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.
Our research focuses on cellular and systems-levelmechanisms underlying perception, cognitionand behavior, as well as the underlying neuralcircuits. Using experimental and computationalapproaches, research spans a wide range oftopics including sensory processing, learning &memory and the molecular mechanismsunderlying neurodevelopmental disorders. Keyresearch targets include experience-dependentdevelopment, neuronal representations, and thetheoretical principles of neural computation.
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What are the principles of sensory coding in behaving animals and how does the brain
represent the environment for perception and action?
How do animals learn about and navigate their environments?
What is the role of feedback connections in the brain?
How are emotions and motivations transformed into actions?
Methods and Approaches 2
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Our experimental methods include neuroethology & psychophysics, neural circuit dissection with electrophysiology, calcium imaging, viral tracing, and genomics, and neural circuit manipulation, e.g. with optogenetics.
We also use mathematical theory and computational modeling.
The following working groups conduct research in neurobiology on a wide range of topics and issues.
Busse-Lab
Our group investigates how visual information is processed in the brain and translated into behavior, focusing on neural circuits and adaptive mechanisms.
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Grothe-Lab
Auditory processing: two basic tasks: 1. Sound localization and 2. Sound recognition.
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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.
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Kopp-Scheinpflug-Lab
Decoding How the Brain Tunes In We study how sensory experiences—like sound—shape brain activity in real time. By exploring how neuromodulators influence neural circuits, our research uncovers the dynamic processes behind perception, brain adaptability and disease.
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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.
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Mlynarski-Lab
Our group explores theoretical principles of neural computations with a particular focus on sensory systems.
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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.
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Schroeder-Lab
Our group investigates how the brain generates emotions, motivations and needs, and then uses this information to adapt behavior in dynamic environments.
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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.
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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.
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News
Prof. Benedikt Grothe becomes new Vice President of LMU
We congratulate Prof. Grothe on his election as Vice President for Natural and Life Sciences and Deputy President of LMU.
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16.07.25 | Movies “play out” as an oscillatory symphony in the brain
LMU neuroscientists showed that the brain processes visual stimuli via specific oscillatory bursts in the visual neocortex.
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https://epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/view/subjects/19081.html
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