Modeling neuronal circuit growth and sensory information processing of Hydra (A01)

• Subject Area: Electronic Semiconductors, Components and Circuits, Integrated Systems, Sensor Technology, Theoretical Electrical Engineering ; Evolutionary Cell and Developmental Biology (Zoology)
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 434434223

Fundamental aspects of functional circuit growth will be investigated in A1 by considering Hydra. The focus lies on studying the structure formation of the nerve net as well as the emergence of light-modulated SBCs with respect to Hydra’s ontogenesis. Here, light-modulated SBCs can be understood as an elementary sensory information processing. The investigations will be carried out both experimentally and computationally by a circuit-related software emulator, where the latter supports the specification of electrical design.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1461: Neurotronics: Bio-inspired Information Pathways
• Applicant Institution: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Thomas C. G. Bosch, until 12/2024; Privatdozent Dr.-Ing. Karlheinz Ochs