Sensory Coding
How are proprioceptive signals detected and encoded by neurons?
Central Transformation
How is proprioceptive information integrated and transformed in the central nervous system?
Motor Control
How is proprioceptive feedback used to guide movement and behavior?
We study these questions in the fruit fly, Drosophila
Flies are smarter than many humans, with a brain just the size of a sesame seed.
Electrophysiology
We make in vivo whole-cell patch clamp recording from genetically labeled neurons.
2-photon Imaging
We use calcium imaging to record from populations of neurons in awake, behaving flies.
Behavior
We study sensorimotor transformation by quantifying fly behavior.
Genetics
We use the advanced genetic toolkit of Drosophila to label and manipulate neural circuits.