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Principal
Investigator
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Address
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
München
Faculty of
Biology
Grosshadernerstr.
2
82152
Planegg-Martinsried
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Phone
+49-89-2180-74801
Fax
+49-89-2180-74803
Email
herz[at]bccn-munich.de
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Research Topics
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computational neuroscience
and cellular biophysics;
focus on mechanosensory
transduction;
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neural basis of spatial
navigation
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optimality and adaptation of
sensory systems;
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acoustic communication,
auditory processing and
sexual selection;
- olfactory learning
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interaction of
cell-intrinsic rhythms and
large-scale oscillations;
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collective properties of
neural networks.
In the past, I have also worked
extensively in the fields of
applied mathematics, statistical
physics, game theory and
theoretical immunology.
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Scientific Approach
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We use methods from the
theory of dynamical systems
and probability theory to
analyze and model
electrophysiological data
(partly recorded in my own
lab, partly by
collaborators) and to
compare them with
theoretical predictions.
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We are also developing novel
techniques to integrate
real-time data analysis
methods into neurobiological
experiments.
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Bernstein Projects
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From mechanical
vibrations to spike
trains: merging
complementary approaches
to auditory
processing. Bernstein Cooperation
with Martin Goepfert
(Cologne) and Jan Benda
(Uni Tübingen)
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Remembrance of things
(just) past – mechanisms
underlying ephemeral
memory traces revealed
by classical
conditioning of
temporally disjunct
stimuli. Bernstein Focus Learning;
Cooperation with Hiromu
Tanimoto (Munich)
and Giovanni Galizia and
Paul Szyszka (Konstanz)
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Group Members Associated with
BCCN
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Martin Stemmler (Postdoc)
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