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Dr. rer. nat.

Markus Aswendt

C01 | Dic

C01 Identification and selective stimulation of motor recovery-related functional networks after experimental stroke

DIC Inclusivity, Diversity and Gender Committee

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 86416
markus.aswendt@uk-koeln.de

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Dr. med.

Juan Carlos Baldermann

C07

C07 Neural networks underlying motor tic formation and suppression

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 97602
juan.baldermann@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Stephan Bender

B02

B02 Neural network maturation underlying top-down motor control and movement initiation in childhood and adolescence

University Hospital Cologne

Department of child and youth Psychiatry
Robert-Koch-Str. 10
50935 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 4370
stephan.bender@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Matteo Bergami

iRTG-committee

A03

A03 Motor learning-induced plasticity of cerebellar Purkinje neuron connectivity

University Hospital Cologne

CECAD Research Centre
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26
50931 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 84250
matteo.bergami@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Ansgar Büschges

iRTG-committee

A05 | Z02 | MG | MGK

A05 Neural mechanisms underlying motor flexibility in fruit fly walking

Z02 Animal Motor Circuits Core Facility

MG Management Board

MGK Integrated Research Training Group (Modul Graduiertenkolleg, MGK, Motor-Control-RTG)

 

University of Cologne

Institute for Zoology
Zülpicher Str. 47b
50674 Köln

+49 (0)221 470 2607
Fax: +49 (0)221 470 4889
ansgar.bueschges@uni-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Silvia Daun

Vice-Spokesperson

B03 | INF | MG

B03  Modelling neural network dynamics underlying movements in health and disease

INF Data Management for Computational Modelling

MG Management Board

University of Cologne

Institute for Zoology
Zülpicher Str. 47b
50674 Köln

+49 (0)221 470 3829
Fax: +49 (0)221 470 4889
silvia.daun@uni-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Alexander Drzezga

C04

C04 Apraxia in Alzheimer’s disease: Plastic reorganization of praxis networks in response to chronically progressive dysfunction

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Nuclear Medicine
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

Research Centre Jülich

Institute for Neurosciences and Medicine
Leo-Brandt-Str.
52428 Jülich

+49 (0)221 478-7575
Nuk-Med-Sekretariat@uk-koeln.de s.kaiser@fz-juelich.de

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Dr.

Erica Erhardt

A05

A05 Neural mechanisms underlying motor flexibility in fruit fly walking

University of Cologne

Institute for Zoology
Zülpicher Str. 47b
50674 Cologne

+49 (0)221 470 3106
eehrhard@uni-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Simon Eickhoff

B05

B05 Single-case predictions of motor abilities in health and disease

Research Centre Jülich

Institute for Neurosciences and Medicine
Leo-Brandt-Str.
52428 Jülich

+49 (0)2461 61-1791
 s.eickhoff@fz-juelich.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Gereon Fink

Spokesperson

B03 | C05 | Z01 | MG

B03 Modelling neural network dynamics underlying movements in health and disease

C05 Reorganisation of the motor system following stroke

Z01 Central Office

MG Management Board

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

Research Centre Jülich

Institute for Neuroscience and Medicine
Leo-Brandt-Str.
52425 Jülich

+49 (0)221 478 4000
neurologie-direktor@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Christian Grefkes

Vice-Spokesperson

B05 | C05 | Z03 | MG

B05 Single-case predictions of motor abilities in health and disease

C05 Reorganisation of the motor system following stroke

Z03 Human Motor Assesment Centre

MG Management Board

University Hospital Frankfurt am Main

Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery                                Schleusenweg 2-16
60528 Frankfurt am Main

+49-69-6301-5769                                   
christian.grefkes-hermann@kgu.de

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Michael Hanke

INF

INF Data Management for Computational Modelling

Research Centre Jülich

Department of Psychoinformatics
Wilhelm-Johnen-Straße
52428 Juelich

+49 (0)221 478 97602
m.hanke@fz-juelich.de

 

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Dr. nat. med.

Merle Hönig

C03 | MG

C03 Striatal dopamine and volitional motor control: vigour, planning, and incentive salience

MG Management Board

Research Centre Jülich

Department of Neuroscience and Medicin
Leo-Brandt-Str.
52425 Jülich

+49 (0)221 478 82837
m.hoenig@fz-juelich.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Dirk Isbrandt

B01

B01 Developmental mechanisms affecting motor skills and motor control

University Hospital Cologne 

Department for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

DZNE                                                       

Research Group Experimental Neurophysiology

+49 (0)221-47832732
Fax: +49 (0)221-47832739

dirk.isbrandt@uni-koeln.de

 

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Prof. Dr. 

Kei Ito

A05 | Dic

A05 Neural mechanisms underlying motor flexibility in fruit fly walking

DIC Inclusivity, Diversity and Gender Committee

University of Cologne

Department of Zoology
Zuelpicher Str. 47b
50674 Cologne

+49 (0)221 470 5617 (secretary)                     +49 (0)221 470 1246 (office)
k.ito@uni-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Frank Jessen

C06

C06 Major depression as a transient functional lesion model of motor control

University Hospital of Cologne

Department of Psychiatry
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478-4010                                        Fax: +49-(0)221 478-5593
frank.jessen@uk-koeln.de

 

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Peter Kloppenburg

A01

A01 Understanding plastin 3 and its interactors in motor neuron function and plasticity in health and disease

CECAD Research Centre

Department of Zoology
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26
50931 Cologne

+49 (0) 221 470 5950                                      
peter.kloppenburg@uni-koeln.de

 

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Prof. Dr. 

Natalia Kononenko

A02

A02 Dysregulation of the autophagy-endolysosomal system as a putative pathological mechanism behind the motor control dysfunction

CECAD Research Centre 

Faculty of Medicine
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26
50931 Cologne

+49(0)221 478 84302
natalia.kononenko@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Kerstin Konrad

B02

B02 Neural network maturation underlying top-down motor control and movement initiation in childhood and adolescence

Research Centre Jülich

JARA-Institute
Wilhelm-Johnen-Str.
52425 Jülich

+49 (0)2461 61-85154                                    
k.konrad@fz-juelich.de

 

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Tatiana Korotkova

A04 | Z02 | MG | MGK

A04 The role of the reward system in obesity- and ageing-associated changes of motor behaviours

Z02 Animal Motor Circuits Core Facility

MG Management Board

MGK Integrated Research Training Group (Modul Graduiertenkolleg, MGK, Motor-Control-RTG)

University of Cologne

Department of Physiology
Robert-Koch-Str. 39
50931 Cologne

+49 (0)221-478-6950                                
tatiana.korotkova@uk-koeln.de

 

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Paola Mengotti

B04 | Dic

B04 Motor control under uncertainty in the healthy human brain

DIC Inclusivity, Diversity and Gender Committee

Research Centre Jülich

Department of Neuroscience and Medicine
Leo-Brandt-Str.
52425 Jülich

+49 (0)2461 61-85163                                     p.mengotti@fz-juelich.de

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Martin Nawrot

A06 | INF

A06 Sensory-motor pathways controlling voluntary movements in health and disease

INF Data Management for Computational Modelling

University of Cologne

Institute of Zoology
Zülpicher Str. 47b
50674 Cologne

+49 (0)221 470 7307
martin.nawrot@uni-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med. Dr. phil.

Robert Nitsch

A07

A07 Sensory-motor pathways controlling voluntary movements in health and disease

University of Münster

University of Münster

Institute of Translational Neuroscience
Albert-Schweitzer-Campus 1, A9a
48149 Münster

+49 (0)251 56678
nitschr@uni-muenster.de

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Prof. Dr. (PhD)

Yifat Prut

A06

A06 Sensory-motor pathways controlling voluntary movements in health and disease

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences
Jerusalem                                                  9190401 Israel

+972-2-6757912
yifat.prut@mail.huji.ac.il

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Jochen Roeper

B01

B01 Motor control under uncertainty in the healthy human brain

University of Frankfurt

Department of Neurophysiology
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
60590 Frankfurt

+49 (0)69 6301-84091/2
roeper@em.uni-frankfurt.de

 

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Prof. Dr. med. Dr. nat. med.

Adele Rueger

C01 | DIC

C01 Identification and selective stimulation of motor recovery-related functional networks after experimental stroke disease

DIC Inclusivity, Diversity and Gender Committee

University Hospital of Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0) 221 478-87803
adele.rueger@uk-koeln.de

 

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Prof. Dr. med.

Michael Schroeter

C01

C01 Identification and selective stimulation of motor recovery-related functional networks after experimental stroke

University Hospital of Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0) 221 478-4007
michael.schroeter@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. nat.

Marc Tittgemeyer

C06

C06 Major depression as a transient functional lesion model of motor control

CECAD Research Centre

Department for Metabolism Research
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26
50931 Cologne

+49 (0)221 4726-215                                   
tittgemeyer@sf.mpg.de

 

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Prof. Dr. med.

Thilo van Eimeren

C03

C03 Striatal dopamine and volitional motor control: vigour, planning, and incentive salience

University Hospital of Cologne

Department of Nuclear Medicine
Kerpener Str. 62 
50937 Köln

+49 (0)221 4726-215                                   
thilo.van-eimeren@uk-koeln.de

 

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Prof. Dr. 

Veerle Visser-Vandewalle

C07

C07 Neural networks underlying motor tic formation and suppression

University Hospital of Cologne

Department of Stereotaxy and Functional Neurosurgery
Kerpener Str. 62 
50937 Köln

+49 (0)221 478-82792                            veerle.visser-vandewalle@uk-koeln.de

 

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Prof. Dr.

Johannes Vogt

A07

A07 Sensory-motor pathways controlling voluntary movements in health and disease

University of Münster

University Hospital of Cologne

Center of Anatomy
Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 60
50931 Köln

+49 (0)221 478-5709                            johannes.vogt@uk-koeln.de

 

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Jun.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Simone Vossel

B04

B04 Motor control under uncertainty in the healthy human brain

Research Centre Jülich

Department of Neuroscience and Medicine
Leo-Brandt-Str.
52425 Jülich

+49 (0)2461 61-4007
s.vossel@fz-juelich.de

 

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Prof. Dr. med.

Peter Weiss-Blankenhorn

C04 | Z03

C04  Apraxia in Alzheimer’s disease: Plastic reorganization of praxis networks in response to chronically progressive dysfunction

Z03 Human Motor Assessment Centre

Research Centre Jülich

Department of Neuroscience and Medicine
Leo-Brandt-Str.
52425 Jülich

+49 (0)2461 61-2073
p.h.weiss@fz-juelich.de

 

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Brunhilde Wirth

A01

A01 Understanding plastin 3 and its interactors in motor neuron function and plasticity in health and disease

University of Cologne

Instiute of Human Genetics
Kerpener Str. 34
50931 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478-86464
brunhilde.wirth@uk-koeln.de

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