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150
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101570
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145
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Neuroscience in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Neuroscience in Germany Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1998 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Neurosciences
  • 1989 - Member of Academia Europaea
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Wolf Singer is affiliated with the Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience in Germany. Their research primarily spans the field of Neuroscience, with significant contributions in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Sensory Systems.

The scientist's principal research topics include:

  • Neural dynamics and brain function
  • Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
  • Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Wolf Singer's recent publications reflect their focus on cerebral cortex dynamics and sensory processing. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Recurrent dynamics in the cerebral cortex: Integration of sensory evidence with stored knowledge" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Predictive coding of natural images by V1 firing rates and rhythmic synchronization" (2022), published in Neuron
  • "Visual exposure enhances stimulus encoding and persistence in primary cortex" (2021), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Perceptual Gains and Losses in Synesthesia and Schizophrenia" (2020), published in Schizophrenia Bulletin
  • "The functional role of oscillatory dynamics in neocortical circuits: A computational perspective" (forthcoming 2025), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

The frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Cerebral Cortex
  • Neuron
  • Schizophrenia Bulletin

Wolf Singer has collaborated extensively with a consistent group of co-authors. Frequent collaborators are:

  • Johanna Klon-Lipok
  • Andreea Lazăr
  • Katharine A. Shapcott
  • Alina Peter
  • Pascal Fries

Wolf Singer's academic recognition includes membership and fellowships in several prestigious scientific organizations:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2013)
  • German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften (1998) in Neurosciences
  • Member of Academia Europaea (1989)
  • Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Best Publications

  • Oscillatory responses in cat visual cortex exhibit inter-columnar synchronization which reflects global stimulus properties.

    Charles M. Gray;Peter König;Andreas K. Engel;Wolf Singer

  • Dynamic predictions: Oscillations and synchrony in top–down processing

    Andreas K. Engel;Pascal Fries;Pascal Fries;Wolf Singer

  • Visual feature integration and the temporal correlation hypothesis

    Wolf Singer;Charles M. Gray

  • Stimulus-specific neuronal oscillations in orientation columns of cat visual cortex

    Charles M. Gray;Wolf Singer

  • Neuronal Synchrony: A Versatile Code for the Definition of Relations?

    Wolf Singer

  • Neural Synchrony in Brain Disorders: Relevance for Cognitive Dysfunctions and Pathophysiology

    Peter J. Uhlhaas;Peter J. Uhlhaas;Wolf Singer;Wolf Singer

  • Abnormal neural oscillations and synchrony in schizophrenia

    Peter J. Uhlhaas;Peter J. Uhlhaas;Wolf Singer;Wolf Singer

  • Synchronization of cortical activity and its putative role in information processing and learning

    Wolf Singer

  • Temporal binding and the neural correlates of sensory awareness

    Andreas K. Engel;Wolf Singer

  • Modulation of neuronal interactions through neuronal synchronization

    Thilo Womelsdorf;Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen;Robert Oostenveld;Wolf Singer;Wolf Singer

  • Visuomotor integration is associated with zero time-lag synchronization among cortical areas

    Pieter R. Roelfsema;Andreas K. Engel;Peter König;Wolf Singer

  • The gamma cycle

    Pascal Fries;Danko Nikolić;Danko Nikolić;Wolf Singer;Wolf Singer

  • Interhemispheric synchronization of oscillatory neuronal responses in cat visual cortex.

    Andreas K. Engel;Peter König;Andreas K. Kreiter;Wolf Singer

  • Excitatory amino acid receptors and synaptic plasticity.

    Graham L. Collingridge;Wolf Singer

  • Different voltage-dependent thresholds for inducing long-term depression and long-term potentiation in slices of rat visual cortex

    A. Artola;S. Bröcher;W. Singer

  • Modulation of visual cortical plasticity by acetylcholine and noradrenaline

    Mark F. Bear;Mark F. Bear;Wolf Singer

  • Long-term potentiation and NMDA receptors in rat visual cortex

    Alain Artola;Wolf Singer

  • Blockade of "NMDA" receptors disrupts experience-dependent plasticity of kitten striate cortex

    Andreas Kleinschmidt;Mark F. Bear;Wolf Singer

  • Long-term depression of excitatory synaptic transmission and its relationship to long-term potentiation.

    Alain Artola;Wolf Singer

  • Temporal coding in the visual cortex: new vistas on integration in the nervous system

    Andreas K. Engel;Peter König;Andreas K. Kreiter;Thomas B. Schillen

Frequent Co-Authors

Pascal Fries
Pascal Fries Ernst Strüngmann Institute for Neuroscience
Andreas K. Engel
Andreas K. Engel Universität Hamburg
Peter J. Uhlhaas
Peter J. Uhlhaas Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Lars Muckli
Lars Muckli University of Glasgow
Michael Wibral
Michael Wibral University of Göttingen
Rainer Goebel
Rainer Goebel Maastricht University
Peter König
Peter König Osnabrück University
Lucia Melloni
Lucia Melloni Max Planck Society
Pieter R. Roelfsema
Pieter R. Roelfsema Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience
David Edmund Johannes Linden
David Edmund Johannes Linden Maastricht University

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