The research activities of my group primarily focus on developmental, molecular, cell biological and functional aspects of the olfactory system of amphibians (mainly Xenopus laevis). We employ advanced imaging techniques combined with neurophysiological, molecular biological, biochemical and genetic methods. We study the basic principles of information processing in the olfactory network. We also employ the olfactory network as a model to investigate basic mechanisms that regulate the dynamics of neuronal development (from neuronal stem cells to mature neurons), and to study signaling pathways that regulate neurogenesis, synaptogenesis, neuronal degeneration and regeneration. We complement our research with behavioral studies and aim to increasingly perform our projects in the living organ