Visual Circuits & Interfaces (Jendritza)
We study the neural circuits involved in visual processing and develop optogenetic methods to create artificial visual perception. Our current focus is foundational research on the development of an optogenetic cortical prosthesis, as a novel approach toward vision restoration.
A central goal is to understand how patterned stimulation of the primary visual cortex can generate meaningful percepts and how these artificial signals propagate through the visual hierarchy. To develop these approaches, we combine large-scale electrophysiology, optogenetics, and behavioral experiments in marmosets.
The group is part of the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies (EKFZ) and associated with the Institute for Auditory Neuroscience at the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG).
Selected Publications
- Jendritza, P., Liljemalm, R., Stieglitz, T., Fries, P., & Lewis, C. M. (2024).
A hybrid micro-ECoG for functionally targeted multi-site and multi-scale investigation. In bioRxiv.
- Jendritza, P., Klein, F. J., & Fries, P. (2023).
Multi-area recordings and optogenetics in the awake, behaving marmoset. Nature Communications, 14(1), 577.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36217-5 - Jendritza, P., Klein, F. J., Rohenkohl, G., & Fries, P. (2021).
Visual Neuroscience Methods for Marmosets: Efficient Receptive Field Mapping and Head-Free Eye Tracking. ENeuro, 8(3).
