Neurobiology


Animal Physiology / Systems Neurobiology and Neural Computation
Head: Prof. Michael Brecht
My research group is active in the field of cellular and systems neuroscience with the following major areas:
Social touch, active touch, and object recognition; Ticklishness and Play; Cortical organization; Cellular basis of sensations and movement generation; Elephant behavior and neurobiology.


Neuronal Plasticity
Head: Prof. Matthew Larkum


Cognitive Neurobiology
Head: Prof. York Winter
Our research focuses on the cognitive abilities of animals in the context of economic decision making while foraging.


Behavioural Physiology
Head: Prof. Rüdiger Krahe
The Behavioural Physiology Lab studies the mechanisms used by the nerve cells in the brain with which sensory information is processed.


Optobiology
Head: Prof. Marina Mikhaylova


Computational Neurophysiology
Head: Prof. Susanne Schreiber


Theory of Neural Systems
Head: Prof. Richard Kempter
Our research focuses on the neural basis of learning and memory, and involves computational and mathematical modeling of synapses, neurons, and networks of neurons. Of particular interest is short-term and long-term plasticity in the auditory system and the hippocampus.


Cellular Biophysics
Head: Prof. Andrew Plested