Prof. Dr. Eberhard E. Fetz

Profil

Derzeitige StellungProfessor W-3 und Äquivalente
FachgebietMolekulare Biologie und Physiologie von Nerven- und Gliazellen
Keywordsmotor control, cerebral cortex, spinal cord, brain-computer interfaces

Aktuelle Kontaktadresse

LandUSA
OrtSeattle
Universität/InstitutionUniversity of Washington
Institut/AbteilungDepartment of Physiology & Biophysics
Websitehttp://depts.washington.edu/pbiopage/people_fac_page.php?fac_ID=12

Gastgeber*innen während der Förderung

Prof. Dr. Nikos LogothetisMax-Planck-Institut für biologische Kybernetik, Tübingen
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Niels BirbaumerInstitut für Medizinische Psychologie und Verhaltensneurobiologie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Tübingen
Beginn der ersten Förderung01.06.2010

Programm(e)

2009Humboldt-Forschungspreis-Programm für Naturwissenschaftler*innen aus den USA

Projektbeschreibung der*des Nominierenden

Professor Eberhard Fetz from the University of Washington, USA Professor Eberhard Fetz is a pioneer in the field of neuroprosthetics and brain-computer interface research. He discovered that single cells in the brain can learn to permanently change their firing behaviour if positive consequences (reward) follow a particular firing rate. In healthy humans and patients with brain disease this discovery pioneered self-regulation of brain activity and behaviour leading to the field of neuroprosthetics. In Germany, Professor Fetz will study the learned regulation of brain blood flow with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and its effect on emotional, cognitive and social behaviour. Professor Fetz is hosted by Professor Nikos Logothetis at the Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tuebingen and by Professor Niels Birbaumer at the University of Tuebingen.