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