Vera Veith

Date of birth
01.03.1984

Place of birth
Muenster, Germany

EDUCATION

Vera Veith

College / University
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Degree
Diploma in Biology

Major Subjects
Biochemical Psychology

Developmental Genetics
Neurobiology

Lab Experience
Mouse behaviour
Molecular biology
Electrophysiological recording
Psychophysics

Affiliation-Address:

German Primate Center
Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory
Kellnerweg 4
37077 Göttingen
Germany

phone: +49-551-3851 354
e-mail: <>

Further Information:
www.dpz.de

PROJECTS / RESEARCH

Ph.D. project: “The neuropharmacology of attentional modulation in primate visual cortex”

Diploma thesis: “Ethological and pharmacological studies concerning GABA_A receptor-mediated effects in mice”

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

I wish to understand the interplay of sensory and attentional signals in primate visual cortex and how these signals are integrated at the single neuron level. Specifically, I want to elucidate whether the modulatory influences of contrast, adaptation and attention match the influence of specific neurotransmitters in area MT.