Social bonding, social connection and health
Understanding the neural basis of perceptual flexibility using a wide range of techniques including behavioral paradigms, neural recordings, opto/chemogenetics, and novel computational methods to relate neural recordings to behavior.
Multimodal neuroimaging on cellular and systems level. Engineering and application of molecular reporters. Neurometabolic and neurovascular relationships in the brain.
Studying basal ganglia circuitry in mice to better understand the role of globus pallidus externus (GPe) in symptoms and treatments of Parkinson’s Disease.