studies basal ganglia and reward circuitry that regulate motivation and repetitive behaviors.
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Dr. Chunyu Ann Duan
studies how animals make flexible decisions under risk and social influence, and the neural circuit mechanisms underlying these choices.
Dr. Malavika Murugan
studies social recognition and social decision making, and how social and non-social rewards are differentially encoded in the brain.
Dr. Claire Wyart
studies how internal and external sensory cues are integrated to shape movements and posture during active locomotion, using zebrafish as a model.
Dr. Yarimar Carrasquillo
studies the molecular and neural mechanisms of pain perception in the amygdala
Dr. Maria Diehl
studies the neural mechanisms of how social interactions influence fear and avoidance behaviors
Dr. Jessica Verpeut
studies cerebellar influence on neural development and social and cognitive behaviors
Dr. Caroline Palavicino-Maggio
studies neural circuits of aggression and their perturbations in neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases
Dr. Marlene Cohen
studies how visual information is encoded in neurons and used to guide behavior
Dr. Y Kate Hong
studies how the brain processes and uses sensory information to guide behavior
Dr. Indira Turney
studies the impact racism and lived experiences have on the aging brain
Dr. Nancy Padilla Coreano
studies the neural circuits underlying social competence behaviors
Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky
studies the neural circuits underlying stress, fear, and social behavior
Dr. Anne Churchland
studies the neural circuits and computations underlying decision-making
Dr. Gina Poe
studies how sleep influences learning and memory consolidation
Dr. Mae Guthman
studies how hormonal state changes affect the neurobiology of social behavior
Dr. Kelly Seagraves
uses computational methods to study the neural correlates of observational learning
Dr. Dayu Lin
studies the generation and modulation of social behaviors
Dr. Kay Tye
studies the neural circuits underlying motivated behaviors
Dr. Tina Gremel
studies processes underlying decision-making and how decisions become actions