Neurosciences

Vision Statement

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tübingen is a world leader in the field of neuroscience, both historically and methodologically.

It significantly advances the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of brain disorders. In addition to the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) and the Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health (Hertie AI), the Department of Neuroscience has access to a very amazing array of animal models and strong translational ties to university medicine.

In combination with the researchers' many years of expertise, innovative therapeutic approaches are being developed for many neurological and mental illnesses as well as for general diseases of the central nervous system. The close local collaboration with the German Center for Mental Health and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases promotes intensive interdisciplinary exchange. This contributes significantly to pioneering developments in the fields of neurodegenerative diseases, mental health, neuroimaging and AI in the neurosciences.

Research focus speaker:

Prof. Dr. Birgit Derntl

Prof. Dr. Birgit Derntl

Universitätsprofessorin

Phone number: +49 7071 29-85437

Fax number: 07071 29-5904

E-mail address: birgit.derntl@med.uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Hubert Löwenheim

Prof. Dr. Hubert Löwenheim

Ärztlicher Direktor der Universitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde

Phone number: +49 7071 29-88006

E-mail address: hubert.loewenheim@med.uni-tuebingen.de

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Sub-areas

Neuroimaging

The Neuroimaging research area uses magnetic resonance imaging to investigate how brain structure relates to its function in health and disease. Basic research on the in vivo representation of brain functions—such as sensory, motor, aging, decision-making, or emotionality—is closely linked to applied research on the neural mechanisms of disease in neurology and psychiatry. The area is methodologically broad, strongly interdisciplinary, and internationally leading in sequence and tracer development as well as translational research.

Neurodegenerative diseases

There is currently no cure for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, dementia, and dystonia. In the Department of Neurology at the Tübingen Medical Faculty, experts research the causes and mechanisms of these diseases at the molecular, genetic, and cellular levels. The goal is to identify risk and protective factors in the genome in order to improve prevention, diagnosis, and therapy. The unique affiliation of the Tübingen Hospital with the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) of the Helmholtz Association promotes the development of new, individually tailored treatments while enabling optimal patient care.

Mental health

Depression, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, addiction, eating disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorders: The Mental Health Research Area aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill patients. To this end, medical psychology, psychiatry, psychosomatics, and child and adolescent psychiatry work closely with the local German Center for Mental Health (DZPG). In addition to improving neuromodulation and psychotherapy, large amounts of data are analyzed using artificial intelligence to find the best possible combination of different therapeutic measures for each individual. Furthermore, the DFG-funded International Research Training Group places a special focus on research into women's mental health.

AI in neuroscience

Anyone who wants to understand the brain can't simply analyze artificial neural networks, because AI works fundamentally differently. Our brains can draw logical conclusions about many similar situations based on one observed situation. This is how children learn, for example. So-called artificial intelligence can't do this. It needs to be trained with vast amounts of data to be able to recognize patterns, language, or objects as well as or better than a human.

Associated Centers

Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research

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Hertie Institute for AI in Brain Health

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German Center for Mental Health

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German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Werner Reichardt Center for Integrative Neuroscience

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Clinical Centers

Center for Neurovascular Diseases (ZNET)

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Joint projects

IRTG 2804

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Bernstein Centre for Computational Neuroscience

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SFB 1233 „Robustheit des Sehens“

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FOR 2715 - Epileptogenesis of genetic epilepsies

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Graduate funding

Graduate Training Center of Neuroscience

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Associated Professors

Prof. Dr. Bernd Antkowiak

E-mail address: bernd.antkowiak@uni-tuebingen.de

Phone number: +49 7071 29-81121

Prof. Dr. Karl Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt

Prof. Dr. Karl Ulrich Bartz-Schmidt

Ärztlicher Direktor

Phone number: +49 7071 29-84001

Fax number: 07071 29-25092

E-mail address: u.bartz-schmidt@med.uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Philipp Berens

E-mail address: philipp.berens@uni-tuebingen.de

Phone number: +49(0)7071 29-88833

Prof. Dr. Jan Born

Prof. Dr. Jan Born

Direktor

Phone number: +49 7071-29-88923

E-mail address: jan.born@uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Simon J. Clark

Prof. Dr. Simon J. Clark

Helmut Ecker Endowed Professor of AMD

Phone number: +49 7071 29-87894

E-mail address: simon.clark@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Adrien Daigeler

Prof. Dr. Birgit Derntl

Prof. Dr. Birgit Derntl

Universitätsprofessorin

Phone number: +49 7071 29-85437

Fax number: 07071 29-5904

E-mail address: birgit.derntl@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ernemann

Prof. Dr. Ulrike Ernemann

Ärztliche Direktorin Abteilung Diagnostische und Interventionelle Neuroradiologie

Phone number: +49 7071-29-86024

Fax number: 07071-29-5638

E-mail address: ulrike.ernemann@med.uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Thomas Euler

Prof. Dr. med. Andreas J. Fallgatter

Prof. Dr. med. Andreas J. Fallgatter

Ärztlicher Direktor, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Phone number: +49 7071 29-84858

Fax number: 07071 29-5379

E-mail address: andreas.fallgatter@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Steffen Gais

Prof. Dr. Olga Garaschuk

Prof. Dr. Alireza Gharabaghi

Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser

Prof. Dr. Thomas Gasser

Ärztlicher Direktor

Phone number: +49 7071 29-82048

Fax number: 07071 29-4839

E-mail address: thomas.gasser@med.uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Katrin Giel

Prof. Dr. Katrin Giel

Universitätsprofessorin

Phone number: +49 7071 29-86712

Fax number: 07071/29-4541

E-mail address: katrin.giel[at]med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Martin Giese

Prof. Dr. Ziad Hafed

Prof. Dr. Ziad Hafed

Universitätsprofessor

Phone number: +49 7071 29-88819

E-mail address: ziad.m.hafed@cin.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Steffen Hage

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Steffen Hage

Universitätsprofessor

Phone number: +49 7071 29-88898

E-mail address: steffen.hage@uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Manfred Hallschmid

Prof. Dr. Manfred Hallschmid

Full professor

Phone number: +49 7071 29-88925

Fax number: 07071 29-25016

E-mail address: manfred.hallschmid@uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Tobias Hauser

Prof. Dr. Tobias Hauser

Professor of Computational Psychiatry

Phone number: +49 7071 29-

E-mail address: tobias.hauser [at] uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Kristina Herfert

Prof. Dr. Mathias Jucker

Prof. Dr. Philipp Kahle

Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Otto Karnath

Prof. Dr. Dr. Hans-Otto Karnath

Sektion für Neuropsychologie

Phone number: +49 7071 29-80476

Fax number: 07071-29-4489

E-mail address: karnath@uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Esther Kühn

Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche

Prof. Dr. Holger Lerche

Ärztlicher Direktor

Phone number: +49 7071 29-80442

Fax number: 07071-29-4488

E-mail address: holger.lerche@uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Stefan Liebau

Prof. Dr. Johanna Löchner

Prof. Dr. Hubert Löwenheim

Prof. Dr. Hubert Löwenheim

Ärztlicher Direktor der Universitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenheilkunde

Phone number: +49 7071 29-88006

E-mail address: hubert.loewenheim@med.uni-tuebingen.de

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Prof. Dr. Manuela Neumann

Prof. Dr. Manuela Neumann

Ärztliche Direktorin

Phone number: +49 7071 29-82283

Fax number: 07071 29-4846

E-mail address: manuela.neumann@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ellen Reisinger

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ellen Reisinger

Universitätsprofessorin

Phone number: +49 7071 29-88184

E-mail address: ellen.reisinger@uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Tobias Renner

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Hendrik Rosewich

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Hendrik Rosewich

Ärztlicher Direktor

Phone number: +49 7071 29-84735

Fax number: 07071 29-5473

E-mail address: hendrik.rosewich@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publikationen Research Gate

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Publications: Publikationen PubMed

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Prof. Dr. Klaus Scheffler

Prof. Dr. Ludger Johannes Schöls

Prof. Dr. Ludger Johannes Schöls

Sektionsleiter Klinische Neurogenetik und Stellv. Ärztlicher Direktor

Phone number: +49 7071-29-82057

Fax number: 07071-29-4254

E-mail address: ludger.schoels@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Cornelius Schwarz

Prof. Dr. Mathias Seeliger

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Lisa Sevenich

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Lisa Sevenich

Arbeitsgruppenleiterin

Phone number: +49 7071 29-82514

E-mail address: lisa.sevenich@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publikationen

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Prof. Dr. Markus Siegel

Prof. Dr.med Dr. rer.nat. Ghazaleh Tabatabai

Prof. Dr.med Dr. rer.nat. Ghazaleh Tabatabai

Geschäftsführende Ärztliche Direktorin, Zentrum für Neurologie

Phone number: +49 7071 29-85018

E-mail address: ghazaleh.tabatabai@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Marcos Tatagiba

Prof. Dr. Marius Ueffing

Prof. Dr. Bernd Wissinger

Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann

Prof. Dr. Ulf Ziemann

Ärztlicher Direktor

Phone number: +49 7071 29-82049

Fax number: 07071 29-5260

E-mail address: ulf.ziemann@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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Prof. Dr. Stephan Zipfel

Prof. Dr. Stephan Zipfel

Ärztlicher Direktor

Phone number: +49 70712986714

Fax number: 07071294541

E-mail address: stephan.zipfel@med.uni-tuebingen.de

Publications: Publications

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