Research groups

Research at caesar

caesar is a neuroethology institute that studies how the collective activity of the vast numbers of interconnected neurons in the brain gives rise to the plethora of animal behaviors. Our research is interdisciplinary and spans a large range of scales.

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Research groups

Departments

Kevin Briggman

Computational Neuroethology

The goal of the Department of Computational Neuroethology (CNE) is to develop computational models which can predict goal-directed animal behaviors.

Jason Kerr

Behavior and Brain Organization

We aim to understand how mammals use vision to make decisions.

Research Groups

Elmar Behrmann

Structural Dynamics of Proteins

We focus on the application of electron microscopy to investigate the dynamics of proteins.

Aneta Koseska

Cellular Computations and Learning

We focus on identifying basic dynamical principles of biochemical computations and single-cell learning.

Erich Pascal Malkemper

Neurobiology of Magnetoreception

We study the neurobiological basis of magnetic orientation in mammals

Marcel Oberlaender

In Silico Brain Sciences

We reconstruct neural networks and elucidate mechanistic principles of how the brain integrates sensory information.

Bettina Schnell

Neurobiology of Flight Control

We are interested in how the tiny brain of Drosophila controls such a complex behavior as course control during flight.

Monika Scholz

Neural Information Flow

We use the foraging behavior of the roundworm C. elegans to research general principles of signal compression, attention and context-dependency in neural systems.

Johannes Seelig

Neural Circuits

We focus on adaptive neural circuits underlying sensorimotor integration.

James Lightfoot

Self-Recognition and Cannibalism

We investigate the fundamental principles and molecular mechanisms behind self-recognition and cannibalism behaviors using the predatory nematode Pristionchus pacificus.

Emeritus Group

U. Benjamin Kaupp

Molecular Sensory Systems

We study signal processing in sensory and sperm cells.