Prof. Dirk Jancke
Cognitive Neurobiology, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Starting from my Juniorprofessorship "Cognitive Neurobiology" [2002] research of my Group (Optical Imaging Group) focuses on processing dynamics within the brain.
We investigate the brain's capacities for plastic reorganization and learning. We use optical imaging techniques combined with modelling to decipher computational strategies of neural networks leading to perception and behavior. Optical imaging is unique in its capability of capturing activity of millions of neurons at once using light (for a review see "VSDI: a new era in functional imaging of cortical dynamics" and our contribution therein [Grinvald & Hildesheim, 2004). In combination with optogenetics (i.e., light stimulation and recordings of specific target neurons and neuronal subnetworks) our approach provides access to theoretical and experimental questions dealing with the highly dynamic activity patterns across the brain.
https://jancke-lab.de/ https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8440-6259
