| Maack Nina |
| Email |
maack neuro.mpg.de |
| Gender |
Female |
| Nationality |
Germany |
| Year of birth |
1980 |
| Department |
Systems and Computational Neurobiology |
| University |
Max-Planck-Institute of Neurobiology |
| Country (of work) |
Germany |
| Simulation Project Title |
Integration of flow-field signals by descending neurons in the fly visual system. |
| Type of model |
Compartmental model based network model |
| Description |
For course control, flies rely on a set of 60 visual motion-sensitive neurons per
hemisphere, called lobula plate tangential cells. Among those, 10 so-called vertical system
cells (VS) respond preferentially to image rotation around various axes. The output signals of
VS cells are transmitted onto descending neurons that finally control motor neurons. I intend
to model the neuronal behavior of this descending network based on existing models of VS
cells. |
| Why complementary |
My PhD thesis is on neural circuit reconstruction from serial sections at the
ultra-structural level.There I am concerned with software development, 3D graphical
representation and algorithms for contour detection.What I am missing is how the detailed
anatomy and connectivity relates to the function of the neural circuit.My project proposal
would fill this gap giving me insight through functional modeling of biophysically realistic
compartmental models of VS-cells and their postsynaptic neurons. |
| Tutor |
Hermann Cuntz |