Theoretical and Computational Biology
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Computational Neurophysiology
Head: Prof. Susanne Schreiber
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Theoretical Neuroscience
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.
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Computational Regulatory Genomics
Head: Prof. Uwe Ohler
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Theoretical Biophysics
Head: Prof. Edda Klipp
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Collective Information Processing
Head: Prof. Pawel Romanczuk
We investigate the interplay of self-organization and function in complex biological systems by combining mathematical modeling and analysis of experimental data. Our main research focus are mechanisms and functional benefits of collective behavior from cellular ensembles to animal groups. Further topics include modeling of stochastic motility and spatially-explicit evolutionary games.
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Systems Medicine of the Liver
Head: Prof. Matthias König
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Decision Circuits
Head: Ph.D. Torben Ott
We study the intricate cortical networks that implement decisions. With tools from optogenetics, electrophysiology, and quantitative psychophysics in rodents, we develop cortical circuit models for decision-making that are rooted in its underlying biological structure. By dissecting how dopamine and serotonin control brain function, we aim to understand adaptive – and maladaptive – behavior.