Novelty & Curiosity
Contextual curiosityWhen humans or animals detect novel stimuli in their environment, they respond with distinct orienting and exploratory behaviours, caused by an innate drive of perceptual curiosity. We study the brain mechanisms in the olfactory system that gives rise to these behaviours, and how these behaviours are affected by differences in stimulus quality and neuromodulatory input.
In addition, we develop new experimental methods to improve our abilities to measure and manipulate neurons in the brain.
Martijn Broux
PhD Student
I am a systems neuroscientist with a strong focus on electrophysiology in small animals.
Jose Esquivelzeta Rabell
PostDoc
My research interests include the systems neuroscience, the olfactory pathway and general behaviour.
Eléonore Schiltz
PhD Student
My research interests are system neuroscience, information theory and theoretical neuroscience.
Cagatay Aydin
PostDoc
Kacper Kondrakiewicz
PostDoc
My research is focused on how reward system processes novel sensory stimuli.
Robin De Plus
PhD Student
My research interests mostly include system neuroscience, neurobiology, disease models and machine learning.
Sebastian Haesler
Professor of Neuroscience
My research interests include systems biology, neurobiology and neurotech.