Andreas Herz

Andreas Herz is a Professor and Senior Scientist at the Division of Neurobiology, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU). He is a Board Member and Speaker of the Bernstein Center Munich, a leading institution in computational neuroscience. His research integrates theoretical modeling with experimental data to explore neural dynamics, information processing, and spatial navigation.

• Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• School: Faculty of Biology
• Department: Division of Neurobiology
• Leadership: Speaker, Bernstein Center Munich
• Email: herz@bio.lmu.de

Herz’s research focuses on computational and theoretical neuroscience, particularly the neural basis of spatial navigation, population coding in grid cells, dendritic spine biophysics, and sensory information processing. He employs methods from dynamical systems, probability theory, and information theory to model single neurons and large-scale networks. His work spans model systems from grasshoppers to rodents and zebrafish, aiming to uncover general principles of neural computation.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in understanding grid cell dynamics, spatial memory, and dendritic computation. His work frequently involves decoding neural population activity, analyzing in vivo electrophysiological data, and developing theoretical frameworks for neural coding. Themes include burst firing, phase precession, remapping, and energy-efficient neural coding.

He has mentored numerous PhD and MSc students through the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences (GSN), including Alexander Mathis, Johannes Nagele, and Michaela Poth. His group actively collaborates with experimental labs, contributing to interdisciplinary advances in neuroscience.