Brain-body interactions

Prefrontal cortical circuits, social behavior, learning, decision making, optogenetic tool development

Functional imaging and electrophysiology recordings to uncover light responses of neurons along the visual pathway and their underlying circuits

Serotonergic control of learning, Development of learning abilities

We study the molecular foundations and applied potential of mammalian pluripotent stem cells in early organ development, germ cell formation and whole synthetic embryo generation ex utero

Studying cellular correlates of tactile perception of rodents

Genomic & state-dependent regulation of neural circuit plasticity

We study morphogenesis, cell biology and function of hypothalamic neurons, which regulate appetite, stress and social behavior

The synaptic basis for sexual dimorphism in the nervous system

Neurobiology of sexual dimorphism in social and reproductive behavior