Andreas Nieder

Systems and cognitive neuroscience session | The title of the talk is not defined yet.

Andreas Nieder is a Professor of Animal Physiology at the University of Tübingen and a leading figure in cognitive neuroscience. Since 2023, Dr. Nieder serves as the Chair of the “Systems Neurobiology” section of the German Neuroscience Society (NWG).

His research investigates how higher cognitive functions—such as numerical cognition, vocal control, categorization, working memory, and consciousness—arise from neuronal activity in telencephalic association areas. Using an evolutionary-comparative approach, he studies crows, macaques, and humans to uncover fundamental principles of cognition and abstract thought across brains of varying complexity.

Dr. Nieder’s scientific excellence has been honored with numerous awards, including membership in the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, the Career Development Award from the Human Frontier Science Program, and the Novartis Prize from the German Neuroscience Society. His work continues to shape our understanding of the neural foundations of abstract thought and symbolic reasoning.