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Slagter, Heleen
Slagter, Heleen (University of Amsterdam) Neural mechanisms of attention and perception, brain and cognitive plasticity
Dyer, Eva
Dyer, Eva (Georgia Institute of Technology) Development of computational approaches for making sense of large-scale neural datasets
Wang, Fan
Wang, Fan (Duke) Neural circuit basis of sensory perception and motor action
Akrami, Athena
Akrami, Athena (Princeton University) Neural circuits, memory and behavior
Polter, Abigail
Polter, Abigail (George Washington University) Synaptic and peptidergic regulation of monoamine circuits
Marquez, Cristina
Marquez, Cristina (Institute of Neuroscience of Alicante) Social decision-making in rodents, neural circuits
Carelli, Regina M.
Carelli, Regina M. (The University of North Carolina) Neurobiological mechanisms of decision making, motivated behaviors and drug addiction.
Lewis, Laura
Lewis, Laura (MGH/Harvard) Thalamocortical network dynamics, computational neuroimaging techniques, and sensory coding in sleep and wake states.
Jehee, Janneke
Jehee, Janneke (Donders Institute) Neural basis of visual perception and perceptual decision making
Likhtik, Ekaterina
Likhtik, Ekaterina (Hunter College) Neural mechanisms of learning and emotional processing
Egger, Veronica
Egger, Veronica (University of Regensburg) Sensory processing in the olfactory bulb
Martin, Andrea E.
Martin, Andrea E. (Max Planck/University of Edinburgh) Mechanistic theories of language processing built on neural oscillations and computational modelling
Grissom, Nicola
Grissom, Nicola (University of Minnesota) Molecular mechanisms underlying decision making
Dus, Monica
Dus, Monica (University of Michigan) Neuroepigenetics of feeding circuits in Drosophila
Calipari, Erin
Calipari, Erin (Vanderbilt University) Circuit and molecular mechanisms of reward learning and motivation
Al-Hasani,Ream
Al-Hasani,Ream (Washington University) Endogenous opioid circuits in motivated behaviors
Wassum, Kate
Wassum, Kate (UCLA) Neural circuits of appetitive associative learning and motivated behavior
Richard, Jocelyn
Richard, Jocelyn (Johns Hopkins University) Neural circuits underlying motivated behavior and addiction
Tong, Michelle
Tong, Michelle (Earlham College) Molecular mechanisms of olfactory memory
Cross, Emily
Cross, Emily (Bangor University) Experience-induced plasticity in brain and behaviour
Hamilton, Antonia
Hamilton, Antonia (UCL) Behavioural and neural mechanisms of social interaction
Parker, Krystal
Parker, Krystal (University of Iowa) Cerebellar-frontal circuitry in cognition and mood
van Harmelen, Anne-Laura
van Harmelen, Anne-Laura (Cambridge) Cognitive and neural consequences of adverse childhood experiences
Cardin, Velia
Cardin, Velia (University of East Anglia) Neural plasticity, cognition, language and deafness
Gunduz, Aysegul
Gunduz, Aysegul (University of Florida) Neural correlates of behavior and information processing in electrocorticographic signals (ECoG) in humans
Kornysheva, Katja
Kornysheva, Katja (Bangor University) Mechanisms of skilled motor perfomance
Mathis, Mackenzie
Mathis, Mackenzie (Harvard) Adaptive motor control
Dreosti, Elena
Dreosti, Elena (UCL) Circuits underlying social behaviour in zebrafish
Uusisaari, Marylka Yoe
Uusisaari, Marylka Yoe (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) Computational and experimental methods to study the rhythmic and resonant features of neuronal circuits related to motor behavior
Fukunaga, Izumi
Fukunaga, Izumi (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) How sensory circuits in the brain underlie behaviour
Dona, Erika
Dona, Erika (MRC LMB, Cambridge) Developmental genetic basis and behavioural significance of sexually dimorphic circuits
Badura, Aleksandra
Badura, Aleksandra (Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience) Cerebellar computation and autism
Rodd, Jennifer
Rodd, Jennifer (Univ. College London) Integrating neuroimaging, cognitive and computational modelling approaches to studying language comprehension
Hadjieconomou, Dafni
Hadjieconomou, Dafni (Imperial College London) Neural circuit analysis in Drosophila melanogaster
Hermes, Dora
Hermes, Dora (Stanford/ UMC Utrecht) Neurophysiological signatures of large-scale brain dynamics; neurophysiological correlates of the functional MRI signal
Pallas, Sarah
Pallas, Sarah (Georgia State Univ) Developmental Neurobiology of Mammalian Sensory Systems
Borgland, Stephanie
Borgland, Stephanie (Univ. of Calgary) Synaptic plasticity in circuits underlying motivated behaviour
Sadri-Vakili, Ghazaleh
Sadri-Vakili, Ghazaleh (Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School) Understanding molecular mechanisms that lead to pathogenesis in neurological and psychiatric disorders
Miller, Courtney
Miller, Courtney (Scripps Research Institute) Therapeutic development of novel treatments for memory disorders
Kidd, Celeste
Kidd, Celeste (Univ. of Rochester) Attention, curiosity, and learning using a combination of computational and behavioral methods
Schapiro, Anna
Schapiro, Anna (Harvard Medical School) Statistical learning, sleep-dependent memory consolidation; Neural network modeling and fMRI
Kiss, Zelma
Kiss, Zelma (University of Calgary) Deep brain stimulation mechanisms of action
Miguel-Aliaga, Irene
Miguel-Aliaga, Irene (Imperial College London) Gut Signalling and Metabolism
Silies, Marion
Silies, Marion (European Neuroscience Institute, Goettingen) Visual processing in Drosophila
Lumpkin, Ellen
Lumpkin, Ellen (Columbia University) Molecular and mechanical basis of mammalian touch
Okamura, Allison
Okamura, Allison (Stanford) Haptics, medical and rehabilitation robotics, behavioral studies and models of human motor control
Heilshorn, Sarah
Heilshorn, Sarah (Stanford) Materials for protecting neural stem cells from mechanical damage during injection.
Pruitt, Beth
Pruitt, Beth (Stanford) Devices for applying mechanical strain to cells, tissues and animals
Fowler, Christie
Fowler, Christie (UC Urvine) Neurobiological mechanisms underlying motivated behaviors and behavioral deficits associated with neuropsychiatric disorders
Carney, Laurel
Carney, Laurel (Rochester) Neural mechanisms underlying the perception of complex sounds
Avitan, Lilach
Avitan, Lilach (Univ. of Queensland) The neural population codes in the zebrafish optic tectum
Goodman, Miriam
Goodman, Miriam (Stanford) Sensory mechanotransduction and thermotransduction in C.elegans
Meredith, Andrea
Meredith, Andrea (U. Maryland Medical School) Ion channels, circadian rhythms in neuronal activity and circuits
Thorn, Katy
Thorn, Katy (Brown) Neural Mechanisms of neocortical rhythms
Carlen, Marie
Carlen, Marie (Karolinska Institute) Synchronous brain activity in the Prefrontal cortex
Janak, Patricia
Janak, Patricia (Johns Hopkins) Behavioral and neural mechanisms of associative learning
Sivilotti, Lucia
Sivilotti, Lucia (UCL) Single-molecule function of ion channels in the nicotinic superfamily
Pedarzani, Paola
Pedarzani, Paola (UCL) Ion channels and the regulation of membrane excitability and firing properties of neurones
Sakside, Lisa
Saksida, Lisa (Western University) Learning and Memory
Milton, Amy
Milton, Amy (Univ. of Cambridge) Behavioural neuroscience of memory reconsolidation and mental health disorders
Gonzalez Bellido, Paloma
Gonzalez Bellido, Paloma (Univ. of Cambridge) Neural code driving visually driven predation
Clarke, Hannah
Clarke, Hannah (Univ. of Cambridge) Neural and neurochemical basis of negative emotional behaviour and their implications for psychiatric disorders
Tyler, Lorraine
Tyler, Lorraine (Univ. of Cambridge) Neurocognitive models of language and meaning
Kourtzi, Zoe
Kourtzi, Zoe (Univ. of Cambridge) Learning and brain plasticity across the lifespan
Morton, Jenny
Morton, Jenny (Univ. of Cambridge) Genetic neurological disorders
Roberts, Angela
Roberts, Angela (Uni. of Cambridge) Neural circuits underlying the regulation and dysregulation of positive and negative emotion
Anderson, Bethany
Anderson, Bethany (Univ. of Rochester)). Neuronal processing of complex auditory and audiovisual information in the prefrontal cortex
Barkat, Tania
Barkat, Tania (University of Basel) Development of auditory cortical circuits.
Vanhoestenberghe, Anne
Vanhoestenberghe, Anne (UCL) Active implantable medical devices for interactions with the human nervous system
Duffell, Lynsey
Duffell, Lynsey (UCL) Novel neuromodulatory therapies for humans with Spinal Cord Injury and activity-based therapies to promote recovery of function
Gunaydin, Lisa
Gunaydin, Lisa (UCSF) Circuit basis of emotional behaviors in psychiatric disease
Schwarz, Lindsay
Schwarz, Lindsay (St. Jude’s) Mechanisms regulating diverse functions of norepinephrine neurons
Rajasethupathy, Priya
Rajasethupathy, Priya (Rockefeller) Neural circuits supporting memory and cognition
Lerner, Talia
Lerner, Talia (Northwestern) Neuromodulatory circuits regulating reward learning and motivation
Martelli, Carlotta
Martelli, Carlotta (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen) Drosophila sensory systems
Sharot, Tali
Sharot, Tali (UCL) Motivation and emotion in decision making
Atlas, Lauren
Atlas, Lauren (NIH) Influence of expectations and learning on pain and emotion
de Vries, Saskia
de Vries, Saskia (Allan Institute) Function and computation in visual circuits
Keilholz, Shella
Keilholz, Shella (Emory and Georgia Tech) Dynamic organization of functional network activity in the brain
Canavier, Carmen
Canavier, Carmen (Louisiana State University) Computational neuroscience, specifically the nonlinear dynamics of neurons and small networks
Gritsenko, Valeriya
Gritsenko, Valeriya (West Virginia University) Human sensorimotor control and develops new rehabilitation methods
Ahmed, Alaa
Ahmed, Alaa (Univ. of Colorado) Neural and computational mechanisms of motor learning and decision making
Veit, Lena
Veit, Lena (UCSF) Context-dependent learning in songbirds
Crockett, Molly
Crockett, Molly (Yale) Social decision-making in humans
Peters, Megan
Peters, Megan (UC Riverside) Computational and neural mechanisms of perceptual metacognition, uncertainty, and consciousness
Makin, Tamar
Makin, Tamar (UCL) Brain plasticity and the neural basis of perception and action
Piochon, Claire
Piochon, Claire (Northwestern) Cerebellar plasticity and Motor learning
Igloi, Kinga
Igloi, Kinga (University of Geneva) Human Cognition- learning and memory
Vijayakumar, Nandita
Vijayakumar, Nandita (Univ. of Oregon) Brain development during adolescence
Gratton, Caterina
Gratton, Caterina (Northwestern) Large-scale brain networks, and their roles in attention and cognition
Walker, Kerry
Walker, Kerry (Oxford) Neural basis of sound perception
Alberini, Cristina
Alberini, Cristina (NYU) Molecular mechanisms of Long-term memory
Phelps, Liz
Phelps, Liz (NYU) Neuroscience of affect, learning and decisions
Woolley, Sarah
Woolley, Sarah (Columbia University) Sensory processing and social communication
Ehrlich, Ingrid
Ehrlich, Ingrid (University of Tuebingen) Cellular and synaptic basis of fear conditioning and extinction.
Monyer, Hannah
Monyer, Hannah (University of Heidelberg) Neuronal synchrony and plasticity
Rouach, Nathalie
Rouach, Nathalie (College de France) Role of glia and connexins in synaptic transmission and neuronal networks
Sargolini, Francesca
Sargolini, Francesca (Aix-Maseille, France) Coding of spatial information in the hippocampal and entorhinal cortex.
Ravel, Nadine
Ravel, Nadine (Lyon, France) Coding and memory in the olfactory system
Quilichini, Pascale
Quilichini, Pascale (Marseille, France) Hippocampal neuronal networks & epilepsy (freely moving rodents)
Gabard-Durnam, Laurel
Gabard-Durnam, Laurel (Harvard) Development of amygdala and prefrontal cortex in humans
Cohen, Ali
Cohen, Ali (NYU) How emotional learning, memory and underlying neural circuitry change from childhood to adulthood
Mills, Kathryn
Mills, Kathryn (Univ of Oregon) Human brain development
Vertes, Petra
Vertes, Petra (Univ. of Cambridge) Network Science and brain mapping
Perrodin, Catherine
Perrodin, Catherine (UCL) Neuronal substrates of auditory social communication
DeNardo, Lara
DeNardo, Lara (Stanford) Role of prefrontal cortex in remote fear memory retrieval; circuit mapping tools
Schiff, Hillary
Schiff, Hillary (Stony Brook University) Threat learning in amygdala and sensory circuits
Stern, Sarah
Stern, Sarah (Rockefeller University) IGF-II and memory
Steinberg, Elizabeth
Steinberg, Elizabeth (Stanford) Physiology and function of neural circuits for reinforcement learning
Suri, Sana
Suri, Sana (Oxford) Multi-modal neuroimaging techniques to study risk and resilience for cognitive decline in ageing
Roux, Lisa
Roux, Lisa (Bordeaux University) Oscillations and memory
Girardeau, Gabrielle
Girardeau, Gabrielle (NYU) Hippocampus and amygdala activity, sleep, memory
Naumann, Eva
Naumann, Eva (Duke University) Whole-brain activity mapping in zebrafish
Batista-Brito, Renata
Batista-Brito, Renata (Yale) Interneuron development
Iacaruso, Florencia
Iacaruso, Florencia (Oxford) Synaptic organisation and visual perception
Babayan, Benedicte
Babayan, Benedicte (Harvard) Decision-making in state uncertainty
Riabinina, Olena
Riabinina, Olena (Univ. of Manchester) Insect sensory neuroscience and genetics
Galliano, Elisa
Galliano, Elisa (King’s College London/ Harvard University) Development, plasticity and learning in olfactory circuits
Wefelmeyer, Winnie
Wefelmeyer, Winnie (King’s College London) Homeostatic plasticity; Axon Initial Segment regulation
Lim, Lynette
Lim, Lynette (King’s College London) Interneuron cell-type specification and development
Clancy, Kelly
Clancy, Kelly (Univ. of Basel) Principles of biological information processing
Delevich, Kristen
Delevich, Kristen (UC Berkeley) Value based decision making
Veit, Julia
Veit, Julia (UC Berkeley) Cortical circuits and perception
Constantinescu, Alexa
Constantinescu, Alexa (Oxford) Organisation of abstract concepts in human brain
Klein-Flügge, Miriam
Klein-Flügge, Miriam (Oxford) Human decision making, learning and action planning
Olafsdottir, Freyja
Olafsdottir, Freyja (UCL) Spatial Cognition in rodents
Garvert, Mona
Garvert, Mona (Oxford) Learning, memory and decision making in the human brain
Barron, Helen
Barron, Helen (Oxford) Memory: hippocampal-neocortical interactions and inhibitory engrams
Bruno, Angie
Bruno, Angie (Caltech) Characterization of neural population dynamics and connectivity in behavior-generating circuits
Doig, Natalie
Doig, Natalie (Oxford) Synaptic connectivity underlying basal ganglia function
Maggi, Silvia
Maggi, Silvia (Univ. of Manchester) Network theory, modelling basal ganglia and cortical dynamics
Song, Zhouyi
Song, Zhouyi (Univ. of Sheffield) Computational analysis of photoreceptors
Allen, Annette
Allen, Annette (Univ. of Manchester) Visual processing in retina and thalamus
Sarvestani, Madineh
Sarvestani, Madineh (Univ. of Pennsylvania) Thalamocortical circuits, dynamics and visual processing
Leijon, Sara
Leijon, Sara (Karolinska Institute) Sound processing in early auditory pathways
Trouche, Stephanie
Trouche, Stephanie (Oxford) Neural circuits and mechanisms for spatio-contextual memories
Schiemann, Julia
Schiemann, Julia (Edinburgh) Modulation of Motor Output
Stensola, Hanne
Stensola, Hanne (Champalimaud, Lisbon) Entorhinal and hippocampal spatial cognition systems
Severi, Kristen
Severi, Kristen (L’Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière, Paris) Neural control of swimming speed in zebrafish
Gore, Felicity
Gore, Felicity (Stanford) Neural circuits mediating motivated behavior
Sylwestrak, Emily
Sylwestrak, Emily (Stanford) High-throughput molecular phenotyping of brain tissue
Constantinople, Christine
Constantinople, Christine (Princeton) Cortical circuits and behavior
Priesemann, Viola
Priesemann, Viola (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Selforganization) Network dynamics and function in vivo; analytical treatment of spatial subsampling constraints
Cossart, Rosa
Cossart, Rosa (INSERM, Aix-Marseille University) Functional organization of hippocampal circuits: shaping inhibitory circuits during development
Gillan, Claire
Gillan, Claire (Trinity College Dublin) Underlying biological mechanisms of mental health
Desrochers, Theresa
Desrochers, Theresa (Brown University) Neural basis of behavioral sequence learning and control in cortical and striatal circuits through integrated studies in humans and animals
Burwell, Rebecca
Burwell, Rebecca (Brown University) Structure and function of the cortical regions that surround the hippocampus
Kaun, Karla
Kaun, Karla (Brown University) Mechanisms of memory, reward and addiction in the fruit fly
Shansky, Becca
Shansky, Becca (Northeastern) Sex-specific mechanisms of stress-induced plasticity
