Institute of Physiology

Visual Universitätsmedizin Mainz

Systemic Neurophysiology Group

Auditory Perception and Memory in the Neocortex

Our lab focuses on the function and plasticity of neuronal circuits.

Specifically, we would like to know how sounds are represented in the auditory cortex and how these representations are transformed into long-term memory.

This is fundamental in understanding the mind: memories of past experiences shape our personalities and influence our current perception.


Neurons in a cross section of the mouse auditory cortex expressing a green fluorescent protein following transduction with rAAV. Counterstain: DAPI (blue); NeuN (red)

Memberships

Our laboratory is affiliated with the following programmes and/or receives support from the following sources:

ANR & DFG

The French National Research Agency and the German Research Foundation.

Boehringer Ingelheim (Research Beyond Borders)

RBB is the company's 'radar' for the next big wave of innovation (link).

DFG German-Israeli Project Cooperation (DIP)

The neurobiology of forgetting (link).

DFG Priority Programme 2041

Computational Connectomics SPP (link)

DFG Collaborative Research Centre 1080

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Neural Homoeostasis (link).

Focus Program Translational Neurosciences (FTN)

The FTN's purpose is to consolidate neuroscientific research at JGU Mainz (link).

Rhine-Main Neuroscience Network (rmn2)

Cooperation in the biomedical sciences between the JGU Mainz, the Goethe Uni Frankfurt, and the Technical Uni Darmstadt (link).

Previous Funding

EU H2020 Marie Curie European Training Network LISTEN

An EU-funded Marie Curie Innovative Training Network (link).

Rhineland-Palatinate Foundation for Innovation