For me, home is: Brookline, MA
Prior degree(s): BA in Neuroscience & Behavior, Columbia University
Research experience before PiN: Characterized neural mechanisms in the brainstem that drive rhythmic licking behavior in rodents through functional...
Thesis advisor: Michael Greenberg
Rotation lab(s): Wei-Chung Allen Lee, Lauren Orefice, Michael Greenberg
For me, home is: Cincinnati, Ohio
Undergraduate degree(s): BA Biological Sciences
Research experience before PiN: Worked in Chun Han's lab during...
Animals are intrinsically computational. We acquire sensory information about our environments, transform this information into neural representations and memories, and calculate and execute decisions based on recent and past experiences. Our own brains...
Every decision and behavior is haunted by uncertainty, introduced by the noisy and ambiguous nature of the world that surrounds us. Despite this, we make such decisions with seeming ease. Our goal is to understand the fundamental computations and their...
What is hunger, and how does it guide behavior?
To answer this, and other related questions, at the level of both neurobiological mechanisms and psychological constructs, we are utilizing neuron-specific recombinase driver mice in conjunction with...
Sensory information from the environment drives reflexive and motivated behaviors in all organisms. The types of information that are detected, how this information is coded by neural circuits, and the responses that they trigger are thus fundamental to...
My research aims to understand how richly structured knowledge about the environment is acquired, and how this knowledge aids adaptive behavior. I use a combination of behavioral, neuroimaging and computational techniques to pursue these questions.
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Thesis advisor: Bob Datta
Rotation lab(s): Aravinthan Samuel, Michael Crickmore, Bob Datta
For me, home is: Brookline, MA
Undergraduate degree(s): BS Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Research experience before PiN: Biochemistry + systems and behavioral...