John Michael Tuff
Ruhr-University Bochum
Fakultät für Psychologie
AE Biopsychologie
D-44780 Bochum, Germany
Room: IB 6-97
Phone: +49 234 3219291
Fax: +49 234 32 14377
E-Mail: john.tuff@rub.de
Curriculum Vitae
| Since 2021 | PhD Student in the lab of Prof. Onur Güntürkün |
| Since 2020 | PhD Student in the Max Planck School of Cognition |
| 2017 - 2020 | M.Sc. Psychology, specialising in cognitive neuroscience, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 2013 - 2017 | B.Sc. Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
| 2013 | Abitur, Städtisches Gymnasium Sundern |
Methods
- Electrophysiology
- Optogenetics
- Histology
- Immunohistochemistry
Research Interests
- Comparative analysis of neuronal foundations of higher cognition
- Action selection and action control
Publication List
- Purkart, L., Tuff, J. M., Shah, M., Kaufmann, L. V., Altringer, C., Maier, E., Schneeweiß, U., Tunckol, E., Eigen, L., Holtze, S., Fritsch, G., Hildebrandt, T. & Brecht, M. (2022). Trigeminal ganglion and sensory nerves suggest tactile specialization of elephants. Current Biology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.12.051
- Rook, N., Tuff, J. M., Packheiser, J., Güntürkün, O., & Beste, C. (2021). A hierarchical processing unit for multi-component behavior in the avian brain. iScience. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103195
- Rook, N., Tuff, J. M., Isparta, S., Masseck, O. A., Herlitze, S., Güntürkün, O., & Pusch, R. (2021). AAV1 is the optimal viral vector for optogenetic experiments in pigeons (Columba livia). Communications Biology, 4(1), 1-16.