The EPFL Neuro Research Groups are directed by 31 principal investigators:
Patrick Aebischer, Johan Auwerx, Aude Billard, Olaf Blanke, Gregoire Courtine, Pascal Fua, Wulfram Gerstner, Diego Ghezzi, Johannes Gräff, Rolf Gruetter, Michael Herzog, Kathryn Hess Bellwald, Friedhelm Hummel, Auke Ijspeert, Graham Knott, Stéphanie Lacour, Gioele La Manno, Hilal Lashuel, Henry Markram, Brian McCabe, Silvestro Micera, Carl Petersen, Gregor Rainer, Pavan Ramdya, Philippe Renaud, Carmen Sandi, Ralf Schneggenburger, Bernard Schneider, Felix Schürmann, Jean-Philippe Thiran, Dimitri Van De Ville
EPFL Neuro Investigators
Patrick Aebischer
Neurodegenerative disease and gene therapy
Johan Auwerx
Signaling networks, mitochondrial function and metabolism in health, aging and disease
Aude Billard
Control and design of robotic systems for human interactions
Olaf Blanke
Mechanisms of body perception, body awareness and self-consciousness in humans
Gregoire Courtine
Motor control and neuroprosthetics in rodents, monkeys and humans
Pascal Fua
Computer vision and neural circuit tracing
Wulfram Gerstner
Computations in neuronal networks, plasticity and learning
Diego Ghezzi
Neuro-optoelectronic interfaces and visual prosthesis
Johannes Gräff
Mechanisms of long-term memory in mice – epigenetics, PTSD and Alzheimer’s disease
Rolf Gruetter
Functional and metabolic magnetic resonnance imaging in rodents and humans
Michael Herzog
Human visual perception and schizophrenia
Kathryn Hess Bellwald
Mathematics and topology of neural circuits
Friedhelm Hummel
Human sensorimotor systems, plasticity and rehabilitation after stroke and traumatic brain injury
Auke Ijspeert
Locomotion in biologically-inspired robots
Graham Knott
Electron microscopy of the ultrastructure of synapses, cells and circuits
Stéphanie Lacour
Technology of soft bioelectronic interfaces, including ultra-compliant neural electrodes
Gioele La Manno
Genetic programming of cell-types in the mammalian nervous system
Hilal Lashuel
Molecular and structural basis of protein misfolding and aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases
Henry Markram
Structure, function and plasticity of neuronal microcircuits in rodents and in silico
Brian McCabe
Motor circuits and diseases in flies, mice and humans
Silvestro Micera
Neural interfaces and robotic systems to restore sensorimotor function in people
Carl Petersen
Neuronal circuits for reward-based learning of goal-directed behaviour in mice
Gregor Rainer
Visual processing across mammalian species and neuromodulation
Pavan Ramdya
Neural circuits driving behavior in flies and robots
Philippe Renaud
Microfabrication technologies for bioelectronic devices such as micro-electrodes for neural recordings
Carmen Sandi
Mechanisms of stress and anxiety in humans and rodents
Ralf Schneggenburger
Synaptic mechanisms of fear learning in mice
Bernard Schneider
Neurodegenerative disease and gene therapy
Felix Schürmann
Structure, function and plasticity of neuronal microcircuits in silico
Jean-Philippe Thiran
Image processing and diffusion tensor imaging analysis of human brain connectivity
Dimitri Van De Ville
Innovative data-processing tools for analysis of human neuroimaging data