Neuroanatomy & Neurophysiology

Studying the anatomy and organisation of nervous systems is the subject of neuroanatomy research. This entails the stereotyped organisation of nervous systems such as the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) in the spinal cord of vertebrates. Researching such distinct regions and structures of the nervous system are at the core of neuroanatomy – and a crucial element to understanding how it functions.

As an area of physiology, Neurophysiology concerns the study of how the nervous system functions. For this purpose, neurophysiologists create electrophysiological recordings, using techniques such as voltage clamp, patch clamp, calcium imaging, optogenetics, and molecular biology. Thus, neurophysiology draws closely from related fields such as neurobiology, electrophysiology, neurology, clinical neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, cognitive science, biophysics, psychology, mathematical biology, and other fields concerning the brain.

Principal Investigators

	Prof. em. Dr. Ad Aertsen Neurobiology and Biophysics ad.aertsen@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. em. Dr. Michael Bach Visual Neuroscience & Electrophysiology bach@uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Marlene Bartos Systemic and Cellular Neurophysiology marlene.bartos@physiologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Johann Bollmann Systems Neuroscience johann.bollmann@bio.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. med. Volker Coenen Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery stereo@uniklinik-freiburg.de
	PD Dr. Philippe Coulon Optophysiology philippe.coulon@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Ilka Diester Optophysiology ilka.diester@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Ulrich Egert Biomicrotechnology ulrich.egert@imtek.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Carola Haas Experimental Epilepsy Research carola.haas@uniklinik-freiburg.de
	PD Dr. Ute Häussler Translational Epilepsy Research ute.haeussler@uniklinik-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Sven Heinrich Human Visual System and Electrophysiology sven.heinrich@uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Ulrich Hofmann Neuroelectronic Systems ulrich.hofmann@uniklinik-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Johannes Letzkus Neocortical Circuits and Behavior johannes.letzkus@physiologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Carsten Mehring Neurobiology and Neurotechnology carsten.mehring@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Natalie Mrachacz-Kersting Neuroplasticity and Brain-Computer-Interfaces natalie.mrachacz-kersting@sport.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Dierk Reiff Animal Physiology, Neurobiology and Behavior dierk.reiff@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Andrew Straw Neural Circuits and Behavior andrew.straw@biologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Dr. Julia Veit Cortical Circuits julia.veit@physiologie.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Andreas Vlachos Neuroanatomy andreas.vlachos@anat.uni-freiburg.de
	Prof. Dr. Tanja Vogel Developmental and Functional Neuroepigenetics tanja.vogel@anat.uni-freiburg.de