Our goals

Our brains utilize noisy, fluctuating sensory signals from the surrounding environment to guide valuable behaviors such as finding food or avoiding danger. This ability is adapted to both the statistical structure of sensory input as well as the changing behavioral demands of a given situation.  Working across a variety of species we seek to define the fundamental neural circuit operations that support complex and flexible behavioral responses to natural sensory stimuli.

Our approach

We employ ecologically-relevant, self guided tasks combined with advanced behavioral tracking and neurophysiological recording techniques to understand how neural systems control behavior in the real world.  Using custom-built technology we engage animals in behaviors such as odor-guided foraging and memory-based navigation.