Prof. Uwe Mayer

I am a neuroethologist investigating how brain organisation and sensory processing give rise to complex cognition in birds (and occasionally other species).

Building 14 - Office 225, Second floor
Phone: 0464 808179
Email: uwe.mayer(@)unitn.it

Dr. Ondřej Fišer

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow, Horizon Europe (2026-2028)

Project: NeuroBirds - Neural Mechanisms of Social Adaptations in Parrots and Galliformes

MSc Alexandros Athanasiou

Topic: Neural basis of social hierarchy in domestic chicks (Gallus gallus)

MSc Serena Raus

(co-supervision with Prof. Dr. Giorgio Vallortigara, University of Trento, Italy)

Topic: Neural basis of disgust mirroring in domestic chicks (Gallus gallus)

MSc Giorgia Zilio

(co-supervision with Prof. Dr. Albrecht Haase, University of Trento, Italy)

Topic: Neural basis of navigation in honeybee (Apis mellifera)

MSc Nicole Mancin

(co-supervision with P.I. Dr. Federico Rossi, IIT-Italian Institute of Technology, Italy)

Topic: Encoding of audiovisual motion in the secondary motor cortex of mice (Mus musculus)

MSc Carlos Daniel Corrales Parada

(co-supervision with Prof. Dr. Boris Chagnaud, University of Graz, Austria)

Topic: Neural basis of auditory processes in the zebrafish (Danio rerio)

MSc Ayman Hatoum

Feb 2024 - present

Topic: Establishing an electrophysiology data-analysis pipeline

BSc. Johannes Oberrauch

Internship: April 2026 - present

Bachelor thesis student: April 2025 - March 2026 (hosted from the University of Cologne, Germany)

Topic: Odour perception in domestic chicks (Gallus gallus)

We are always looking for motivated students to join our team.

Students in our group receive extensive training in the methods used in the lab and have the opportunity to apply these skills in independent research projects, including master’s thesis projects.

Contact: Uwe Mayer