Andreas Horn
German neuroscientist
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Education and career
Horn studied medicine at University of Freiburg and received his MD in 2012. He then pursued a PhD in Medical Neurosciences at Charité Berlin which he completed in 2016. After working in several postdoctoral roles, he was enrolled into the Emmy Noether Program by the German Research Foundation and started a laboratory at Charité in 2018. In 2022, he became Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School and affiliated with Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospital. In 2025, he founded the Network Stimulation Institute at the University of Cologne.
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Research contributions
Horn is known for his work in brain circuit mapping and neuromodulation. He developed methods to localize deep brain stimulation electrodes and to estimate networks stimulated by them. His research has also explored how brain stimulation sites and lesions correlate with specific brain circuits, providing insights into various neurological and psychiatric conditions such as Parkinson's disease, obsessive-compulsive-disorder, Alzheimer's Disease, and dystonia. He and his team developed methods such as Lead-DBS and subcortical electrophysiology mapping and DBS network mapping. Horn's work has been featured by media outlets such as CNN, Newsweek or Fox News.
Selected honors and awards
- Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2024): Recognized among highly cited researchers worldwide.
- Stanford's 'World's Top 2% Scientists' (2022, 2023, 2024): Awarded by Stanford University / Elsevier to the top 2% of researchers worldwide.
- German Research Foundation: Heinz Maier-Leibnitz-Preis
- International Brain Stimulation Early Career Award (2025): Awarded by Elsevier for contributions to brain stimulation research.
- Global Call Winner 2024, Life Sciences Category, Falling Walls Foundation.