Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity and the issue of synaptic plasticity are among the most important problems in theoretical neuroscience today. Neuronal cells, which organize memory at the membrane, the cytoplasm and the nucleus, are of critical importance. Other types of cells, notably microglia, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes, the vasculature, and the glymphatic system, interact with neuronal cells and provide comprehensive insight into memory and learning. We develop modern models of neuronal cells to support this research.
Bioinformatics – Cancer Biology
Our theoretical work is centered on the OMICS approach, i.e., the exploitation of large databases for the purpose of extracting specific information. We are actively building an endowment to cover research in topics such as RNA biology, lipidomics, drug resistance, pharmacodynamics and related topics. Please contact us for further information.
Cortical Microcolumns (CMs)
Conventional neural networks are huge and energy-intensive. The brain has found compact solutions by the use of repeatable blocks of neural structures in the cortex (CMs). Their function and use for neuroAI applications is of great interest and will inform neurological (dementia) and psychiatric (psychosis, depression) diseases.
New Stories on the Medium Blog
Check out our new entries for October on the medium blog. They give fascinating insights into brain properties from the perspective of computational function. We are still actively recruiting students and scholars. Let us know if you are interested to contribute to our efforts in neuroscience. Or go to the donation page and contribute a […]
Onboarding Another Scholar on Realistic Neural Systems
We have onboarded another scholar, Osman Musa, a postdoctoral researcher at TU Berlin. His work focuses on developing realistic neuronal implementations that will ultimately incorporate neuromodulation and internal plasticity. In most computational neuroscience models, these biologically attested mechanisms are either ignored or treated as optional add-ons rather than integral components. However, all biological neural systems, […]