Bach uses models and methods from theoretical neuroscience and artificial intelligence to decipher the function of the human brain. The brain uses mathematical operations to control actions. Bach's research aim is to characterize these operations. He and his team analyze human behavior in extreme situations to investigate the limitations - and thus the functioning - of these mechanisms. The research team simulates such situations and uses virtual realities in which the players move freely, allowing them to record and reconstruct the players' behavior. The results can help to better understand mental illnesses and also enable new therapeutic approaches in the future.
Combining different disciplines in the best possible way is particularly close to Bach's heart. "The University of Bonn promotes excellent research in neurobiology, computer science and mathematics. I am looking forward to strengthening theoretical neuroscience in such an outstanding environment and to bridge the gap between these disciplines," says the new Hertz professor.
"Dominik Bach is a key recruitment for transdisciplinary neuroscientific research in Bonn," says Prof. Dr. Heinz Beck, spokesperson of the Transdisciplinary Research Area "Life and Health". For an understanding of complex behavior and the underlying brain operations, approaches such as those pursued by Bach are highly innovative and timely, he said. "His research complements recent developments in the neuroscience research area at the University of Bonn exceptionally well, and will lead to new interactions with mathematics, computer science, and beyond."
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