Neuroplasticity
Neuroplasticity and the issue of synaptic plasticity are among the most important problems in theoretical neuroscience today. Neuronal cells, which organize memory at the membrane, the cytoplasm and the nucleus, are of critical importance. Other types of cells, notably microglia, astrocytes or oligodendrocytes, the vasculature, and the glymphatic system, interact with neuronal cells and provide comprehensive insight into memory and learning. We develop modern models of neuronal cells to support this research.
Bioinformatics – Cancer Biology
Our theoretical work is centered on the OMICS approach, i.e., the exploitation of large databases for the purpose of extracting specific information. We are actively building an endowment to cover research in topics such as RNA biology, lipidomics, drug resistance, pharmacodynamics and related topics. Please contact us for further information.
Cortical Microcolumns (CMs)
Conventional neural networks are huge and energy-intensive. The brain has found compact solutions by the use of repeatable blocks of neural structures in the cortex (CMs). Their function and use for neuroAI applications is of great interest and will inform neurological (dementia) and psychiatric (psychosis, depression) diseases.
Brochure about the Carl Correns Foundation – Ready for Download
We have created a brochure for download for all friends and supporters. This brochure offers an overview of our current and planned work. It contains a QR code for donations via Zelle, explanations on our efforts to build an endowment and the descriptions of two ongoing projects for 2025. In addition to ongoing work on […]
Conversation on Symbolic AI and LLMs
Here are the video link and the podcast link to an interesting conversation between our vice president Johann Schumann, chief scientist at NASA and Wolfgang Ertel, head of the AI institute at Ravensburg-Weingarten (retired) and board member of the CCF. Johann und Wolfgang discuss the roots of AI in symbolic logic, the role of heuristics […]
