Methods

Elektrophysiology (in vivo):

• Neuronal single cell and local field potential recordings in cerebral cortex
  
  • with multi-electrode arrays and shaft electrodes
  • in the anesthetized animal (Isofluran, Ketamin-Xylacin)
  • in awake behaving animal

•  Recording of auditory brainstem responses (ABR)

Behavioral Methods:

• Shuttle-box training
  • detection learning
  • discrimination learning
  • contingency reversal

• Acoustic startle response (ASR)
  • Hearing threshold estimation 
  • Tinnitus screening

Computational Methods:

• Analysis of brain dynamics
• Simulation of artificial neural networks
• GPU-Computing
• Modelling

Development of novel Methods:

• Development of statistical tools
• Visualization and data-mining
• Analysis tools
• Setup-development and improvement (ASR, ABR)

Methods (from Collaborations):

• Human-MEG/ EEG (PD Dr. Rampp)
• Animal fMRI (Prof. Dr. Hess)
• Combined electrophysiology and learning (Dr. Happel)
• Molecular Methods:
  • Extracellular matrix staining (Dr. Happel, Dr. Wendler)
  • Immunofluorescence  (Dr. Wendler)

• Polysomnography (Dr. Traxdorf)
• Psychoacoustics (Prof. Dr.  Dr. Hoppe)
• Super-statistics and modelling (PD Dr. Metzner)