Grants

Since 1994, I have been involved as a coordinator or partner in funded grant proposals with a total funding volume of > 126 Mio €; my own share of this funding amounts to > 25 Mio €. The projects for which I obtained funding comprise two ERC Advanced Grants, 15 EU-funded grants, 16 grants from the German Research Foundation (DFG), and 5 grants from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

European Union (EU) 

  • „Artificial Mouse“. Joint European project with R. Pfeifer (Zurich), P. König (Zurich/Osnabrück), R. Möller (München/Bielefeld), M. Diamond (Trieste). Funded by EU-IST. Funding period: 2001–2006
  • „Thematic Network: NEURO-IT“. Joint European project with A. Knoll (Munich), A. Tyrell (York), G. Orban (Leuven), E. de Schutter (Antwerp), G. Sandini (Genua). Funded by EU-IST. Funding period: 2002–2007
  • „Marie-Curie Research Training Network: Neuro-vers-IT“. Joint European project with A. Knoll (München), S. Martinoia (Genua), P. Morasso (Genua), G. Le Masson (Bordeaux), J. van Pelt (Amsterdam), M. Koudelka-Hep (Neuchatel), W. Rutten (Twente). Funded by EU-IST. Funding period: 2006-2009
  • „STREP: Perception on Purpose“. Joint European project with R. Horaud (Grenoble), P. König (Osnabrück), H. Araujo (Coimbra), M. Cooke (Sheffield). Funded by EU-IST. Funding period: 2006-2008
  • „Coordinated Action: euCognition“. Joint European project with D. Vernon (Genua), F. Cummins (Dublin), M. Vincze (Wien), T. Ziemke (Skövde), E. Hollnagel (Linköping), C. von der Malsburg (Bochum), G. Tiberghien (Lyon), J. Jost (Leipzig), P. Dominey (Lyon), M. Scheutz (Notre Dame). Funded by EU-IST. Funding period: 2006-2008
  • „STREP: MindBridge“. Joint European project with M. Overgaard (Hammel), A. Cleeremans (Brussels), G. Rees (London), S. Laureys (Liege), K. Vogeley (Cologne). Funded by EU-NEST. Funding period: 2007-2009
  • „STREP: BrainSync“. Joint European project with M. Corbetta (Chieti), G. Orban (Leuven), P. Fries (Nijmegen), J.-P. Lachaux (Lyon). J. Driver (London), G. Deco (Barcelona), M. Palus (Prague). Funded by EU-HEALTH. Funding period: 2008-2010
  • „Coordinated Action: euCogII“. Joint European project with V.C. Müller (Thessaloniki), G. Schöner (Bochum), L. Steels (Brussels), T. Ziemke (Skövde), T. Andringa (Groningen), R. Chrisley (Sussex), R. Pfeifer (Zürich), T. Gomila (Palma). Funded by EU-IST. Funding period: 2009-2011
  • „STREP: Extending Sensorimotor Contingencies to Cognition (eSMCs)“. Joint European project with D. Kragic (Stockholm), R. Pfeifer (Zürich), P. Verschure (Barcelona), P. König (Osnabrück), E. Di Paolo (San Sebastian). Funded by EU-ICT. Funding period: 2011-2014
  • „ERC Advanced Grant: Multisense“. Joint European project with P. König (Osnabrück). Funded by ERC. Funding period: 2011-2016
  • „Coordinated Action: euCogIII“. Joint European project with V.C. Müller (Thessaloniki), M. Vincze (Wien), T. Ziemke (Skövde), T. Andringa (Groningen), R. Chrisley (Sussex), R. Pfeifer (Zürich), G. Schöner (Bochum), T. Gomila (Palma). Funded by EU-IST. Funding period: 2011-2014
  • „Human Brain Project: Workpackage on neuromodulation of cortical decision networks“. Joint European Project with T. Donner (Amsterdam). Funded by EU FET-F. Funding period: 2014-2016
  • „Socializing sensorimotor contingencies (socSMCs)“. Joint European project with P. Verschure (Barcelona), P. König (Osnabrück), D. Kragic (Stockholm), A. Effenberg (Hannover), D. Polani (Hatfield), PAL-Robotics (Barcelona), WhiteMatter Labs (Berlin). Funded by EU-FET. Funding period: 2015-2019
  • „European School of Network Neuroscience (euSNN)“. Joint Innovative Training Network with C. Gerloff, I. Hanganu-Opatz (Hamburg), M. Bartos, I. Diester (Freiburg), K. Friston, V. Litvak (London), K. Nobre, M. Woolrich (Oxford), S. Grillner, M. Carlen (Stockholm), M. Corbetta (Padua), G. Deco, M. Sanchez-Vivez, P. Verschure (Barcelona), R. Goebel (Maastricht), P. König (Osnabrück). Funded by EU Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions. Funding period: 2019-2024
  • „ERC Advanced Investigators Grant: cICMs“. Funded by ERC. Funding period: 2013-2028

German Research Foundation (DFG)

  • „Heisenberg-Fellowship“. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 1996-2000
  • „Reizabhängige Synchronisation im Sehsystem von Katze und Affe“. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 1996–2002
  • „Funktionelle Relevanz und Verhaltensbezug neuronaler Synchronisation im visuellen Kortex der Katze“. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 1997–2000
  • „Physiologische und pathophysiologische Bedeutung neuronaler Synchronisationsprozesse“. Funded by the German Research Foundation (Research Training Group GRK 320 „Pathologische Prozesse des Nervensystems: vom Gen zum Verhalten“). Funding period: 2001–2003
  • „Continuation of SFB 444 – Basis of neuronal communication and signal transduction“. Joint application with T. Jentsch, O. Pongs, J. Schwarz, A. Gal, E. Mandelkow, I. Bach, U. Finckh, W. Hampe, K. Kutsche, D. Riethmacher, T. Schimmang (Hamburg). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 2003–2006
  • „International Research Training Group GRK 1247: Crossmodal interactions in natural and artificial cognitive systems (Cinacs)“. Joint German-Chinese project with J. Zhang, B. Röder, C. Büchel, C. Habel, W. Menzel (Hamburg) and F. Sun, S. Cai, Z. Deng, S. Gao, X. Gao, M. Sun, S. Yang, B. Zhang (Beijing). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 2006-2010
  • „Multisensory processing of pain“. Joint application with D. Senkowski, M. Hauck (Hamburg). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 2008-2010
  • „Transregio-SFB TRR 58“ – Fear, anxiety, anxiety disorders“. Joint application with H.-C. Pape, C. Pantev, N. Sachser (Münster), J. Deckert, A. Fallgatter, K.-P. Lesch, P. Pauli (Würzburg), C. Büchel (Hamburg) et al. Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 2008–2012
  • Renewal of „International Research Training Group GRK 1247: Crossmodal interactions in natural and artificial cognitive systems (Cinacs)“. Joint German-Chinese project with J. Zhang, B. Röder, C. Büchel, C. Habel, W. Menzel, S. Wermter (Hamburg) and F. Sun, S. Cai, S. Gao, X. Gao, G. Liu, M. Sun, S. Yang, B. Zhang (Beijing). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 2010-2015
  • „Collaborative Research Centre SFB 936: Multi-site communication in the brain“. Joint application with U. Bingel, C. Büchel, J. Fiehler, C. Gerloff, I. Hanganu-Opatz, T. Heed, C. Hilgetag, F. Hummel, D. Isbrandt, D. Kuhl, A. May, F. Morellini, A. Münchau, C. Mulert, B. Röder, G. Thomalla (Hamburg), C. Klein (Lübeck) and P. König (Osnabrück). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). First funding period: 2011-2015 
  • „Causal role of brain oscillations in perception: modulation of network dynamic by transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)". Joint application with C. Herrmann (Oldenburg), C. Wolters (Münster). Funded by SPP 1665 of the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 2013-2016
  • „Collaborative Research Centre SFB 936: Multi-site communication in the brain“. Joint application with C. Büchel, T. Donner, J. Fiehler, J. Gallinat, C. Gerloff, I. Hanganu-Opatz, T. Heed, C. Hilgetag, F. Hummel, S. Kühn, A. May, C. Moll, F. Morellini, C. Mulert, G. Nolte, T. Oertner, M. Poetter-Nerger, B. Röder, G. Thomalla, U. von Luxburg (Hamburg), C. Klein, A. Münchau (Lübeck) and P. König (Osnabrück). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Second funding period: 2015-2019
  • „Collaborative Research Centre SFB TRR 169: Cross-modal learning – Adaptivity, prediction and interaction“. Joint German-Chinese application with C. Gerloff, J. Gläscher, C. Hilgetag, F. Hummel, W. Menzel, G. Nolte, B. Röder, M. Rose, F. Steinecke, C. Weber, S. Wermter, J. Zhang (Hamburg) and 16 Chinese principal investigators (Beijing). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Natural Science Foundation China (NSFC). First funding period: 2016-2019
  • „Multi-scale analysis and computational modeling of intrinsic coupling modes in the ferret brain". Joint application with C. Hilgetag (Hamburg). Funded by SPP 2041 of the German Research Foundation (DFG). Funding period: 2018-2021
  • „Collaborative Research Centre SFB 936: Multi-site communication in the brain“. Joint application with C. Büchel, B. Cheng, T. Donner, J. Gallinat, C. Gerloff, I. Hanganu-Opatz, C. Hilgetag, S. Kühn, G. Leicht, A. May, C. Moll, F. Morellini, C. Mulert, G. Nolte, T. Oertner, M. Poetter-Nerger, B. Röder, T. Schneider, L. Schwabe, G. Thomalla, S. Wiegert (Hamburg), C. Klein, A. Münchau (Lübeck), C. Mulert (Gießen) and P. Ritter (Berlin). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Third funding period: 2019-2023
  • „Collaborative Research Centre SFB TRR 169: Cross-modal learning – Adaptivity, prediction and interaction“. Joint German-Chinese application with C. Biemann, P. Bruns, S. Frintrop, T. Gerkmann, C. Gerloff, J. Gläscher, C. Hilgetag, S. Kühn, G. Nolte, B. Röder, M. Rose, F. Steinecke, C. Weber, S. Wermter, J. Zhang (Hamburg) and 16 Chinese principal investigators (Beijing). Funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Natural Science Foundation China (NSFC). Second funding period: 2020-2024

Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF)

  • „Neural Dynamics in Parkinson’s Disease“. Joint German-Israeli project with H. Bergman, E. Vaadia (Jerusalem). Funded by BMBF-MOS. Funding period: 2003–2006
  • „Plasticity and reorganization of object processing in the human brain“. Joint project with C. Büchel, B. Röder (Hamburg), H. Siebner (Kiel). Funded by BMBF. Funding period: 2006-2009
  • „Neuroimage Nord – Continuation of Imaging Center“. Joint project with C. Büchel, B. Röder, H. Zeumer, D. Naber (Hamburg). Funded by BMBF. Funding period: 2006-2008
  • „Wholehead-MEG-System“. Joint project with C. Büchel, B. Röder, H. Zeumer, D. Naber, M. Westphal, M. Clausen (Hamburg). Funded by BMBF. Funding period: 2006-2008
  • „Biopharma NEU2: NEUCONN Connectivity Platform –  Novel approaches to monitoring of network structure and function in MS“. Joint project with G. Nolte, S. Gold, C. Heesen (Hamburg). Funded by the Federal Ministry of Research and Education (BMBF). Funding period: 2012-2016

Other Funders

  • „Roles of Neural Synchrony in Perception“. Joint German-Israeli project with E. Ahissar (Rehovot). Funded by the Minna-James-Heineman Foundation. Funding period: 1994–1997
  • „Dynamics of cortical cell assemblies - experiments and theory“. Joint project with M. Munk (Frankfurt), S. Grün (Berlin). Funded by the Volkswagen-Foundation. Funding period: 2001–2005
  • „Dynamik von Aufmerksamkeitseffekten und perzeptuellen Entscheidungen im menschlichen Sehsystem“. Funded by Hans-Lungwitz-Foundation. Funding period: 2003-2004
  • „Repraesentation – Theorien, Formen und Techniken“. Joint project with H. Sandkühler (Bremen), K. Vogeley (Cologne), S. Nannini (Siena). Funded by the Volkswagen-Foundation. Funding period: 2005–2008
  • „Landesexzellenzcluster Neurodapt - Learning, memory, plasticity and related disorders“. Joint project with C. Büchel, C. Gerloff, M. Glatzel, I. Hanganu-Opatz, D. Isbrandt, S. Knecht, M. Kneussel, D. Kuhl, K. Kutsche, E. Mandelkow, A. May, B. Röder, J. Zhang (Hamburg) and J. Born (Lübeck). Funded through the „Landesexzellenzinitative Hamburg“. Funding period: 2009-2012
  • „Cross-modal learning: Adaptivity, prediction and interaction“. Joint project with J. Zhang, S. Wermter and B. Roeder (Hamburg). Funded through the „Landesforschungsförderung Hamburg“. Funding period: 2015-2017 
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