Visuomotor circuit

…a functional restoration of neuronal circuits. To do so, we are establishing state-of-the-art neuroscience tools in our model system, namely GCaMP imaging of neuronal activity, behavioral assays and optogenetic stimulation. Using these methods, we will investigate the visuomotor circuit of the axolotl in intact, injured and regenerating conditions.Rec

Animals from flying insects to running humans thrive in uncertain and noisy environments. They smoothly navigate, swiftly track targets and escape predators because their sensorimotor systems are precisely fine-tuned for these tasks. Millisecond-precise spike timing codes, prevalent in both sensory and motor systems, can prompt large changes in muscle forces especially when several muscles coordinate to control a biomechanical action. Such coordinated spike timing changes, modulated by task-relevant sensory encoding over long timescales, can significantly contribute to the effectiveness of mot