Prof. Dr. David P. Wolfer
Area of Interest
Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuroanatomy
Prerequisites a student should comply with
- should have a genuine interest and basic knowledge in behavioral neuroscience
- be ready and willing to perform experiments with animals (mostly mice)
Recommended master courses (Electives I+II of Learning Agreement of the Major)
Human Movement Science and Sport:
376‐0202‐00 Neural Control of Movement and Motor Learning
376‐0221‐00 Advanced Topics in Neural Control of Movement
376‐0225‐00 Physical Activities and Health
376-0905-00 Funktionelle Anatomie
376‐1306‐00 Clinical Neuroscience
376‐1660-00 Writing, Reporting and Communication
376‐1719‐00 Statistics for Experimental Research
Neurosciences:
227-0395-00 Neural Systems
227‐1045‐00 Readings in Neuroinformatics
227‐1051‐00 Introduction to Systems Neuroscience
376‐0202‐00 Neural Control of Movement and Motor Learning
376‐1305‐01 Neural Systems for Sensory, Motor and Higher Brain Functions
376‐1307-00 Translational Neuroscience
376‐1414‐00 Current Topics in Brain Research
xxx-xxxx-xx Labortierkundekurs
Research projects of the group
Current research projects focus on the development of new approaches to assess cognitive function (learning and memory, response control, choice control), emotional responses and social interactions of mice in a fully automated social homecage system (IntelliCage), with minimal interaction with human observers. Newly developed tests are validated by comparison with existing tests and are used to investigate the effects of brain lesions (e.g. of the hippocampus), genetic manipulations, aging and physical activity on behavior. A second research focus is adult hippocampal neurogenesis. We investigate its regulation by age, genetic and environmental factors, as well as its role in the support of behavior. Master projects will be embedded in an ongoing research project.