Myoga Lab
Spatial coding and multisensory integration
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Prof. Dr. Michael Myoga
Spatial coding and multisensory integration
Division of Physiological Genomics
+49 89 2180 75234
michael.myoga@bmc.med.lmu.de
Research Topics
- Multisensory circuits of the midbrain
- Spatial coding in the auditory cortex
- In vitro patch-clamp electrophysiology and optogenetic stimulation
- In vivo two-photon calcium imaging and head-fixed behaviour
We study how spatial information from multiple senses converges in the midbrain of mice. With a focus on how auditory information integrates with its visual counterparts, we employ in vitro patch-clamp electrophysiology, optogenetic-based circuit mapping, and anatomical tracing techniques. In collaboration with Prof. Dr. Benedikt Grothe at the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, we also study the contextual dependence of spatial coding in the auditory cortex, employing chronic in vivo two-photon calcium imaging and behavioural training paradigms in head-fixed mice.
Publications
Scientific vita
- since 2021
- Professor, Dept. Physiological Genomics, Biomedical Center, LMU Munich
- 2014-2021
- Project leader, Circuits of Spatial Hearing Group, Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried
- 2011-2014
- Postdoctoral researcher, Faculty of Biology, LMU Munich
- 2011
- PhD in Neurobiology, Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA