Dr. Udo Ernst
Academic Education
1989-1994 Studies of physics, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University of Frankfurt
Sept. 1994 Diploma in physics (Dynamics of pulse-coupled oscillators with delayed interactions)
Feb. 1995 Heraeus Student Award
1994-1996 Graduate studies, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Frankfurt (Prof. Dr. T. Geisel)
Sept. 1996 Research term (Dr. A. Kreiter), Max-Planck-Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt
1996-2000 Graduate studies, Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organisation, G?ttingen (Prof. Dr. T. Geisel)
April 1999 Research term, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, in the Department of Biology (Dr. Misha Tsodyks)
Dec. 1999 Doctoral thesis in physics, (Structure and dynamics of lateral interactions in the primary visual cortex)
2000-2006 Postdoctoral fellowship, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Bremen (Prof. Dr. K.Pawelzik)
2006-2007 Postdoctoral fellowship, Département d’?tudes Cognitives, ?cole Normale Supérieure (ENS), Paris, France (Prof. Dr. S. Denève)
2007-2010 Postdoctoral fellowship and coordinator of the Bernstein Group for Computational Neuroscience Bremen, University of Bremen
2010 Recipient of the Bernstein Award in Computational Neuroscience
2010-2011 Akademischer Rat in the Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Bremen
2012 Independent Group Leader (Bernstein Award Research Group) at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Bremen
Projects and Funding
1996-2001 Coauthor of several research project applications in SFBs 185 and 517 funded by the DFG, together with Prosf. Geisel and Pawelzik
2002-2004 SFB 517: Co-Project leader together with Prof. Dr. K. Pawelzik, research project B5 ?Schnelle Gestaltwahrnehmung in einem Modell des visuellen Kortex“, ca. 230,000 � (together with Prof. Pawelzik)
2005 SFB 517: Co-Project leader together with Dr. S. Mandon, research project B5 ?Schnelle Gestaltwahrnehmung in einem Modell des visuellen Kortex“, ca. 85,000 � (final funding period in SFB 517)
2007-2011 Coordinator of the Bernstein Group for Computational Neuroscience Bremen, and project leader ‘Feature Integration in Visual Cortex’ in this group, ca. 1,390,000 � (with Profs. Pawelzik, Fahle, Kreiter)
2010 Bernstein Award (ca. 1,250,000 �)
2013-2020 SPP1665 (two funding periods, ca. 340,000 � in total)
2016-2018 Focus-Group "I-See" (with Dr. D. Rotermund, Prof. Dr. W. Lang, Prof. Dr. A. Kreiter, Prof. Dr. K. Pawelzik, Prof. Dr. K. Schill, Dr. C. Zetzsche, Prof. Dr. M. Günther, ca. 15,000 �)
2019-2020 DAAD Cooperation University Bremen with University Tsubuka, Japan (ca. 20,000 �)
since 2019 SPP2205 (two funding periods, ca. 570,000 � in total)
since 2019 Iris und Hartmut-Jürgen Stiftung for colloqium MindTalks (ca. 4,000 �, with Profs. Masseck and Schultz)
since 2021 Neuron-ERANET EU-Funding for project "I-See" (ca. 900,000 �, coordination together with Dr. Rotermund, Bremen part of this international collaboration ca. 150,000 �
since 2022 Stiftung Bremer Wertpapierb?rse for project "I-See" (ca. 18,000 �)
since 2022 Iris und Hartmut-Jürgen Stiftung for project "I-See" (ca. 6,000 �)
Reviewing activities
Science, Frontiers, Neural Computation, Network, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review E, Physica D, PLoS Computational Biology, Vision Research, Biological Cybernetics, European Physical Journal B, Journal of Physiology Paris, Journal of Computational Neuroscience, Animal Cognition, NIPS (Neural Information Processing Systems), CNS (Computational Neuroscience Conference) and others...
Article
2023
| Rausch, L. and Schünemann, M. and Drebitz, E. and Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. (2023) Strong attentional modulation of V1/V2 activity implements a robust, contrast-invariant control mechanism for selective information processing |
| Schünemann, M. and Ernst, U. A. (2023) Routing by spontaneous synchronization |
2021
| Ernst, U. A. and Chen, X. and Bohnenkamp, L. and Galashan, F. O. and Wegener, D. (2021) Dynamic divisive normalization circuits explain and predict change detection in monkey area MT Public Library of Science |
2020
| Ernst, U. A. and Chen, X. and Bohnenkamp, L. and Galashan, F. O. and Wegener, D. (2020) A simple canonical circuitry for non-stationary normalization by inhibition to explain and predict change detection in monkey area MT bioRxiv |
| Lisitsyn, D. and Grothe, I. and Kreiter, A. K. and Ernst, U. A. (2020) Visual stimulus content in V4 is conveyed by gamma-rhythmic information packages The Journal of Neuroscience |
2019
| Capparelli, F. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. (2019) Constrained inference in sparse coding reproduces contextual effects and predicts laminar neural dynamics PLOS Computational Biology |
| Lisitsyn, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2019) Causally investigating cortical dynamics and signal processing by targeting natural system attractors with precisely timed (electrical) stimulation Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience |
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2019) Open Hardware for neuro-prosthesis research: A study about a closed-loop multi-channel system for electrical surface stimulations and measurements HardwareX |
2018
| Grothe, I. and Rotermund, D. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2018) Attention selectively gates afferent signal transmission to area V4 The Journal of Neuroscience |
2017
| Grzymisch, A. and Grimsen, C. and Ernst, U. A. (2017) Contour integration in dynamic scenes: Impaired detection performance in extended presentations Frontiers in Psychology |
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2017) Open hardware for neuro-prosthesis research: A study about a closed-loop multi-channel system for electrical surface stimulations and measurements ArXiv |
2016
| Ernst, U. A. and Schiffer, A. and Persike, M. and Meinhardt, G. (2016) Contextual interactions in grating plaid configurations are explained by natural image statistics and neural modeling Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience |
2015
| Grothe, I. and Rotermund, D. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2015) Attention selectively gates afferent signal transmission to area V4 BioRxiv |
| Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2015) A model for attentional information routing through coherence predicts biased competition and multistable perception J Neurophysiol. |
2014
| Toemen, N. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2014) Marginally subcritical dynamics explain enhanced stimulus discriminability under attention Front. Syst. Neurosci. |
| van Humbeeck, N. and Schmitt, N. and Hermens, F. and Wagemans, J. and Ernst, U. A. (2014) The role of eye movements in a contour detection task Journal of Vision |
2013
| Arévalo, O. J. and Bornschlegl, M. A. and Eberhardt, S. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Fahle, M. (2013) Dynamics of dual prism adaptation: Relating novel experimental results to a minimalistic neural model PLoS One |
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Taylor, K. and Smiyukha, Y. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2013) Toward high performance, weakly invasive Brain Computer Interfaces using selective visual attention Journal of Neuroscience |
2012
| Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Neitzel, S. D. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2012) Optimality of human contour integration Public Library of Science |
| Lochmann, T. and Ernst, U. A. and Deneve, S. (2012) Perceptual inference predicts contextual modulations of sensory responses Soc Neuroscience |
2011
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2011) Sensible balance Science |
2009
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Taylor, K. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2009) Attention improves object representation in visual cortical field potentials Soc Neuroscience |
2008
| Hermens, F. and Herzog, M. H. and Luksys, G. and Gerstner, W. and Ernst, U. A. (2008) Modeling spatial and temporal aspects of visual backward masking. American Psychological Association |
2007
| Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2007) Efficient computation based on stochastic spikes Neural Computation |
| Hermens, F. and Ernst, U. A. (2007) Visual backward masking: Modeling spatial and temporal aspects Advances in Cognitive Psychology |
| Levina, A. and Ernst, U. A. and Herrmann, M. (2007) Criticality of avalanche dynamics in adaptive recurrent networks Neurocomputing |
| Patzelt, F. and Riegel, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2007) Self-organized critical noise amplification in human closed loop control Frontiers |
2006
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2006) Towards on-line adaptation of neuro-prostheses with neuronal evaluation signals Biol. Cyb. |
| Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2006) Optimal contour integration: When additive algorithms fail Neurocomputing |
2005
| Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. (2005) Robust integration and detection of noisy contours in a probabilistic neural model Neurocomputing |
2004
| Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2004) How ideally do macaque monkeys integrate contours? Neurocomputing |
2003
| Ernst, U. A. and Etzold, A. and Herzog, M. H. and Eurich, C. W. (2003) Dynamics of neuronal populations modeled by a Wilson-Cowan system account for the transient visibility of masked stimuli Neurocomputing |
| Herzog, M. H. and Ernst, U. A. and Etzold, A. and Eurich, C. W. (2003) Local interactions in neural networks explain global effects in the masking of visual stimuli MIT Press |
| Herzog, M. H. and Ernst, U. A. and Eurich, C. W. (2003) Getting the picture Scientific American Mind |
| Herzog, M. H. and Harms, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Eurich, C. W. and Mahmud, S. H. and Fahle, M. (2003) Extending the shine-through effect to classical masking paradigms Elsevier |
2002
| Eurich, C. W. and Herrmann, J. M. and Ernst, U. A. (2002) Finite-size effects of avalanche dynamics APS |
| Henkel, R. D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2002) Synchronizing assemblies perform magnitude-invariant pattern detection Neurocomputing |
| Herzog, M. H. and Ernst, U. A. and Eurich, C. W. (2002) Objekterkennung: Ein Kamel ist keine Palme Gehirn und Geist, Spektrum der Wissenschaft Verlagsgesellschaft |
2001
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Sahar-Pikielny, C. and Tsodyks, M. V. (2001) Intracortical origin of visual maps Nature Neuroscience |
2000
| Eurich, C. W. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Thiel, A. and Cowan, J. D. and Milton, J. G. (2000) Delay adaptation in the nervous system Neurocomputing |
1999
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Tsodyks, M. V. and Sejnowski, T. (1999) Relation between retinotopical and orientation maps in visual cortex Neural Computation |
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Wolf, F. and Geisel, T. (1999) Theory of nonclassical receptive field phenomena in the visual cortex Neurocomputing |
| Eurich, C. W. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Thiel, A. and Cowan, J. D. and Milton, J. G. (1999) Dynamics of self-organized delay adaptation APS |
1998
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1998) Delay-induced multistable synchronization of biological oscillators Phys. Rev. E |
| Lin, J. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Sejnowski, T. (1998) Irregular synchronous activity in stochastically-coupled networks of integrate-and-fire neurons Network |
1995
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1995) Synchronization induced by temporal delays in pulse-coupled oscillators Phys. Rev. Lett. |
Book chapter
2019
| Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2019) The role of criticality in flexible visual information processing Springer |
2013
| Kretzberg, J. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) Vision Springer Verlag |
2002
| Ernst, U. A. and Eurich, C. W. (2002) The Handbook of Brain Theory and Neural Networks MIT press, Cambridge, MA |
2001
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Tsodyks, M. V. (2001) Handbook of Biological Physics Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam |
Conferences
2024
| Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. and Korb, K. (2024) Modelling contour integration with corners in a convolutional neural network CoSyNe Conference 2024 |
2023
| Korb, K. and Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. (2023) Modelling contour integration with corner elements in a convolutional neural network Bernstein Conference 2023 |
| Scialom, E. and Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. and Herzog, M. H. (2023) A psychophysical approach to object rendering in future V4 prostheses Bernstein Conference 2023 |
| Scialom, E. and Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. and Herzog, M. H. (2023) Which fragments support object recognition best? 23rd Annual Meeting of the Vision Sciences Society, St. Petersburg, USA |
| Scialom, E. and Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. and Herzog, M. H. (2023) High-level visual information of local fragments affects object recognition European Conference on Visual Perception 2023, Paphos, Cyprus, Greece |
2022
| Shishikura, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Grothe, I. and Kreiter, A. K. and Sakai, K. (2022) Gamma activity spindles in V4 LFPs are modulated by stimulus dynamics and attentional demand Neuroscience Meeting Planner. San Diego, CA: Society for Neuroscience, 2022. Online |
2021
| Rausch, L. and Schünemann, M. and Drebitz, E. and Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. (2021) Attentional modulations overcome large activity differences between competing neuronal populations in area V1/V2 G\"ottingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society 2021 |
| Schünemann, M. and Ernst, U. A. (2021) Information routing in an analytically tractable model of critical dynamics Bernstein Conference 2021 |
2020
| Shishikura, M. and Sakai, K. and Grothe, I. and Kreiter, A. K. and Ernst, U. A. (2020) Dynamics of gamma oscillations in V4 local field potentials reveal mechanisms for selective information processing Annual Meeting of the Japan Neuroscience Society, Kobe |
2019
| Chen, X. and Bohnenkamp, L. and Wegener, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2019) A structurally simple model explains MT transients under variable stimulus and behavioral conditions Perception, 42 ECVP Supplement (oral presentation), Leuven |
| Chen, X. and Bohnenkamp, L. and Wegener, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2019) A structurally simple model explains MT transients under variable stimulus and behavioral conditions Bernstein Conference 2019, Berlin |
| Schünemann, M. and Ke?eb?hmer, M. and Ernst, U. A. (2019) Exact avalance distributions for inhomogenous networks of non-leaky integrate and fire neurons Bernstein Conference 2019, Berlin |
| Schünemann, M. and Rausch, L. and Drebitz, E. and Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. (2019) Unexpectedly strong attentional modulation of V1/V2 activity implements a robust, contrast-invariant control mechanism for selective information processing Bernstein Conference 2019, Berlin |
| Schiffer, A. and Ernst, U. A. and Persike, M. (2019) Thinking around the corner: How to process sharp bends in contour integration Perception, 42 ECVP Supplement (poster presentation), Leuven |
2018
| Capparelli, F. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2018) Generative model of visual cortex with short- and long-range recurrent interactions BMC Neuroscience 2018 (CNS Seattle) |
| Capparelli, F. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2018) Generative model of visual cortex with short- and long-range recurrent interactions Bernstein Conference 2018 (Berlin) |
| Harnack, D. and Drebitz, E. and Rausch, L. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. (2018) Attentional allocation increases mean firing rates of target representations in V1 over nearby distractor representations via two distinct mechanisms 2018 Neuroscience Meeting Planner |
| Schünemann, M. and Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2018) Cortical information integration with critical subnetworks: Large capacity, high accuracy, and rapid detection BMC Neuroscience 2018 (CNS Seattle |
| Schünemann, M. and Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2018) Cortical information integration with critical subnetworks: Large capacity, high accuracy, and rapid detection Bernstein Conference 2018 (Berlin) |
2017
| Capparelli, F. and Rotermund, D. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. (2017) Generative models of visual cortex with short and long range horizontal interactions Bernstein Conference 2017, G?ttingen |
| Grzymisch, A. and Schiffer, A. and Persike, M. and Ernst, U. A. (2017) Integration of orientation and spatial frequency in a model of visual cortex Bernstein Conference 2017, G?ttingen |
| Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2017) Performance-optimization guided distribution of attentional resources BMC Neuroscience 2017 (CNS), Antwerp |
| Lisitsyn, D. and Drebitz, E. and Grothe, I. and Kreiter, A. K. and Ernst, U. A. (2017) Dissecting gamma phase and amplitude-specific information routing in V4 of macaque during selective attention BMC Neuroscience 2017 (CNS Antwerp) |
| Schünemann, M. and Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2017) Critical subnetworks for feature integration Bernstein Conference 2017, G?ttingen |
| Schiffer, A. and Grzymisch, A. and Persike, M. and Ernst, U. A. (2017) Integration of orientation and spatial frequency in a model of visual cortex BMC Neuroscience 2017 (CNS Antwerp) |
| Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2017) Selective feature integration with critical dynamics in cortical subnetworks BMC Neuroscience 2017 (CNS Antwerp) |
2016
| Bohnenkamp, L. and Wegener, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2016) Modelling transient dynamics and attentional modulation in MT cells in a structurally simple model Bernstein Conference 2016, Berlin |
| Capparelli, F. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2016) Ongoing activity in a spiking network of visual cortical columns representing local optimal inference modules Bernstein Conference 2016, Berlin |
| Constantin, O. and Bohnenkamp, L. and Wegener, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2016) Understanding the MT representation of speed and speed changes in a structurally simple neural model Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CoSyNe) |
| Ernst, U. A. and Schiffer, A. and Persike, M. and Meinhardt, G. (2016) Contextual interactions in grating plaid configurations are explained by natural image statistics and neural modeling Bernstein Conference 2016, Berlin |
| Ernst, U. A. and Schiffer, A. and Persike, M. and Meinhardt, G. (2016) Contextual interactions in grating plaid configurations are explained by natural image statistics and neural modeling European Conference on Visual Perception (ECVP) |
| Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2016) Self-organization and control of flexible information routing in cortical networks Bernstein Conference 2016, Berlin |
| Lisitsyn, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2016) Model-based inferences into attention and bistability information routing control via precisely-timed pertubations Bernstein Conference 2016, Berlin |
| Rothe, H. and Stemmann, H. and Schander, A. and Lisitsyn, D. and Kreiter, A. K. and Lang, W. and Ernst, U. A. (2016) Analysis of neural signals from chronically implanted, novel multi-channel floating probes Bernstein Conference 2016, Berlin |
2015
| Bohnenkamp, L. and Wegener, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2015) Attentional spreading over feature attributes and feature dimensions: Distributed top-down modulation or joint neural coding? BMC Neuroscience |
| Ernst, U. A. and Toemen, N. (2015) Optimal feature integration in critical, balanced networks Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CoSyNe) |
| Grzymisch, A. and Grimsen, C. and Ernst, U. A. (2015) Attentional effects in contour integration in dynamic scenes Vision Science Society (VSS) Annual Meeting |
| Harnack, D. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Tootoonian, S. (2015) A simplified model for oscillatory population dynamics in visual cortex Annual Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society |
| Lisitsyn, D. and Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2015) Probing communication through coherence via phase-dependent analysis Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting |
| Lisitsyn, D. and Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2015) Probing information routing mechanisms by precisely-timed electrical stimulation pulses: a modelling study BMC Neuroscience (CNS Prague) |
| Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2015) Optimal feature integration in critical, balanced networks Proceedings of 11th G?ttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society |
| Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2015) Optimal feataure integration in a critical balanced network model Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting |
2014
| Grzymisch, A. and Grimsen, C. and Ernst, U. A. (2014) Contour integration in dynamic scenes and selective attention European Conference on Visual Perception |
| Grzymisch, A. and Grimsen, C. and Ernst, U. A. (2014) Contour integration in dynamic scenes and selective attention Bernstein Conference 2014, G?ttingen |
| Harnack, D. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. (2014) Multistble network dynamics through lateral inhibition: an efficient mechanism for selective information routing BMC Neuroscience, 23rd Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting: CNS*2014 |
| Lisitsyn, D. and Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2014) Guiding attention: phase-response curve analysis of a communication through coherence model Bernstein Conference 2014, G?ttingen |
| Toemen, N. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2014) Marginally subcritical dynamics explain enhanced stimulus discriminability under attention 10th Bernstein Conference, G?ttingen |
2013
| Grothe, I. and Rotermund, D. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2013) The neuronal input channel switched by attention reflects routing by coherence Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CoSyNe) |
| Grothe, I. and Rotermund, D. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2013) Selective synchronization explains transfer characteristics of attention-dependent routing for broad-band flicker signals to monkey area V4 European Conference on Visual Perception, Bremen |
| Grzymisch, A. and Grimsen, C. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) Contour integration in static and dynamic scenes Bernstein Conference 2013, Tübingen |
| Grzymisch, A. and Grimsen, C. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) Contour integration in static and dynamic scenes European Conference on Visual Perception, Bremen |
| Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2013) A dynamic model for selective visual attention predicts information routing G?ttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society |
| Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2013) A model for selective visual attention predicts information routing BMC Neuroscience |
| Harnack, D. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) A model for selective visual attention predicts information gating and biased competition Bernstein Conference, Tübingen |
| Harnack, D. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) A model of selective visual attention predicts biased competition and information routing European Conference on Visual Perception, Bremen |
| Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) Attention improves information processing by tuning cortical networks towards critical states Computational and Systems Neuroscience (CoSyNe) |
| Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) Improved information processing under attention is explained by phase transitions in cortical dynamics European Conference on Visual Perception, Bremen |
| Toemen, N. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) Improved information processing under attention is explained by phase transitions in cortical dynamics Bernstein Conference, Tübingen |
| Toemen, N. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) Attention improves information processing by tuning cortical networks towards critical states G?ttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society |
| Toemen, N. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2013) Improved information processing under attention is explained by phase transitions in cortical dynamics Brainmodes 2013 |
2012
| Grothe, I. and Neitzel, S. D. and Rotermund, D. and Mandon, S. and Linke, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2012) Interareal gamma-band synchronization in primate ventral visual pathway underlies signal routing during selective attention SfN Annual Meeting, New Orleans |
| Harnack, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2012) A model for selective visual attention predicts information routing through coherence SfN Annual Meeting, New Orleans |
2011
| Heyken, P. and Traschütz, A. and Harnack, D. and Habekost, B. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Wegener, D. (2011) Transient activation of MT neurons to stimulus velocity changes: experiments and modelling Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Bernstein Conference, Neurex Annual Meeting |
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Kreiter, A. K. (2011) Gating of visual processing by selective attention as observed in LFP data of monkey area V4 9th G?ttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society, G?ttingen |
| Rotermund, D. and Grothe, I. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Kreiter, A. K. (2011) Gating of visual processing by selective attention as observed in LFP data of monkey area V4 SfN International Neuroscience Meeting, Washington |
| Rotermund, D. and Linke, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Grothe, I. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2011) Routing of information flow by selective visual attention in LFPs of monkey area V4 Computational Neuroscience and Neurotechnology Bernstein Conference, Neurex Annual Meeting, Freiburg, Conference Abstract BC11 |
| Rotermund, D. and Schipper, M. and Fahle, M. and Ernst, U. A. (2011) High-performance classification of contour percepts from EEG recordings 19th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting CNS, Stockholm, BMC Neuroscience |
| Schipper, M. and Fahle, M. and Stecher, H. I. and Ernst, U. A. (2011) Human contour integration is independently biased by global stimulus shape and behavioural task: Evidence from psychophysics and electrophysiology Perception, 24th European Conference on Visual Perception ECVP, Toulouse, France |
2010
| Arévalo, O. J. and Bornschlegl, M. A. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Fahle, M. (2010) Predicting the dynamics of dual prism adaptation with a biophysically plausible neural model Front. Comput. Neurosci., Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience and Berlin |
| Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. and Taylor, K. and Smiyukha, Y. and Neitzel, S. D. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2010) Discriminability of direction of attention with and without stimuli based on V4 epidural recordings: A perspective for high-performance brain-computer interfaces SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2010, San Diego |
| Neitzel, S. D. and Rotermund, D. and Mandon, S. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2010) Highly selective processing of temporal information from attended stimuli in macaque's visual area V4 Front. Comput. Neurosci., Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience, Berlin |
| Schipper, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Fahle, M. (2010) A horizontal bias in contour integration: Evidence from psychophysics and electrophysiology Perception, 39 ECVP Supplement, Lausanne |
| Schipper, M. and Teiwes, V. and Fahle, M. and Ernst, U. A. (2010) Local contour integration depends on alignment and orientation of global shapes Front. Comput. Neurosci., Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience, Berlin |
2009
| Bornschlegl, M. A. and Arévalo, O. J. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Fahle, M. (2009) Learning of visuomotor adaptation: Insights from experiments and simulations Front. Comput. Neurosci., Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience, Frankfurt |
| Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. (2009) Enhancing information processing by synchronization Front. Comput. Neurosci., Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience, Frankfurt |
| Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. (2009) Enhancing information processing by synchronization SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2009, Chicago |
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2009) Enhancing information processing y synchronization BMC Neuroscience 2009, 18th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, CNS 2009, Berlin |
| Rotermund, D. and Neitzel, S. D. and Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Taylor, K. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2009) Phase differences in local field potentials from macaque monkey area V4 predict attentional state in single trials with 99.6 \% accuracy BMC Neuroscience 2009, 18th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, CNS 2009, Berlin |
| Rotermund, D. and Neitzel, S. D. and Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Taylor, K. and Smiyukha, Y. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2009) Field potentials from macaque area V4 predict attention in single trials with ~100 \% accuracy Front. Comput. Neurosci., Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience, Frankfurt |
| Rotermund, D. and Neitzel, S. D. and Taylor, K. and Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2009) Phase differences in local field potentials from macaque monkey area V4 predict attentional state in single trials with 99.6 \% accuracy 8th G?ttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society, 32nd G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference 2009, G?ttingen |
| Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Kreiter, A. K. and Rosenholtz, R. (2009) Can reduced contour detection performance in the periphery be explained by larger integration fields BMC Neuroscience 2009, 18th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, CNS 2009, Berlin |
| Schipper, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Fahle, M. (2009) How do prior expectations shape contour integration? 8th G?ttingen Meeting of the German Neuroscience Society, 32nd G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference 2009, G?ttingen |
| Schipper, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Fahle, M. (2009) Interactions between top-down and stimulus-driven processes in visual feature integration Front. Comput. Neurosci., Bernstein Conference on Computational Neuroscience, Frankfurt |
| Schipper, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Fahle, M. (2009) Influence of prior expectations on contour integration: Psychophysics and modeling BMC Neuroscience 2009, 18th Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting, CNS 2009, Berlin |
2008
| Arévalo, O. J. and Hochstein, L. and Bornschlegl, M. A. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Fahle, M. (2008) Spatial transfer in prism adaptation Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Bernstein Symposium 2008, Munich |
| Deneve, S. and Lochmann, T. and Ernst, U. A. (2008) Dynamic, context-dependant spike responses of visual neurons reflects inference and learning in natural movies CoSyNe Meeting 2008, Salt Lake City |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Taylor, K. and Rotermund, D. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. (2008) Phase differences in local field potentials from macaque monkey area V4 predict attentional state in single trials with 99.6 \% accuracy SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2008, Washington |
| Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Neitzel, S. D. and Mandon, S. and Kreiter, A. K. and Rosenholtz, R. (2008) Human contour integration is optimized for natural images SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2008, Washington |
| Schipper, M. and Ernst, U. A. and Fahle, M. (2008) Investigating the interactions between top-down and bottom-up visual processing: The influence of prior expectations on contour integration Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Bernstein Symposium 2008, Munich |
2007
| Deneve, S. and Ernst, U. A. (2007) Finding the underlying causes of the visual input with spiking neurons and shunting inhibition SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2007, San Diego |
| Ernst, U. A. and Deneve, S. (2007) Extra-classical receptive field properties from natural image statistics SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2007, San Diego |
| Ernst, U. A. and Deneve, S. and Meinhardt, G. (2007) Detection of gabor patch arrangements is explained by natural image statistics BMC Neuroscience 2007, 16th Computational Neuroscience Meeting CNS*2007, Toronto, Canada |
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Taylor, K. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2007) Attention in monkey area V4 is modulated by task demand SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2007, San Diego |
| Rotermund, D. and Taylor, K. and Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2007) Attention improves object representation in monkey area V4 G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference, Tübingen |
| Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Neitzel, S. D. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2007) Structure of the neuronal interactions underlying human contour integration BMC Neuroscience 2007, 16th Computational Neuroscience Meeting CNS*2007, Toronto, Canada |
2006
| Ernst, U. A. and Neitzel, S. D. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Mandon, S. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2006) Modeling systematic errors of human contour detection reveals new mechanisms of contour integration SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2006, Atlanta |
| Ernst, U. A. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Mandon, S. and Neitzel, S. D. and Kreiter, A. K. (2006) Contour detection from quasi-ideal contour integration Computational Neuroscience Conference (CNS), Edinburgh, Scotland, Abstract Book |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. (2006) On-line adaptation of neuro-prostheses with neuronal evaluation signals ESANN - European Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks, Bruges, Belgium |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. (2006) Towards on-line adaptation of neuro-prostheses with neuronal evaluation signals SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2006, Atlanta |
| Rotermund, D. and Taylor, K. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2006) Attention improves object discriminability in monkey area V4 Computational Neuroscience Conference (CNS), Edinburgh, Scotland, Abstract Book |
2005
| Mandon, S. and Ernst, U. A. and Neitzel, S. D. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2005) Neuronal mechanisms of contour integration investigated by combining psychophysical experiments with probabilistic modelling Proceedings of the 30th G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference |
| Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2005) Processing natural images with single spikes Proceedings of the 30th G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference |
| Rotermund, D. and Taylor, K. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2005) Attention improves object encoding in monkey area V4 SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2005, Washington |
| Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Mandon, S. and Neitzel, S. D. and Kreiter, A. K. (2005) Systematic errors of contour detection are predicted by computational mechanisms for contour integration: Theory and experiments SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2005, Washington |
2004
| Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Kreiter, A. K. (2004) Mechanisms and principles of contour integration revealed by combining psychophysical experiments with probabilistic modelling Dynamic Perception (Workshop of GI section 1.0.4) |
| Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2004) An algorithm for fast pattern recognition with random spikes Pattern Recognition, Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
| Ernst, U. A. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2004) Large tuning width can improve contour detection performance in a neural model for robust contour integration 4th Forum of European Neuroscience (FENS), Lisbon, Portugal |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Kreiter, A. K. (2004) Mechanisms and principles of contour integration revealed by combining psychophysical experiments with probabilistic modelling SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2004, San Diego |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Rotermund, D. (2004) Computing spike-by-spike Dynamic Perception (Workshop of GI section 1.0.4) |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2004) A novel framework for universal adaptive computation in a cortex model with stochastic spikes 4th Forum of European Neuroscience (FENS), Lisbon, Portugal |
2003
| Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2003) Rapid contour integration of macaque monkeys and spiking neural networks SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2003, New Orleans |
| Ernst, U. A. and Mandon, S. and Schinkel-Bielefeld, N. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2003) Rapid contour integration of macaque monkeys and spiking neural networks SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2003, New Orleans |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2003) Building representations spike by spike Neural Information and Coding Workshop, Snowbird, Utah |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Rotermund, D. and Ernst, U. A. (2003) Building representations spike by spike Proceedings of the 29th G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference |
2002
| Ernst, U. A. and Etzold, A. and Eurich, C. W. and Herzog, M. H. (2002) Transiente Merkmalsbildung und raumzeitliche Aktivit?tsdynamik in einem Modell des visuellen Kortex Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG), Frühjahrstagung Regensburg |
| Ernst, U. A. and Etzold, A. and Herzog, M. H. and Eurich, C. W. (2002) Object representation through transient neural dynamics Dynamic Perception (Workshop of GI section 1.0.4) |
| Ernst, U. A. and Etzold, A. and Herzog, M. H. and Eurich, C. W. (2002) Transient activation of neuronal populations in a cortical model accounts for the transient visibility of masked stimuli SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2002, Orlando, Florida |
| Haynes, J. and Ernst, U. A. and Heinze, H. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2002) Spectral and nonspectral analysis of brain state coherency FENS Meeting, Paris, France |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Trenner, D. and Rotermund, D. (2002) Building representations spike by spike SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 2002, Orlando, Florida |
2001
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (2001) Asymmetric surround suppression coincides with structure of orientation preference map Proceedings of the 28th G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference |
2000
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Tsodyks, M. V. and Sahar-Pikielny, C. (2000) Spontaneous emergence of orientation preference and direction selectivity through laterial intracortical interactions CNS*2000 Conference, Bruges, Belgium |
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Tsodyks, M. V. and Sahar-Pikielny, C. (2000) Lateral introcortical interactions and randon inhomogeneities: A key to the sponaneous emergence of cortical maps in V1 without visual experience FENS Meeting, Brighton, UK |
1999
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Tsodyks, M. V. and Sejnowski, T. and Geisel, T. (1999) Relationships between cortical maps and receptive fields are determined by lateral cortical feedback Proceedings of the 27th G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference |
| Eurich, C. W. and Ernst, U. A. (1999) Avalanches of activity in a network of integrate-and-fire neurons with stochastic input 9th International Conference on Neural Networks (ICANN 1999), IEE Conference Publication |
| Tsodyks, M. V. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Sahar-Pikielny, C. (1999) Intracortical origin of visual cortical maps SfN International Neuroscience Meeting 1999, Miami, Florida |
1998
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1998) Analysing the context dependence of receptive fields in visual cortex Perspectives in Neural Computing (ICANN 1998) |
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Wolf, F. and Geisel, T. (1998) Orientation contrast enhancement modulated by differential long-range interaction in visual cortex Computational Neuroscience: Trends in Research (CNS 1997) |
| Eurich, C. W. and Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. (1998) Continuous dynamics of neuronal delay adaptation Perspectives in Neural Computing (ICANN 1998) |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Wolf, F. and Geisel, T. (1998) Orientation preference geometry modulates nonclassical receptive field properties New Neuroethology on the Move - Proceedings of the 26th G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference |
1997
| Ernst, U. A. and Kreiter, A. K. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1997) Identifying oscillatory and stochastic neuronal behaviour with high temporal precision in macaque monkey visual cortex Proceedings of the Conference on Computational Neuroscience (CNS 1996) |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Wolf, F. and Geisel, T. (1997) Geometry of orientation preference map determines nonclassical receptive field properties Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN 1997) |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Wolf, F. and Geisel, T. (1997) Orientation contrast sensitivity from long-range interactions in visual cortex From Membrane to Mind - Proceedings of the 25th G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference |
1996
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1996) Komplexe r?umliche Dynamik und Phasenclustering in strukturierten pulsgekoppelten neuronalen Netzen Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG), Frühjahrstagung Regensburg |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Wolf, F. and Geisel, T. (1996) Orientation contrast sensitivity from long-range interactions in visual cortex Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NIPS 1996) |
1995
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1995) Multistable feataure binding with noisy integrate-and-fire neurons Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN 1995) |
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1995) Phasendichtedynamik pulsgekoppelter Oszillatoren mit Delay Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG), Frühjahrstagung Berlin |
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1995) Using the neuronal time structure for information processing: Multistability in pulse coupled neurons with delay Learning and Memory - Proceedings of the 23rd G?ttingen Neurobiology Conference |
| Pawelzik, K. R. and Ernst, U. A. and Geisel, T. (1995) Multistable phase-clustering in networks of spiking neurons Proceedings of the Conference on Computational Neuroscience (CNS 1994) |
1994
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1994) Multiple phase clustering of globally pulse coupled neurons with delay Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN 1994) |
| Ernst, U. A. and Pawelzik, K. R. and Geisel, T. (1994) Synchronisation, Desynchronisation und Gruppenbildung pulsgekoppelter Oszillatoren mit verz?gerter Wechselwirkung Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft (DPG), Frühjahrstagung Münster |