News and Events
- May 28th 2013, SFB Colloquim
Dr. Martin Heine, "Local dynamic of ion channels in the neuronal membrane" [more] - June 13th 2013, Chapters in Sensory Research written by Female Scientists
Prof. Sumiko Mochida, "Temporal fine-tuning of synaptic efficacy" [more] - June 27th 2013, Sensory Lecture
Prof. Israel Nelken, "Stimulus-specific adaptation in the auditory system" [more]
Sep 30-Oct 2nd 2013,
Ribbon Synapses Symposium 2013 [more]
Neurotalks: the upcoming neuroscience talks in Göttingen [more]
Press release
- Aufgeweckt - Mehr am Morgen: Tag der Sinne 2013 [more]
- Dichtes Gedränge am Tag der Sinne [more]
- Wenn Hören und Sehen vergehen Was tun bei Seh-Hörverlust: Vorträge und Diskussionen bei der "Brain Awarness Week" [more]
- Ständig den Kontrast regeln [more]
- Von Hören und Sehen im Lumière [more]
- Faszination Wissen: Immer zu laut - Wie krank macht uns Lärm? [more]
- In Herz, Gehör und Zellen blicken [more]
Publications
- Concurrent maturation of inner hair cell synaptic Ca2+ influx and auditory nerve spontaneous activity around hearing onset in mice.... [ more ]
- Harmonin enhances voltage-dependent facilitation of Cav1.3 channels and synchronous exocytosis in mouse inner hair cells. [more]
- Optopatcher-An electrode holder for simultaneous intracellular patch-clamp recording and optical manipulation. [more]
- Disruption of the presynaptic cytomatrix protein bassoon degrades ribbon anchorage, multi-quantal release, and sound encoding at the hair cell afferent synapse. [more]
- Sensorimotor learning biases choice behavior: a learning neural field model for decision making. [more]
- Transcranial alternating stimulation in a high gamma frequency range applied over V1 improves contrast perception but does not modulate spatial attention. [more]
- Improving behavioral performance under full attention by adjusting response criteria to changes in stimulus predictability. [more]
- Otoferlin: a multi-C2 domain protein essential for hearing [more]
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The interdisciplinary Collaborative Research Center 889 “Cellular Mechanisms of Sensory Processing” was established by the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG) and took effect beginning January 1st, 2011.
Summary of SFB 889:
Processing of sensory information is the basis of our interaction with the outside world and sensory deficits remain a major concern and serious burden for public health. This CRC will take a multidisciplinary and integrative approach to elucidate cellular mechanisms of processing sensory information. Sensory cells and neurons feature specialized signaling machinery achieving remarkable performance, which when disturbed result in sensory dysfunction. We will study sensory transduction, synaptic transmission, neuronal plasticity and the function of neuronal networks from the level of protein complexes to behavior. Combining molecular perturbations with analysis of morphology and function of sensory systems and mathematical modeling, we will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of sensory processing and its disorders. Working on flies, rodents and primates and comparing audition, vision, olfaction and somatosensation we will explore common principles and decipher specialized mechanisms of sensory processing. Intensifying pre-existing and initiating collaborations among scientists from various university and non-university institutions is key to accomplishing our ambitious research plan.
Goals of the SFB 889 are:
- Characterization of the specialized supramolecular machinery of sensory transduction and synaptic transmission
- Unravelling of mechanisms of neuronal plasticity in sensory systems
- An improved understanding of integration and representation of sensory information in the CNS
- To contribute to an improved understanding of sensory deficits and the development of therapeutic approaches






