Sensorimotor integration is a general term to describe how task-specific motor output is generated from the selective and rapid processing of sensory and motor information. The rodent vibrissal (whisker) system is an important model for the study of sensorimotor integration and active tactile sensing. This research uses the rodent vibrissal...
Islet transplantation is a therapy in which insulin-producing beta (β) islet cells are infusedinto the liver via the portal vein to restore glycemic control. This therapy is beneficial for patients
suffering from chronic pancreatitis or type I diabetes. However, islet transplantation is not widely
implemented due to the instant blood-mediated...
RNA viruses cause a wide range of diseases that range from mild respiratory illness to fatal hemorrhagic fevers. To combat these pathogens, most cells in the human body scan the cell for viruses and activate a potent cell-intrinsic immune response by producing interferon (IFN), a cytokine that amplifies the innate...
We consider general utility models and information structures of the agents and illustrate when economic conclusions for designing simple mechanisms in classical settings extends for general environments. We show that whether economic conclusions can be generalized depends on the details of the generalizations. For example, in single-item auction, competition and...
Dieses Proseminar nähert sich aus feministischer und
postkolonialer Perspektive den wichtigsten klassischen und modernen politischen
Theorien an und vermittelt grundlegende Fähigkeiten zu deren kritischer Reflexion.
Im Vordergrund stehen dabei Fragen von Demokratie und Gerechtigkeit im Kontext
von historischem Unrecht und dessen materiellen und symbolischen Nachwirkungen
in Politik und Wirtschaft der...
The current Corona crisis has (again) laid bare the differential logics at the heart of racial gendered
capitalism. Whether it be the continuing necropolitical responses to the flight and movement of
those rendered migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; the further expansion of neoliberal
securitization and policing alongside intersectional vectors of...
Die Angst aus den 1970ern vor einer „Überbevölkerung” oder dem dystopischen Narrativ einer „Bevölkerungsbombe” scheint heute vergessen zu sein. Bevölkerungsreduktion und Bevölkerungskontrolle sind in aktuellen Klima- und Entwicklungspolitiken zu Tabuwörtern deklariert worden – es geht vielmehr um reproduktive Rechte, Familienplanung und sexuelle Aufklärung. Gleichzeitig erstarken im Globalen Norden Initiativen und...