The Enteric Nervous System, which is the largest subdivision of the peripheral nervous system, regulates key gastrointestinal and systemic functions of digestion, metabolism, immunity, and maintenance of intestinal microbiota. Using various lineage...
We are interested in interactions between the two fundamental cell types of the nervous system, neurons and glia. My laboratory seeks to understand how neuron-glia communication facilitates the development and plasticity of synapses - the points of...
Sompolinsky’s research goal is to uncover the fundamental principles of the organization, the dynamics and the function of the brain, viewing the brain through multiscale lenses, spanning the molecular, the cellular, and the circuit levels. To achieve...
We are a computational neuroscience lab where we bring together the fields of brain research and artificial intelligence/machine learning to figure out how the brain works. We use mathematical and computational models based on data collected from...
For me, home is: Taipei, Taiwan
Prior degree(s): M.S. in Life Science, National Taiwan University
Research experience before PiN: Studied activity patterns of cortico-basal ganglia system in response to subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation in...
The step-by-step differentiation of embryonic cells into different types of neurons lays the foundation for our sensory responses, motor commands, and cognitive behaviors. Our research explores such differentiation programs in mammals using a...
For me, home is: Essex Junction, Vermont
Prior degree(s): B.S. in Molecular Biophysics/Biochemistry and Computer Science, Yale University
Research experience before PiN: Undergraduate research studying the origins of an illusory perceptual response in fruit...