Jonas Rose

Jonas Rose is a Professor at Ruhr University Bochum's Faculty of Psychology, serving as Spokesperson of the Research Department of Neuroscience and leading the Neural Basis of Learning lab at the Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience. His work focuses on comparative cognitive neuroscience, investigating how avian and mammalian brains independently evolved similar cognitive mechanisms despite divergent evolutionary paths.

• Position: Spokesperson of Research Department of Neuroscience
• Location: GA 04/48, Universitätsstr. 150, 44801 Bochum, Germany
• Contact: +49 (0)234 32-27135

Research interests center on cross-species comparisons of working memory, attention, sequential memory, and categorization using neurophysiological recordings from crows and pigeons. His team employs high-channel count electrophysiology to study single neuron activity and local field potentials across multiple brain regions simultaneously.

• Key Techniques: Multi-channel Neurophysiology
• Primary Subjects: Corvids and pigeons
• Evolutionary Focus: Parallel Cognitive Development

Recent publications highlight comparative studies on neural oscillations in avian brains, computational parallels between crows and monkeys, and spatial computing principles in memory systems. His work challenges traditional cortical-centric views of intelligence by demonstrating equivalent cognitive capabilities in birds with differently structured brains.

Students trained under his supervision include PhD graduates Aylin Apostel and Lukas Hahn, and master's awardee Farina Lingstädt. The lab's activities include international conferences (ACN 2024) and collaborative research projects with institutions like SFB 874.