Göttingen Graduate Center for Neurosciences, Biophysics, and Molecular Biosciences

Prof. Dr. Marcus Jeschke

Professor of Auditory Neuroscience in Primates


  • 2024 - present: Board member of the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies, Göttingen, Germany
  • 2024 - present: Professorship ,Auditorische Neurowissenschaften der Primaten‘; University Medical Center Göttingen and German Primate Center, Germany
  • 2018 - 2024: Junior research group leader ‘Cognitive Hearing in Primates’ at the German Primate Center, Göttingen, Germany
  • 2013 - 2018: Postdoctoral fellow with T. Moser at Institute for Auditory Neuroscience, University Medical Center Göttingen, Germany
  • 2011 - 2013: Postdoctoral Research Fellow with F.W. Ohl at the Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
  • 2006: M.Sc. in Neuroscience, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Magdeburg, Germany
  • 2004: B.Sc. (intermediate diploma) in Psychology, Free University Berlin, Germany




Major Research Interests

Auditory neuroscience – Systems physiology - Gene therapy of sensory disorders – learning and memory

Hearing and cognition are closely linked, with hearing loss recognized as one of the most significant risk factors for developing dementia. In our work, we investigate the neurobiological foundations of cognitive processes involved in hearing, using advanced primate models to uncover new insights. Our goal is to understand how hearing and cognition interact, driving the development of more effective rehabilitation strategies.



Homepage Department/Research Group
https://www.dpz.eu/en/cognitive-hearing-in-primates


Selected Recent Publications


  • Michael M, Wolf BJ, Klinge-Strahl A, Jeschke M, Moser T, Dieter A. Devising a framework of optogenetic coding in the auditory pathway: Insights from auditory midbrain recordings. Brain Stimul. 16(5):1486-1500. 2023. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brs.2023.09.018
  • Calapai A*, Cabrera Moreno J*, Moser T, Jeschke M (2022) Flexible auditory training, psychophysics, and enrichment of common marmosets with an automated, touchscreen-based system. Nat Commun 13(1):1648. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29185-9
  • Jeschke M, Ohl FW, Wang X (2022) Effects of cortical cooling on sound processing in auditory cortex and thalamus of awake marmosets. Front Neural Circuits 15:786740. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fncir.2021.786740
  • Kleinlogel S*, Vogl C*, Jeschke M*, Neef J, Moser T (2020) Emerging approaches for restoration of hearing and vision. Physiol Rev 100(4):1467-1525. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1152/physrev.00035.2019
  • Dieter A, Duque Afonso CJ, Rankovic V, Jeschke M*, Moser T* (2019) Near physiological spectral selectivity of cochlear optogenetics. Nat Commun 10:1962. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09980-7
  • Wrobel C, Dieter A, Huet A, Keppeler D, Duque-Afonso CJ, Vogl C, Hoch G, Jeschke M*, Moser T* (2018) Optogenetic stimulation of cochlear neurons activates the auditory pathway and restores auditory-driven behavior in deaf adult gerbils. Sci Transl Med 10:eaao0540. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aao0540
  • Happel MFK*, Jeschke M*, Ohl FW (2010) Spectral integration in primary auditory cortex attributable totemporally precise convergence of thalamocortical and intracortical input. J Neurosci 30(33):11.114-11.127. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0689-10.2010