Navigation by biological (D1, D2, PD) and man-made systems (C3, C4) relies on coding of space, object localization (A2, B2), spatial memory (B5), and motion detection (A1, C3), and utilizes invariant stimulus representations and multimodal interaction for choosing the appropriate actions (C4).
Overwiew of relevant projects
A1: Neural Circuits for Motion Detection: From 3D‐Reconstruction to Computational Modelling (A. Borst & B. Sakmann)
A2: Dissecting the role of ionic currents in object localization using an advanced dynamic-clamp system (J. Benda, W. Hemmert & H.R. Polder)
B2: Coding of spatial and temporal information in a population of specialized auditory interneurons (A. Herz & J. Benda)
B5: Temporal aspects of spatial memory consolidation (S. Gais, S. Glasauer & C. Leibold)
B-T1: Cerebellar control of eye motion dynamics: from animal model to patients. (H. Straka, S. Glasauer, D. Kutz & Michael Strupp)
C3: Optic Flow Decoding - Circuit Analysis in the Fly and Implementation on a Robofly (J. Conradt, M. Buss & A. Borst)
C4: How Neuronal Representations of Space-Time Lead to Action (L. van Hemmen, M. Buss & G. Cheng)
C-T1: Sensor Fusion in Cortical Circuits: Modeling and Behavioral Experiments in Man and Machine (Jörg Conradt & Stefan Glasauer)
