Sensorimotor processing

…individuals in a group, and the sensorimotor transformations responsible for complex group behavior. To advance our understanding of the neural basis of group behaviors, we studied collective motion (‘schooling’) of micro glassfish (Danionella cerebrum). Danionella schooling emerges during the first 8 weeks post-f

How does the organization of neural information processing enable humans’ sophisticated cognition? Here we decompose functional interactions between brain regions into synergistic and redundant components, revealing their distinct information-processing roles. Combining functional, structural, and diffusion-weighted MRI with meta-analytic results from NeuroSynth, we demonstrate that redundant interactions are predominantly associated with structurally coupled, modular sensorimotor processing. Synergistic interactions instead support integrative processes and complex cognition across higher-or

…the study of ancestral cortices), and sensorimotor processing. This talk will describe our recent results on the remarkable camouflage behavior of cuttlefish (action) and on brain activity in REM and NonREM in lizards (sleep). Both topics will focus on aspects of circuit dynamics.

…the study of ancestral cortices), and sensorimotor processing. This talk will describe our recent results on the remarkable camouflage behavior of cuttlefish (action) and on brain activity in REM and NonREM in lizards (sleep). Both topics will focus on aspects of circuit dynamics.

My research at the interface of neurobiology, biomechanics, and behavior seeks to understand how the timing precision of sensory input structures locomotor output. My lab studies the flight behavior of the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, combining powerful genetic tools available for labeling and manipulating neural circuits with cutting-edge imaging in awake, behaving animals. This work has the potential to fundamentally reshape understanding of the evolution of insect flight, as well as highlight the tremendous importance of timing in the context of locomotion. Timing is crucial to the n

…to precisely define and manipulate the sensorimotor loop which has enabled new insights into motor control and learning. In this talk, I’ll first present an example study where sensory-motor loop manipulations in BMI allowed us to probe feed-forward and feedback control mechanisms in ways that are not possible in the natural motor system. This study shed light on sensorimotor processing, and in turn led to state-of