2 articles published in JoVE

• Behavior

  
  The HoneyComb Paradigm for Research on Collective Human Behavior Margarete Boos¹, Johannes Pritz², Michael Belz^{3 1}Institute for Psychology, University of Goettingen, ²Courant Research Centre Evolution of Social Behavior, University of Goettingen, ³Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Centre Goettingen Here, we present the computer-based, multi-agent game HoneyComb, which enables experimental investigations of collective human movement behavior via black-dot-avatars on a virtual 2D hexagonal playfield. Different experimental conditions, like variable incentives on goal fields or vision radius, can be set, and their effects on human movement behavior can be investigated.

• Neuroscience

  
  Optogenetic Stimulation of the Auditory Nerve Victor H. Hernandez^1,2,5, Anna Gehrt^1,3, Zhizi Jing³, Gerhard Hoch¹, Marcus Jeschke¹, Nicola Strenzke³, Tobias Moser^{1,2,4 1}InnerEarLab, Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Center Goettingen, ²Bernstein Focus for Neurotechnology, University of Goettingen, ³Auditory Systems Physiology Group, Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Center Goettingen, ⁴Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain, University of Goettingen, ⁵Department of Chemical, Electronic, and Biomedical Engineering, University of Guanajuato Cochlear implants (CIs) enable hearing by direct electrical stimulation of the auditory nerve. However, poor frequency and intensity resolution limits the quality of hearing with CIs. Here we describe optogenetic stimulation of the auditory nerve in mice as an alternative strategy for auditory research and developing future CIs.