Forschungsschwerpunkte - Research Profile

Assessment of coding strategies behind biological signaling at different levels of functional and structural manifestation, ranging from molecular to organismic organization. What are the physiological (physical) correlates behind higher level brain functions, such as perception, cognition, emotion and volition ? How does biological order and energy consumption relate to the concepts of information and communication ? Beside these fundamental questions, members of the unit pursue a number of applied projects such as:

• developmental brain dynamics underlaying adaptation and orientation in the avian model (cooperation H.Winkler, KLI, Vienna, Austria) 
• central-peripheral endocrine signals : paracrine regulation of receptor-ligand interactions in reproductive systems (cooperation with N. Schmeller, PMU, SALK, Salzburg) 
• cancer cell lines: applicability of neuro-peptide antagonists (cooperation with A.Schally, Vet.Med.School, Lousiana State Univ., USA)
• signals mediating pain and consciousness (cooperation with ……….) 
• creative-mobile autonomous robots (cooperation with H. Mayer, Scientific Computing, Univ. Salzburg) 
• probing development by energy-relating photonic signals in organ culture 
• neural-quantum computing (cooperation with S. Roy, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkatta, India) 
• SPECT imaging signals and their physiolocial relevance (cooperation with Christian Doppler Klinik, Salzburg) 
• ERP-EEG patterns behind environmental expositions (HF EM exposure) 

Within our competence, we service all reasonable scientific questions 

Weitere Kooperationspartner (extern)

Winkler Hans , KLI, Österr. Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wilhelminenberg, Wien 
Sisir Roy, Physics & Applied Mathematics Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkatta, India 
Panksepp J., New York, USA 
Bingman V.,  BGSU, Dept of Psychology, Ohio, USA 
Leutgeb Stefan, Medical-Technical Research Center, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway Ladurner G., W. Staffen, U. Schönauer, Department of Neurology, Christian-Doppler-Klinik, Salzburg 
Schmeller N., Uni-Klinik für Urologie und Andrologie, PMU, SALK, Salzburg 
Schally A., Vet.Med.School, Lousiana State Univ., USA) 

Arbeitskreis: QND – Freitagsrunde
 
Gernot Falkner, Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mondsee, 
Luthringshausen G., LKA Salzburg 
Grobovschek M., Christian Doppler Klinik, Salzburg 
Oberfeld G., Landesregierung, Salzburg