Franz X. Vollenweider

Franz Xaver Vollenweider
Born
Lucerne, Switzerland
Alma materUniversity of Zurich
Known forNeural basis of altered states of consciousness; cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) loop model
AwardsGeorg-Friedrich Götz Prize, University of Zurich (2000)
Scientific career
FieldsNeuropsychopharmacology, neurophysiology, neuroscience, consciousness studies
Institutions Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich; Heffter Research Center Zürich; University of Zurich
WebsiteUZH Profile

Franz X. Vollenweider (born 1954) is a Swiss neuroscientist and psychiatrist best known for his research on the neuronal mechanisms of psychedelic-induced altered states of consciousness, and for exploring their relevance to the understanding and treatment of affective and psychotic disorders.

He is the director of the Consciousness Research Unit at the Center for Psychiatric Research of the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich, the director of the Heffter Research Center Zürich for Psychedelic Research (established in 1998 in collaboration with the Heffter Research Institute USA), and the president of the Swiss Neuromatrix Foundation, which supports research in consciousness science. Until 2019, Vollenweider served as co-director of the Center for Psychiatric Research, director of the Neuropsychopharmacology and Brain Imaging Unit, and professor of Psychiatry at the University of Zurich.

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