Lukas Kunz receives ERC Starting Grant

3. September 2026 | ERC Press Release

NEUROSPACE: Making sense of space: Uncovering the roles of egocentric neurons for spatial behavior in humans

Bonn, September 3 – Investigating how the activity of nerve cells translate to complex mental processing. B05 Co-PI Lukas Kunz (Department of Epileptology at the University Hospital Bonn, UKB) will examine spatial perception of human brain in the NEUROSPACE project, the neuroscientist with an ERC Starting Grant of approximately 1.5 million euros over five years.

Read the full press release at the Universität Bonn (UKB) UKB Newsroom announcement 3. September 2026.

ERC Press, and list of all domains. The ERC Starting Grant provides support for scientists starting their scientific careers (from 2 to 7 years following PhD).

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