Projekt

Daten zum Projekt

"Gender-specific Umwelt" - interrogating sexually dimorphic aggressive behaviour

Initiative: Kurswechsel – Forschungsneuland zwischen den Lebenswissenschaften und Natur- oder Technikwissenschaften
Ausschreibung: Planning Grants
Bewilligung: 11.01.2021
Laufzeit: 1 Jahr 6 Monate

Projektinformationen

The long-term goal is to identify the neural mechanisms that control sexually dimorphic aggression. For this purpose, biological experiments, statistical methods and virtual reality will be combined. To understand the neuronal computations that control how sensory information is transformed into motor activities in animals, a meaningful test for high-resolution quantification of behavior is needed, as well as a robust approach to challenge animals in a controllable manner. The planned project will involve a combination of methods from neurobiology, computer science and engineering. The interaction with the Couzin group in Konstanz in quantitative studies of collective animal behaviour, computer models and virtual reality will enable the applicants to test and constrain the emerging models of aggressive behavior.

Projektbeteiligte

  • Dr. Hernán López-Schier

    Helmholtz Zentrum München
    Deutsches Forschungszentrum für
    Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH)
    Sensorische Biologie und Organogenese
    München

  • Prof. Dr. Iain Couzin

    Universität Konstanz
    Department für Biologie
    Konstanz