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Peter Thier is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and is an active researcher in the field of neuroscience.

The primary focus of their work lies in several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, neurology, social psychology, sensory systems, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Their research covers various main topics, such as:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Face recognition and perception
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Vestibular and auditory disorders
  • Hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, genetics
  • Action observation and synchronization
  • Retinal development and disorders

Peter Thier has published extensively, with frequent appearances in venues including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • eNeuro

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Decoding of the other's focus of attention by a temporal cortex module, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Using deep neural networks to detect complex spikes of cerebellar Purkinje cells, 2020, Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Cerebellar complex spikes multiplex complementary behavioral information, 2021, PLoS Biology
  • Multidimensional cerebellar computations for flexible kinematic control of movements, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Non-shared coding of observed and executed actions prevails in macaque ventral premotor mirror neurons, 2023, eLife

Peter Thier collaborates regularly with other researchers, frequently co-authoring with:

  • Peter W. Dicke
  • Silvia Spadacenta
  • Akshay Markanday
  • Junya Inoue
  • Hamidreza Ramezanpour

Best Publications

  • Parietal Lobe Contributions to Orientation in 3D Space

    Peter Thier;Hans-Otto Karnath

  • Gain Modulation: A Major Computational Principle of the Central Nervous System

    Emilio Salinas;Peter Thier

  • Neuron-specific contribution of the superior colliculus to overt and covert shifts of attention.

    Alla Ignashchenkova;Peter W Dicke;Thomas Haarmeier;Peter Thier

  • Mirror neurons differentially encode the peripersonal and extrapersonal space of monkeys

    Vittorio Caggiano;Leonardo Fogassi;Leonardo Fogassi;Leonardo Fogassi;Giacomo Rizzolatti;Giacomo Rizzolatti;Giacomo Rizzolatti;Peter Thier;Peter Thier;Peter Thier

  • Misattributions of agency in schizophrenia are based on imprecise predictions about the sensory consequences of one's actions

    Matthis Synofzik;Peter Thier;Dirk T. Leube;Peter Schlotterbeck

  • Saccadic Dysmetria and Adaptation after Lesions of the Cerebellar Cortex

    Shabtai Barash;Armenuhi Melikyan;Alexey Sivakov;Mingsha Zhang

  • The cerebellum updates predictions about the visual consequences of one's behavior.

    Matthis Synofzik;Axel Lindner;Peter Thier

  • Electrical Microstimulation Distinguishes Distinct Saccade-Related Areas in the Posterior Parietal Cortex

    Peter Thier;Richard A. Andersen

  • View-Based Encoding of Actions in Mirror Neurons of Area F5 in Macaque Premotor Cortex

    Vittorio Caggiano;Leonardo Fogassi;Leonardo Fogassi;Giacomo Rizzolatti;Giacomo Rizzolatti;Joern K. Pomper

  • Disorders of Agency in Schizophrenia Correlate with an Inability to Compensate for the Sensory Consequences of Actions

    Axel Lindner;Peter Thier;Tilo T.J. Kircher;Thomas Haarmeier

  • The neural basis of smooth-pursuit eye movements.

    Peter Thier;Uwe J Ilg

  • Specific influences of cerebellar dysfunctions on gait.

    Winfried Ilg;Heidrun Golla;Peter Thier;Martin A. Giese

  • False perception of motion in a patient who cannot compensate for eye movements

    Thomas Haarmeier;Peter Thier;Marc Repnow;Dirk Petersen

  • Reduced saccadic resilience and impaired saccadic adaptation due to cerebellar disease.

    Heidrun Golla;Konstantin Tziridis;Thomas Haarmeier;Nicolas Catz

  • A neuronal correlate of spatial stability during periods of self-induced visual motion

    R. G. Erickson;P. Thier

  • Encoding of movement time by populations of cerebellar Purkinje cells.

    Peter Thier;Peter W. Dicke;Roman Haas;Shabtai Barash

  • Responses of Visual-Tracking Neurons from Cortical Area MST-I to Visual, Eye and Head Motion.

    P. Thier;R. G. Erickson

  • Mirror neurons encode the subjective value of an observed action

    Vittorio Caggiano;Leonardo Fogassi;Giacomo Rizzolatti;Antonino Casile

  • Posterior parietal cortex neurons encode target motion in world-centered coordinates.

    Uwe J Ilg;Stefan Schumann;Peter Thier

  • Cerebellar complex spike firing is suitable to induce as well as to stabilize motor learning.

    Nicolas Catz;Peter W. Dicke;Peter Thier

  • The neural basis of smooth pursuit eye movements in the rhesus monkey brain.

    Uwe J. Ilg;Peter Thier

  • Unravelling cerebellar pathways with high temporal precision targeting motor and extensive sensory and parietal networks

    Fahad Sultan;Mark Augath;Salah Hamodeh;Yusuke Murayama

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin A. Giese
Martin A. Giese University of Tübingen
Cornelius Schwarz
Cornelius Schwarz University of Tübingen
Jürgen Bolz
Jürgen Bolz Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Erik De Schutter
Erik De Schutter Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Leonardo Fogassi
Leonardo Fogassi University of Parma
Hans-Otto Karnath
Hans-Otto Karnath University of Tübingen
Giacomo Rizzolatti
Giacomo Rizzolatti University of Parma
Werner Lutzenberger
Werner Lutzenberger University of Tübingen
Heinz Wässle
Heinz Wässle Max Planck Society
Ziad M. Hafed
Ziad M. Hafed University of Tübingen

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