Michael H. Hofmann
University of Missouri, St. Louis
Department of Biology
Center for Neurodynamics



People

Principle Investigators


Michael H. Hofmann

Lon A.Wilkens

 

Current lab members

 


Leonie Pothmann
(Topographic organization of the midbrain)

Cara Schweitzer
(Anatomy of electrosensory pathways in the paddlefish brain)
Robb
Michael Metzen
(Descending projections from the midbrain to motor control centers in the brain stem)
Susie
Susie Chung (STARS)
(The role of the mechanosensory lateral line in locomotion and orientation)
Brittany
Brittany Balli
(Connections of the cerebellum in the paddlefish)
Robb
Mwaka Chambwa
(Ascending and descending connections of the spinal cord in the paddlefish)

Juhina Naheen
(Projections of the MON in the silver carp)
Robb
Tarak Patel
(Projections of the mechanosensory lateral line in the garfish)
Robb
Luan Nguyen
(Projections of the mechanosensory lateral line in the garfish)

Mark McHugh
(Forebrain connections in the paddlefish)


Robb Becker (STARS)
(The role of electroreception in locomotion and orientation)

 

 

Past lab members

 

Boris
Boris Chagnaud
(Receptive field organization of electrosensory midbrain neurons in the paddlefish)
 
Sarah
Sarah Fraser

(Behavioral relevance of global and local electric fields)
Annette
Annette Wodicker

(Motor control during prey catching in the paddlefish)

Nicola Jung
(Response properties of electrosensory units in the midbrain tectum of the paddlefish)

Ulrike Siebenaller
(Information processing in the paddlefish midbrain)

Lonnecke Euwes
(Behavioral responses of paddlefish to artificial electric fields)

Maike Preissner

(Electrosensory information processing in the tectum of paddlefish)

 
Silke Fest
(Electrophysiology of the mechansensory lateral line system in the paddlefish)
 


Janne Falk
(Processing of electrosensory information in the hindbrain of the paddlefish)

Tamara Wassoer

(Central projections of the electrosensory system of the paddlefish)
 


Other Past Students Supervised

 

 


Susanne Noak

Holger Kohnen

Marja Koehl

Janina Kirsch

Vera Schluessel

Conny Schoenfeld

Wilhelm Kreutzmann

Maike Preissner

Simone Janssen

Vanessa Kassing

Marcus Dietrich

Jill Ebert


Bettina Koehler


Katrin Vonderschen

Reana Dahl