Thomas Schreiner

Dr. Thomas Schreiner is an Emmy Noether Group Leader at the Department of Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, under the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences. He leads an independent research group focusing on the neural mechanisms of memory consolidation during sleep, using advanced electrophysiological techniques such as EEG, iEEG, and MEG.

His research centers on memory reactivation, neural oscillations (slow oscillations, spindles, ripples), and brain-body interactions, particularly how respiration modulates sleep-related brain rhythms. He investigates how these processes support memory consolidation and whether they can be harnessed to counteract age-related memory decline.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in sleep-dependent memory consolidation, with a focus on the coordination of thalamocortical and hippocampal activity during NREM sleep. His work bridges cognitive neuroscience, electrophysiology, and systems-level brain-body interactions, frequently published in high-impact journals like Nature Communications and Cell Reports.

Scientific Awards:

• Emmy Noether Group Leader (DFG)

Dr. Schreiner leads an externally funded research group, indicating active grant acquisition and research supervision. While specific students are not listed, his role as a group leader implies advising PhD and postdoctoral researchers. His lab integrates behavioral, neural, and peripheral physiological data to investigate fundamental questions in sleep and memory.

He is affiliated with the Schreiner Lab (schreiner-lab.com), which focuses on uncovering the neural dynamics of memory consolidation, with a novel emphasis on respiration as a potential modulator of sleep oscillations and memory processes.