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PD Dr. Uwe Firzlaff

Principal Investigator

Address:
TUM - Department of Animal Sciences Weihenstephan
Liesel-Beckmann-Str. 4
85350 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)8161 712803
Email: uwe.firzlaff[at]wzw.tum.de

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Research topics

  • neural basis of echolocation in bats
  • sound localisation and spatial perception

Scientific approach

  • electrophysiological recordings from anaesthetized or awake bats
  • electrical micro stimulation
  • head-related transfer functions and stimulation in virtual acoustic space

Bernstein projects

Project B-T3 Proprioceptive stabilization of the auditory world. Paul MacNeilage (LMU), Uwe Firzlaff (TUM), and Lutz Wiegrebe (LMU)

Related Publications

Heinrich, M., Warmbold, A., Hoffmann, S., Firzlaff, U. & Wiegrebe, L. (2011) The sonar aperture and its neural representation in bats.  J. Neurosci., 31, 15618-15627.

Hoffmann, S., Schuller, G. & Firzlaff, U. (2010) Dynamic stimulation evokes spatially focused receptive fields in bat auditory cortex. Eur. J. Neurosci., 31(2), 371-385.

Firzlaff, U. & Schuller, G. (2003) Spectral directionality of the external ear of the lesser spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus discolor. Hear. Res., 185, 110-122.

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