Research Area A
The projects in area A focus on information processing in particular areas, usually cerebrocortical areas, and differences and commonalities between areas.
A1 — The attentional modualation of receptive field structures and other sensory properties of area MST of macaque visual cortex
Prof. Dr. Stefan Treue, Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory, German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen
A2 — Neural and behavioural interaction of visual and auditory stimuli
Prof. Dr. Frank Bremmer, Department of Neurophysics, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Karl-von-Frisch-Str. 8a, 35043 Marburg
A3 — The role of the cerebellum in saccadic adaptation as a window into neural mechanisms of motor learning
Prof. Dr. Peter Thier, Dept. Cognitive Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Hoppe-Seyler-Str. 3, 72076 Tübingen
A5 — Dopaminergic modulation of cognitive signals in prefrontal cortex neurons
Prof. Dr. Andreas Nieder, Institute of Neurobiology, Dept. Animal Physiology, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tübingen
A6 — Brainstem control of slow ocular drifts during gaze fixation
Dr. Ziad Hafed, Center for Integrative Neurosciences, University of Tübingen, Otfried-Müller-Str. 25, 72076 Tübingen
Research Area B
The groups that make up area B emphasize the mechanisms and functional implications of interactions between areas.
B2 — Action effect anticipation in the frontoparietal sensorimotor network
Prof. Dr. Alexander Gail, Sensorimotor Group, German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen
B3 — Processing of grasp intentions in parietal, premotor and motor cortex
Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Scherberger, Neurobiology Laboratory, German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen
B5 — Linking attention and decision signals in the macaque mid-level visual cortex
Dr. Hendrikje Nienborg, Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Otfried-Müller-Str. 25, 72076 Tübingen
Research Area C
C1 — Ensuring NHP welfare through in-cage cognitive testing and remote sensing of physiological parameters
Development of guidelines for the use and care of non-human primates in neuroscience.
Prof. Dr. Alexander Gail, Sensorimotor Group, German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen
Prof. Dr. Stefan Treue, German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen
C2 — Ethics: a gradualist-coherentist approach and empirical investigation
This project investigates the ethical and legal frameworks for neurological research involving non-human primates.
Prof. Dr. Urban Wiesing, Institute of Ethics and History of Medicine, University of Tübingen, Gartenstr. 47, 72074 Tübingen
Prof. Dr. Jens Clausen, Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, Ethik und Lebenswissenschaften und ihre Didaktik, Kunzenweg 21, 79117 Freiburg