Prof. Dr. Carsten Mehring
Professor of Neurobiology and Neurotechnology
Research topics
- brain-machine interface
- motor adaptation and motor skill learning
- neuronal dynamics
- decision making
- computational neuroscience
Techniques
- behavioural experiments (using virtual reality)
- electrophysiology and neuroimaging (EEG,ECoG,fNIRS)
- transcranial electrical stimulation (tDCS&tACS)
- advanced neural signal analysis
- computational modelling
Positions
- Since 1/2018: Member of the board of directors of the Bernstein Centre Freiburg, University of Freiburg
- Since 11/2013: Full professor and head of Neurobiology and Neurotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg
- 2010 - 2013: Senior lecturer, Dept. of Bioengineering and Dept. of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London
- 2003 - 2010: Lecturer, Animal Physiology and Neurobiology, Institute of Biology I, University of Freiburg
Academic background
- 1999 - 2003: PhD in Biology, Neurobiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biology III, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg (Germany), Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Aertsen
- 1993 - 1998: Diploma in Physics, Ruprecht-Karls- University Heidelberg (Germany)
Scientific honors, editorial boards, other scientific activities
- Paxinos and Watson prize of the Australian Neuroscience Society (2011)
- Top cited paper award from the Journal of Neuroscience Methods for the paper Pistohl et al. 2008
- Go-Bio award (endowed with 2.1 M€) for the development of Brain-Machine Interfaces from the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (2006) together with Dr. Tonio Ball and Dr. Jörn Rickert
- Pfizer research award ("Pfizer Forschungspreis") for young scientists from the University of Freiburg (2004)
- Member of the Junior academy of young scholars and scientists of the Heidelberg Academy of Science and Humanities (2002-2007)
- PhD scholarship from the Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds for basic medical research (1999-2003)
- Scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation (1996-1998)
- Associate editor for Frontiers in Neuroprosthetics
Selected publications
- Mehring, Akselrod, Bashford, Mace, Choi, Blüher et al. 2019. Augmented manipulation ability in humans with six-fingered hands. Nature communications 10 (1), 2401.
- Mahmoodi, Bahrami, Mehring 2018. Reciprocity of social influence. Nature communications 9 (1), 1-9.
- Kobak D, Mehring C, 2012, Adaptation paths to novel motor tasks are shaped by prior structure learning., J Neurosci, Vol:32, 0270-6474, Pages:9898-9908
- further details see here.