal hand dystonia in musicians alters somatosensory cortical organization. PNAS, 100, 7942-7946.

Elbert, T., Sterr, A., Rockstroh, B., Pantev, C., Taub, E. (2002). Expansion of the tonotopic area in auditory cortex of the blind. The Journal of Neuroscience 22, 9941-9944.

Rockstroh, B., Kissler, J., Lommen, U., Mohr, B., Eulitz, C., Wienbruch, C., Cohen, R., Elbert, T. (2001). Altered hemispheric asymmetry of auditory magnetic fields to tones and syllables in schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry, 49, 694-703.

Rockstroh, B., Clementz, B.C., Pantev, C., Blumenfeld, L.A., Sterr, A.M., McDowell, L., Elbert, T. (1998). Failure of dominant left-hemispheric activation to right-ear stimulation in schizophrenia. Neuroreport, 9, 3819-3822.

Elbert, T., Sterr, A., Flor, H., Rockstroh, B., Knecht, S., Pantev, C., Taub, E. (1997). Input-increase and input-decrease types of cortical reorganization after upper extremity amputation in humans. Experimental Brain Research,117, 161-164.

Elbert, T., Pantev, C., Wienbruch, C., Rockstroh, B., Taub, E. (1995). Increased use of the left hand in string players associated with increased cortical representation of the fingers. Science, 270, 305-307.