Visiting RUB

Prof. Yuri Dabaghian from Houston will visit Prof. Sen Cheng (TP B2) from the Mercator Research Group „Structure of Memory“ from September, 25th until 28th. Yuri Dabaghian is Assistant Professor at the Baylor College of Medicine and at the Department of Computation and Applied Mathematics, Rice University.

Dr. Dabaghian draws from his doctoral training in theoretical and mathematical physics to develop theoretical models and experimental approaches for investigating how the brain can consistently and rapidly assemble and modify various spatial „maps“ into a fully integrated representation of the environment at various levels of spatial awareness. His work currently focuses on modeling spatial learning and memory in the hippocampus and in the parietal cortex. He is also collaborating with Microsoft to develop a virtual reality-based, noninvasive diagnostic tool to identify spatial deficits early in the development of physiological dysfunction caused by, for example, Alzheimer’s disease or brain tumors. More information