EMBO Member
MPI für Hirnforschung, Frankfurt | Germany
EMBO 2026
We use 3D electron microscopy and AI-based image analysis to map the mammalian cerebral cortex, the most complex network known. We study how cortical circuits evolve across species, from mouse to human, and develop connectomic screening for experience- and disease-related circuit changes. We aim to reveal the circuit architecture behind cognition (prediction, long-term memory) and identify its pathological alterations as connectopathies.
Keywords: Neuronal circuits / connectomics / AI / sensory perception / electron microscopy / psychiatric disease / brain / connectopathies
Subject area(s): Cell & Tissue Architecture | Development | Neuroscience