Neurobiology

The Neurobiology Section at the Faculty of Biology at LMU Munich researches the fundamental mechanisms of neural information processing, neural development, and the interactions between the nervous system and behavior.

Research groups

Alcami Lab
Busse Lab
Grothe Lab
Herz Lab
Jurek Lab
Keays Lab
Kopp-Scheinpflug Lab
Kunz Lab
Młynarski Lab
Pecka Lab
Sanchez-Gonzalez Lab
Sellmaier Lab
Schroeder Lab
Sirota Lab
Wachtler Lab

The following working groups conduct research in neurobiology on a wide range of topics and issues.

Alcami Lab

Neurobiological computations and natural behavior

Busse Lab

Our group investigates how visual information is processed in the brain and translated into behavior, focusing on neural circuits and adaptive mechanisms.

Grothe Lab

Auditory processing: two basic tasks: 1. Sound localization and 2. Sound recognition.

Herz Lab

Using mathematical and computer-based methods, we analyze neurobiological data, develop models from it, and formulate theories from which we derive experimentally testable hypotheses.

Jurek Lab

Keays Lab

Magnets, Microtubules and Monotremes

Kopp-Scheinpflug Lab

Precise timing is essential for how the brain processes sound and coordinates movement. By studying adaptive myelination, sound-offset circuits, and disease-causing ion-channel mutations, we uncover how neural timing is tuned—and what happens when it breaks down.

Kunz Lab

We are interested in the question how the brain covers its high energy needs. Our focus is on cellular aspects of the interplay between metabolism and activity in neurons.

Mlynarski Lab

We investigate the functions of neural systems and the principles underlying their organization. To address these questions, we develop normative theories and use them to derive computational models.

Pecka Lab

We study active audition during natural behavior. Our aim is to understand the neural processes underlying sensory perception and cognition during ethological decision-making.

Sanchez-Gonzalez Lab

Functional regeneration in the Axolotl brain.

Schroeder Lab

Our group investigates how the brain generates emotions, motivations and needs, and then uses this information to adapt behavior in dynamic environments.

Sellmaier Lab

The research center focuses on the philosophical implications of empirical findings in cognitive science and neuroscience for questions of philosophical action theory (mental causation, free will, control of action), the scientific theory of neuroscience, and neuroethics.

Sirota Lab

We study spatial navigation, learning, and memory consolidation in cortico-hippocampal circuits by integrating neural population coding, network dynamics, and quantitative behavior analysis.