Prof. Peter König
Institut für Kognitionswissenschaft, Universität Osnabrück, Wachsbleiche 27, Raum 50/208, 49090 Osnabrück, Germany
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41Years (1986-Present)
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Representative Publications
View All Publications1 March 1989 in Nature
Journal Article
CGCharles M. Gray
Charles M. Gray
Peter KönigAEAndreas K. Engel
Andreas K. EngelWSWolf Singer
Wolf Singer
1 January 1997 in Nature
Journal Article
PRPieter R. Roelfsema
Pieter R. RoelfsemaAEAndreas K. Engel
Andreas K. EngelPeter KönigWSWolf Singer
Wolf Singer
24 May 1991 in Science
Journal Article
AEAndreas K. Engel
Andreas K. EngelPeter KönigAKAndreas K. Kreiter
Andreas K. Kreiter
WSWolf Singer
Wolf Singer
Neurons in area 17 of cat visual cortex display oscillatory responses that can synchronize across spatially separate columns in a stimulus-specific way. Response synchronization has now been shown to occur also between neurons in area 17 of the right and left cerebral hemispheres. This synchronization was abolished by section of the corpus callosum. Thus, the response synchronization is mediated by corticocortical connections. These data are compatible with the hypothesis that temporal synchrony of neuronal discharges serves to bind features within and between the visual hemifields.
1 April 1996 in Trends in Neurosciences
Journal Article
19 December 2000 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Perception and cortical responses are not only driven “bottom-up” by the external stimulus but are altered by internal constraints such as expectancy or the current behavioral goal. To investigate neurophysiological mechanisms of such top-down effects, we analyzed the temporal interactions of neurons on different levels of the cortical hierarchy during perception of stimuli with varying behavioral significance. We found that interareal interactions in a middle-frequency range (θ and α; 4–12 Hz) strongly depend on the associated behavior, with a phase relationship and a layer specificity indicating a top-down-directed interaction. For novel unexpected stimuli, presumably processed in a feed-forward fashion, no such interactions occurred but high-frequency interactions (γ; 20–100 Hz) were observed. Thus corticocortical synchronization reflects the internal state of the animal and may mediate top-down processes.
1 June 1992 in Trends in Neurosciences
Journal Article
AEAndreas K. Engel
Andreas K. EngelPeter KönigAKAndreas K. Kreiter
Andreas K. Kreiter
TSThomas B. Schillen
Thomas B. Schillen
WSWolf Singer
Wolf Singer
About Me
Peter König is a full professor (W3) of NeuroBioPsychologie
at Osnabrück University, Germany. He earned a Physics Diploma and an MD from
the University of Bonn in 1985 and 1987, respectively. He completed his PhD and Habilitation at the
Universities of Würzburg and Frankfurt in 1990 and 1995. Professor König’s
research focuses on neurobiological foundations of cognition. Recent
publications include investigations into embodied cognition combining mobile recordings, behavioral measurements,
and physiological techniques. His work has been cited over 36.000
times, including publications in Nature, Science, and other top-tier journals. During his career, he
has held positions at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, the Neurosciences Institute
in San Diego, and the ETH/UZ Zürich.
He has also served as a founding member of three spin-off companies, WhiteMatter Labs GmbH, SciCovery
GmbH, and
feelSpace GmbH.