▁prob ing ▁the ▁neural ▁circ uits ▁underlying ▁visual ▁processing ▁with ▁stim uli ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁experienced ▁in ▁that ▁organ isms ▁natural ▁environment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Bus se ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁to ▁the ▁Ludwig ▁Maxim ilian ▁University ▁of ▁Mun ich ▁in ▁Germany ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁professor ship ▁within ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁Center ▁for ▁Neu ros ci ences . ▁Bus se ▁currently ▁leads ▁the ▁V ision ▁Circ uits ▁Lab ▁along ▁with ▁co - pr incipal ▁investig ator ▁Ste ffen ▁K atz ner ▁within ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Bi ology , ▁Ne uro bi ology ▁Division . ▁ ▁Ex pl oring ▁Ne ur onal ▁Circ uits ▁of ▁Visual ▁Per ception ▁in ▁M ice ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁Junior ▁Research ▁Group ▁Le ader , ▁Bus se ▁began ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁neural ▁circ uits ▁underlying ▁visual ▁processing ▁in ▁mouse ▁models . ▁Bus se ▁began ▁by ▁asking ▁whether ▁surr ound ▁supp ression , ▁a ▁computation ▁known ▁to ▁under lie ▁visual ▁s ali ence , ▁could ▁be ▁observed ▁in ▁the ▁V 1 ▁cor tex . ▁Bus se ▁and ▁her ▁team ▁found ▁that ▁in ▁aw ake ▁m ice , ▁par val bum in ▁positive ▁inter neur ons ▁in ▁the ▁primary ▁visual ▁cor tex ▁medi ate ▁surr ound ▁supp ression , ▁however , ▁when ▁m ice ▁are ▁under ▁an est hes ia , ▁this ▁prof ound ly ▁affect s ▁surr ound ▁supp ression ▁and ▁thus ▁spatial ▁integration . ▁Using ▁opt ogen et ics , ▁Bus se ▁and ▁her ▁team ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁show ▁in