Simon Musall

Simon Musall is a Professor at the Department of Molecular and Systemic Neurophysiology, RWTH Aachen University. His research focuses on how brain states influence sensory perception and decision-making processes, emphasizing the role of neuromodulators like acetylcholine in cortical neural network interactions.

• Location: Building 5350, Room 0.111, Worringerweg 3, 52074 Aachen
• Contact: +49 241 80-20833 | musall@bio2.rwth-aachen.de

Research Overview: Musall's work investigates how behavioral states (e.g., task focus vs. mind-wandering) modulate cortical function and perception. His team combines high-speed video tracking, pupillometry, and behavioral models with cortex-wide functional imaging, 2-photon microscopy, and electrophysiology to decode neural-behavioral relationships.

Techniques: Optogenetic activation/silencing of neural circuits to study state generation and maintenance. The lab aims to bridge mechanistic insights between neural activity and global behavioral dynamics.