Principal Investigators

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PD Dr. rer. nat.

Markus Aswendt

C01

C01 Repetitive tDCS and a mouse model of internal capsule stroke: effects on white matter, motor control, plasticity, and recovery of function

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 86416
aswendt@med.uni-frankfurt.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Michael Barbe

C04

C04 Gait disturbances in neurodegenerative diseases: A window into the interaction between the motor system and cognition

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 7494
michael.barbe@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Stephan Bender

B02

B02 Complex motor skills in children and adolescents: maturational trajectories and developmental disorders

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.

Silvia Daun

B03 | INF

B03 Modeling neural network dynamics underlying motor control in health and disease

INF Data management for reproducible data-driven computational modeling cross-species and cross-labs

University Hospital 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. rer. nat.

Ansgar Büschges

A05 | Z02 | DIC | MGK

A05 Neural mechanisms underlying motor flexibility in fruit fly walking

Z02 Animal Motor Circuits Core Facility

DIC Inclusivity, Diversity and Gender Committee

MGK Integrated Research Training Group (Modul Graduiertenkolleg, MGK, MotoRTG)

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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Dr. med.

Till Dembek

C07

C07 The role of thalamic and subthalamic nuclei in action planning and adaptation in hypo- and hyperkinetic motor disorders

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 97602

till.dembek@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Alexander Drzezga

C04

C04 Gait disturbances in neurodegenerative diseases: A window into the interaction between the motor system and cognition

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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Prof. Dr. (PhD)

Irina Dudanova

A09 I DIC

A09 Descending control of spinal circuits in health and disease

DIC Inclusivity, Diversity and Gender Committee

University Hospital of Cologne

Center of Anatomy
Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 60
50931 Köln

+49 (0)221 478 5957
irina.dudanova@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Simon Eickhoff

B05

B05 Identification of overarching components in neuromotor phenotypes

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 | B06 | Z01 | Z03 |MG

B03 Modeling neural network dynamics underlying motor control in health and disease

B06 Network-level mechanisms underlying adaptation of motor control

Z01 Central tasks of the Collaborative Research Center

Z03 Human Motor Assessment Center

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. rer. nat.

Graziana Gatto

A09 | Z02 | MGK

A09 Descending control of spinal circuits in health and disease

Z02 Animal Motor Circuits Core Facility

MGK Integrated Research Training Group (Modul Graduiertenkolleg, MGK, MotoRTG)

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 42687
graziana.gatto@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr. (PhD)

Sarah Genon

B05

B05 Identification of overarching components in neuromotor phenotypes

Research Centre Jülich

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

+49 (0)2461 61 5890
s.genon@fz-juelich.de

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Prof. Dr. med.

Christian Grefkes-Hermann

C05 | Z03 | MG

C05 The role of sensorimotor integration for motor control in the lesioned brain

Z03 Human Motor Assesment Center

MG Management Board

University Hospital Frankfurt am Main

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

+49-69-6301-5769
grefkes-hermann@em.uni-frankfurt.de

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Michael Hanke

INF

INF Data management for reproducible data-driven computational modeling cross-species and cross-labs

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 motor control: Trait- and state-dependent motivation for motor effort

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 Molecular and cellular mechanisms of persistent cortico-striatal motor dysfunction in mouse models of neurodevelopment disorders

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

A05 Neural mechanisms underlying motor flexibility in fruit fly walking

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 Circuit mechanisms interfacing adaptive motivation and motor control − Depression as a model of reversible motor control impairment

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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Dr. phil.

Stefanie Jost

Z03

Z03 Human Motor Assessment Center

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0)221 478 4011
stefanie.jost@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr.

Natalia Kononenko

A02

A02 The role of the autophagy-endolysosome system in Purkinje cell survival and the impact of its dysfunction on brain-wide motor circuits

Center for Physiology

University of Cologne
Gleueler Straße 26
D-50935 Cologne

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

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Kerstin Konrad

B02 I MGK

B02 Complex motor skills in children and adolescents: maturational trajectories and developmental disorders

MGK Integrated Research Training Group (Modul Graduiertenkolleg, MGK, MotoRTG)

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

Vice-Spokesperson

A04 | A08 | Z02 | MG | MGK

A04 The role of hypothalamic and reward-processing neuronal circuits in adaptive regulation of motor behaviors in maternal mice

A08 Microglia-mediated regulation of striatal neuronal activity and motor control – mechanisms and functions

Z02 Animal Motor Circuits Core Facility

MG Management Board

MGK Integrated Research Training Group (Modul Graduiertenkolleg, MGK, MotoRTG)

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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Prof. Dr. rer. nat.

Martin Nawrot

A06 | INF

A06 Role of subcortical signals in selecting and updating motor plans

INF Data management for reproducible data-driven computational modeling cross-species and cross-labs

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

C08

C08 Synaptic Lipid Signaling: Impact on psychomotor control

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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Dr. med.

Jan Niklas Petry-Schmelzer

C07 I DIC

C07 The role of thalamic and subthalamic nuclei in action planning and adaptation in hypo- and hyperkinetic motor disorders

DIC Inclusivity, Diversity and Gender Committee

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

jan.petry-schmelzer@uk-koeln.de

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Dr. (PhD)

Anne Petzold

A04 I DIC

A04 The role of hypothalamic and reward-processing neuronal circuits in adaptive regulation of motor behaviors in maternal mice

DIC Inclusivity, Diversity and Gender Committee

University of Cologne

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

+49 (0)221 478 6950
a.petzold@eni-g.de

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Prof. Dr. (PhD)

Yifat Prut

A06

A06 Role of subcortical signals in selecting and updating motor plans

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 Molecular and cellular mechanisms of persistent cortico-striatal motor dysfunction in mouse models of neurodevelopment disorders

University of Frankfurt

Department of Neurophysiology
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
60590 Frankfurt

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

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

Adele Rüger

C01 | DIC

C01 Repetitive tDCS and a mouse model of internal capsule stroke: effects on white matter, motor control, plasticity, and recovery of function

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

Prof. Dr. med.

Anne Schaefer

A08

A08 Microglia-mediated regulation of striatal neuronal activity and motor control – mechanisms and functions

Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing

Department Neurobiology of Ageing
Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 9B
50931 Cologne

+49 (0)221 379 700
anne.schaefer@age.mpg.de

Prof. Dr. nat.

Marc Tittgemeyer

C06

C06 Circuit mechanisms interfacing adaptive motivation and motor control − Depression as a model of reversible motor control impairment

CECAD Research Centre

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

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

Dr. med.

Caroline Tscherpel

C05

C05 The role of sensorimotor integration for motor control in the lesioned brain

University Hospital Frankfurt am Main

Department of Neurology Theodor-Stern-Kai 6,
60596 Frankfurt am Main

+49 (0)69 6301 5769
tscherpel@em.uni-frankfurt.de

Prof. Dr. med.

Thilo van Eimeren

C03

C03 Striatal dopamine and motor control: Trait- and state-dependent motivation for motor effort

University Hospital of Cologne

Department of Nuclear Medicine
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Köln

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

Dr. (PhD)

Silvana Valtcheva

A04

A04 The role of hypothalamic and reward-processing neuronal circuits in adaptive regulation of motor behaviors in maternal mice

University of Cologne

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

+49 (0)221-478-6954
silvana.valtcheva@uk-koeln.de

Dr. med.

Sabine Vay

A08

A08 Microglia-mediated regulation of striatal neuronal activity and motor control – mechanisms and functions

University Hospital of Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Köln

+49 (0)221 478 87091
sabine.vay@uk-koeln.de

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Prof. Dr.

Veerle Visser-Vandewalle

C07

C07 The role of thalamic and subthalamic nuclei in action planning and adaptation in hypo- and hyperkinetic motor disorders

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

Prof. Dr.

Johannes Vogt

C08

C08 Synaptic Lipid Signaling: Impact on psychomotor control

University Hospital of Cologne

Center of Anatomy
Joseph-Stelzmann-Straße 60
50931 Köln

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

Prof. Dr. med.

Lukas Volz

B06

B06 Network-level mechanisms underlying adaptation of motor control

University Hospital Cologne

Department of Neurology
Kerpener Str. 62
50937 Cologne

+49 (0) 221 478 87695
lukas.volz@uk-koeln.de

Prof. Dr. med.

Peter Weiss-Blankenhorn

Vice-Spokesperson

C04 | Z03 | MG

C04 Gait disturbances in neurodegenerative diseases: A window into the interaction between the motor system and cognition

Z03 Human Motor Assessment Center

MG Management Board

Research Centre Jülich

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

+49 (0)2461 61 073
p.h.weiss@fz-juelich.de