The goal of our lab is to understand the neurobiological mechanisms of ecologically and evolutionarily relevant behaviors using techniques drawn from circuit neuroscience, comparative genomics and ethology, as they are manifested in fruit flies from the...
Our group is using molecular, genetic and electrophysiological techniques to explore the molecular and neuronal basis of instinctive social behaviors in the mouse.
We are pursuing several projects at the molecular, cellular and systems levels in order...
The ability of efficiently acquiring sensory information and selecting an appropriate action is the essence of flexible behaviors. To make good decisions, it is also crucial to evaluate the consequences of previous actions (gains and costs) and adjust...
Motivational states are the brain's way of matching our behaviors to our needs and capacities: we eat when we're hungry and sleep when we're sleepy—but we forgo food and sleep when other things seem more important. Our motivations are central to who we...
The Elya lab focuses on unraveling the mechanisms by which parasitic fungi manipulate animal behavior, using the lab-tractable "zombie fly" model system (Drosophila melanogaster infected with the fungal parasite Entomophthora muscae). Zombie flies flies...
Thesis advisor: Susan Dymecki
Rotation labs: Lauren Orefice, Meenakshi Rao, Susan Dymecki
For me, home is: Boston, MA (honorable mention Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Undergraduate degree(s): BS Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern University
Research experience...
The brain allows animals to successfully interact with a natural world that is rich with opportunity and rife with danger. These interactions are mediated by sensation and movement, which are used by animals to learn about their environment and to make...
The Carlezon lab is primarily interested in the biological basis and treatment of psychiatric illness, specifically nature/nurture issues as they relate to the brain and the basic processes by which the brain develops and is modified in response to...
We are broadly interested in molecular programs that shape cognition and behavior. Our current work centers on circulating factors (i.e. hormones)— produced by peripheral organs, influenced by environment and somatic state, and readily measured in human...