Hochaufgelöste Nerv/Chip Kopplung

Neurochips connect nerve cells to electronic chips. The Neurochip junior research group develops and uses innovative methods to electrically stimulate individual cells and to analyze their signals. The potential of such high-resolution neurochips is being explored both for applications in medicine and for research purposes, such as in biotechnology. When developing the method, the researchers are guided by current trends in neurophysiology and neurochip technology.

The project serves to promote a junior research group at the NMI with the aim of giving a younger scientist the opportunity to set up his own working group, to work on fundamental research approaches in the fields of neurophysiology and neurochip technology and to pave the way for him to a top scientific career. The junior research group uses neurochip technology for the development and application of methods for single cell stimulation and recording in cultured neuronal cell and tissue preparations.
The scientific goals of the junior research group are based on current trends in neurophysiological and neurotechnological research such as information processing in neuronal networks.
During the project, a method transfer from the working group of Prof. Dr. Peter Fromherz at the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Biochemistry in Munich to the junior research group in order to be able to build on the proven experience of the MPI. At the same time, a cooperating project (see project partners) is to provide structural and content-related support for technology transfer and the further developments based on it.