Basic Research in Neuroscience

Tight interaction between basic and clinical research

The research groups at the Max-Planck-Institute for Neurological Research concentrate on neuroscientific basic research. The importance of the brain for regulation of energy and glucose metabolism is set to become a focal point of research. Another key line of enquiry will be exploring the basis for the raised incidence of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease in patients with pre-existing metabolic disorders. The institute's expertise in a variety of imaging techniques will advance all planned projects.

Translational aspects play an important role for our research activities. Findings gained in basic research projects are being transferred to clinical studies. Through intensive interactions among individual research groups and with the University's Hospital as well as other research institutes, synergies will emerge and thus benefit scientific progress for patients' sake.

GROUP LEADERS

Name	Titel	Function
Backes, Heiko	Dr.	Physicist, Head of research and service group Medical Physics
Graf, Rudolf	Prof. Dr.	Biologist, Deputy Director of Institute, Co-Head of Research Group Multimodal Imaging
Grefkes, Christian	PD Dr. med.	Physician, Head of Research Group Neuromodulation and Neurorehabilitation
Hoehn, Mathias	Prof. Dr.	Physicist, Head of Research Group In-vivo-NMR
Kracht, Lutz W.	Dr. med.	Physician, Head of Research Group Clinical PET
Mies, Günter	Prof. Dr. med.	Physician, Co-Head of Research Group Multimodal Imaging
Morgan, Michael	Prof. Dr.	Max Planck Fellow, Head of Research Group Visual Perception
Neumaier, Bernd	PD Dr.	Chemist, Head of Research Group Radio Chemistry
Tittgemeyer, Marc	Dr.	Physicist, Head of Research Group Cortical Networks
Ullrich, Roland	Dr.	Physician, Head of Research Group Cancer Therapy
Vollmar, Stefan	Dr.	Physicist, Software Developer, Head of IT Group
Wunderlich, Thomas	PD Dr.	Head of Obesity and Cancer Group

Research group news

Vascular endothelial insulin/IGF-1 signaling controls skin wound vascularization.

Aghdam SY, Eming SA, Willenborg S, Neuhaus B, Niessen CM, Partridge L, Krieg T, Bruning JC.

Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012 May 4;421(2):197-202. Epub 2012 Apr 4.

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Potential of early [18F]-2-Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography for identifying hypoperfusion and predicting fate of tissue in a rat embolic stroke model

Walberer, Maureen; Backes, Heiko; Rueger, Maria A.; Neumaier, Bernd; Endepols, Heike; Hoehn, Mathias; Fink, Gereon R.; Schroeter, Michael; Graf, Rudolf

Stroke. 2012 Jan;43(1):193-8. Epub 2011 Oct 27.

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Functional localization in the human brain: gradient-echo, spin-echo, and arterial spin-labeling fMRI compared with neuronavigated TMS

Diekhoff, Svenja; Uludag, Kamil; Sparing, Roland; Tittgemeyer, Marc; Cavusoglu, Mustafa; von Cramon, D. Yves; Grefkes, Christian

Hum Brain Mapp. 2011 Mar;32(3):341-57. doi: 10.1002/hbm.21024.