Philipp Schwedhelm

Date of birth
22.05.1985

Place of birth
Bad Driburg, Germany

EDUCATION

Philipp Schwedhelm

College / University
of Tübingen, Faculty of Science, Dept. of Biology

Degree
Diplom-Biologe

Major Subjects
Animal Physiology

Lab Experience
Multi- and single-unit extracellular recordings
Chronic neuronal arrays
Telemetry

PROJECTS / RESEARCH

Titel of Thesis "The role of the prefrontal cortex in guiding visual attention in macaque monkeys"

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I wish to understand the crosstalk between associative and sensory regions of cortex and how these regions influence each other. Specifically, I am investigating top-down cognitive signals, especially from frontal areas that modulate our perception. Ultimately, brain processes that mediate awareness and consciousness are my primary scientific interest.