Bernd Grünewald

Prof. Dr. Bernd Grünewald is a faculty member at Goethe University Frankfurt with a focus on Neurobiology and Behavioral Plasticity. His research group investigates cellular mechanisms underlying memory formation in Apis mellifera (honeybees) and Drosophila melanogaster (fruitflies), using multidisciplinary approaches from molecular biology to computational simulations.

Research Interests:

• Cellular neurophysiology of memory formation
• Neuromodulator regulation of ionic currents and calcium dynamics
• Behavioral pharmacology and gene silencing in insect models
• Computational modeling of neuronal activity
• Neuroreceptor function in learning processes

Selected Publications (2002–2008) highlight his work on:

• GABA and nicotinic receptor mechanisms in Kenyon cells
• Role of calcium signaling in memory modulation
• Mushroom body function in insect learning
• Environmental impacts of insecticides on neural systems
• Computational modeling of neuronal dynamics
• Comparative olfactory pathway analysis