We employ a multi-disciplinary approach to understand the cellular and computational basis of flexible behaviors

Animals display a remarkable array of adaptive, flexible behaviors. They are able to learn from experience and, based on it, make new inferences and flexibly guide decisions in response to changing environmental demands. These behaviors are supported by the finely tuned dynamics of neuronal ensembles distributed across brain circuits. We seek to understand the algorithmic and mechanistic underpinnings of these complex behaviors at the computational, circuit, and cellular levels. With these purposes, we develop and implement sophisticated electrophysiological, optogenetic, imaging and computational techniques.