Our research addresses the microscopic, precise spiking dynamics in neural networks, the le­vel of mesoscopic col­lective dynamics as well as emer­gent large-scale phenomena such as control and lear­ning of behavior. The long-term aim is a theoretical understanding of the complex dynamics and the resulting computations of neural systems. For this goal, it is essential to join theoretical physics approaches and perspectives from neurophysiology and neurobiology and to apply and to fur­ther develop methods from com­puter science and mathematics.

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