Maximilian E. Herrmann
Cognitive Science Student Neuroscience & Neuro-AI
Universität Osnabrück · CIMeC, Università di Trento
I study how the brain makes sense of the world — where cognition meets neuroscience. Studying at Universität Osnabrück, with a semester at CIMeC in Trento. Currently finishing my bachelor's thesis on attention mechanisms in auditory what/where pathways.
Academic Background
Universität Osnabrück
Università di Trento
Exchange SS 2025
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences
B.Sc. Thesis
Teaching & Outreach
As a volunteer with KI-Macht-Schule, I visit schools to introduce students to artificial intelligence - how it works, what it can and cannot do. The aim is to build basic technical understanding and encourage critical thinking about AI systems.
Academic Work
While the classic “what” vs. “where” split in visual attention is well-supported anatomically, less is known about how these streams avoid temporal interference. Building on the Communication Through Coherence (CTC) framework, this report reviews evidence for how the Frontal Eye Field (FEF) and Inferior Frontal Junction (IFJ) control dorsal and ventral visual pathways via distinct oscillatory frequencies. I propose a “Clock-and-Data” hypothesis, in which a theta-rhythmic pacemaker organizes the timing of beta- and delta-band routing in FEF and IFJ to keep spatial and object-based attention streams temporally segregated.