Lead analysis of large neural-population recordings collected during flexible decision-making tasks. Study distributed brain dynamics and adaptive behaviour using recordings from thousands of neurons across multiple regions.
In Behavioral Neuroscience and Biology
Lead research on distributed neural computation and brain evolution using the acoel Hofstenia miamia. The project combines circuit imaging, activity recordings, neural perturbations, behavioural analysis and computational methods to explain how repeated circuit units produce coordinated, adaptive behaviour. This is a full-time, four-year appointment in London, starting from £47,500 annually with benefits. The institute states that this role is eligible for UK visa sponsorship. Applications close on 11 October 2026 at 23:59, according to the current employer advert.
Seminar · Behavioral Neuroscience
Safety in numbers: how animals use motion of others as threat or safety cues
Marta Moita · Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
Wed, Feb 3, 2021 · 13:30 UTC
Our work concerns the general problem of adaptive behaviour in response to predatory threats, and of the neural mechanisms underlying a choice between strategies. When faced with a threat, an animal must decide whether to freeze, reducing its chances of being noticed, or to flee to the safety of a refuge. Animals from fish to primates choose between these two alternatives when confronted by an attacking predator, a choice that largely depends on the context in which the threat occurs. Recent work has made strides identifying the pre-motor circuits, and their inputs, which control freezing beha