Slagter, Heleen (University of Amsterdam) Neural mechanisms of attention and perception, brain and cognitive plasticity
Category: Pretenure
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
Grissom, Nicola
Grissom, Nicola (University of Minnesota) Molecular mechanisms underlying decision making
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
Parker, Krystal
Parker, Krystal (University of Iowa) Cerebellar-frontal circuitry in cognition and mood
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
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
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.
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
Atlas, Lauren
Atlas, Lauren (NIH) Influence of expectations and learning on pain and emotion
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
Walker, Kerry
Walker, Kerry (Oxford) Neural basis of sound perception
Roux, Lisa
Roux, Lisa (Bordeaux University) Oscillations and memory
Naumann, Eva
Naumann, Eva (Duke University) Whole-brain activity mapping in zebrafish
Priesemann, Viola
Priesemann, Viola (Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Selforganization) Network dynamics and function in vivo; analytical treatment of spatial subsampling constraints
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
Heckscher, Ellie
Heckscher, Ellie (University of Chicago) Development and Function of Neural Circuits in the Sensorimotor System
Clowney, Josie
Clowney, Josie (University of Michigan) Development of random vs stochastic wiring in the fly olfactory system
Goshen, Inbal
Goshen, Inbal (The Hebrew University) Hippocampal neurons and glia in recent and remote memory
Fyshe, Alona
Fyshe, Alona (University of Victoria) Computational analysis of Human Language
Creed, Meaghan
Creed, Meaghan (University of Maryland) Synaptic transmission and plasticity in the reward system
Scherf, Suzy
Scherf, Suzy (Penn State) Facial processing and development
Collins, Anne
Collins, Anne (UC Berkeley) Human learning, decision-making and executive functions
Rochefort, Nathalie
Rochefort, Nathalie (Edinburgh University) Cortical processing of visual information
Grunwald Kadow, Ilona
Grunwald Kadow, Ilona (Technical University of Munich) Chemosensory processing and behavior in Drosophila
Aponte, Yeka
Aponte, Yeka (NIDA) Neuronal mechanisms regulating food reward and drug addiction.
Gogolla, Nadine
Gogolla, Nadine (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology) Insular cortex circuit functions
Beyeler, Anna
Beyeler, Anna (University of Bordeaux) Causal manipulation of circuits and behavior
Garrison, Jennifer
Garrison, Jennifer (Buck Institute for Research on Aging) Cellular and circuit mechanisms of neuromodulation in behavior
Sangha, Susan
Sangha, Susan (Purdue University) Neural circuitry of fear, safety and reward learning.
Brennand, Kristen
Brennand, Kristen (Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai) Stem cell models of Psychiatric disorders
Ahmari, Susanne
Ahmari, Susanne (U. Pittsburgh) Neural circuits underlying obsessive compulsive disorder
Glickfeld, Lindsey
Glickfeld, Lindsey (Duke) Functional organization of visual cortex
Bassett, Danielle
Bassett, Danielle (U. Penn) Understanding biological systems by using and developing tools from network science and complex systems theory
Kuhlman, Sandra
Kuhlman, Sandra (Carnegie Mellon) Modification of sensory-motor circuits during learning
Kozorovitskiy, Yevgenia
Kozorovitskiy, Yevgenia (Northwestern) Decoding neuromodulation and neural circuit design principles
Shohamy, Daphna
Shohamy, Daphna (Columbia) How decision-making is shaped by experience
Anikeeva, Pollina
Anikeeva, Pollina (MIT) Bridging neuroscience research and industrial medical device development
Shanechi, Maryam
Shanechi, Maryam (USC) Algorithmic solutions to basic science/clinical problems
Sandamirskaya, Yulia
Sandamirskaya, Yulia (University of Zurich/ ETH Zurich) Neuro-dynamics and neuromorphic robotics
Saxe, Rebecca
Saxe, Rebecca (MIT) Brain imaging to understand theory of mind
Choi, Gloria
Choi, Gloria (MIT) How olfactory stimuli guide social behavior
Lin, Dayu
Lin, Dayu (NYU) Neural circuits underlying mating, fighting, defense, predation and parenting
Brown, Solange
Brown, Solange (Johns Hopkins) Functional organization of cortical circuits
Fox, Jessica
Fox, Jessica (Case Western) Quantitative behavioral approach to insect sensory systems
Nagel, Katherine
Nagel, Katherine (NYU) Olfactory navigation in Drosophila
Bagnall, Martha
Bagnall, Martha (Washington University) Organization and dynamic function of spinal circuits in zebrafish
Tymula, Agnieszka Anna
Tymula, Agnieszka Anna (University of Sydney) Biological constraints in economic decision-making
Lazzaro, Stephanie
Lazzaro, Stephanie (University College London) Decision-making in normal and disease states
Bloodgood, Brenda
Bloodgood, Brenda (UCSD) How neuronal computations change following an animal’s interactions with the environment
Brunton, Bing
Brunton, Bing (University of Washington) How networks of neurons compute
Dunn, Felice
Dunn, Felice (UCSF) Circuitry and information processing in the retina
Oswald, Anne-Marie
Oswald, Anne-Marie (University of Pittsburgh) Olfaction and active sensing
Bizley, Jennifer
Bizley, Jennifer (University College London), Neuroscience
Disney, Anita
Disney, Anita (Vanderbilt University) Neuromodulators in mammalian cortical circuits
Chiappe, Eugenia
Chiappe, Eugenia (Champalimaud) Drosophila sensorimotor integration
Hofer, Sonja
Hofer, Sonja (Basel) Neural circuits for perception and learning of visual information
Teng, Ching-Ling
Teng, Ching-Ling (U. Virginia) Auditory perception and learning
Levy, Ifat
Levy, Ifat (Yale) Decision-making under uncertainty
Zlatic, Marta
Zlatic, Marta (Janelia) Neural and genetic basis of sensory processing, decision-making and motor production in drosophila larvae
Palmer, Stephanie
Palmer, Stephanie (U Chicago) Predictive and combinatorial coding
Tchumatchenko, Tatjana
Tchumatchenko, Tatjana (Max Planck) Mathematical analysis of single neurons, neuronal populations and recurrent networks
Schreiber, Susanne
Schreiber, Susanne (Humboldt Universitat) Cortical computations in mammals and insects
Fiete, Ila
Fiete, Ila (UT Austin) Hippocampal circuits
Bonawitz, Elizabeth
Bonawitz, Elizabeth (UC Berekeley) Bridging cognitive development and computational modeling
Pineau, Joelle
Pineau, Joelle (McGill) Medical applications of reinforcement learning (such as predicting seizures)
Yu, Angela
Yu, Angela (UCSD) Cognitive processing, Bayesian approach
Schwartz, Odelia
Schwartz, Odelia (Salk) Sensory systems from the neural level to perception and behavior
Sharpee, Tatyana
Sharpee, Tatyana (Salk) Sensory processing from the point of view of information theory
Tsao, Doris
Tsao, Doris (Caltech) Brain mechanisms for object recognition and spatial vision
Diester, Ilka
Diester, Ilka (Ernst Stungmann Institute) Sensorimotor integration for advancing protheses
Claire Wyart
Wyart, Claire (ICM, Paris) Understanding how specific spinal cord circuits are recruited to produce movements
Yoshida, Wako
Yoshida, Wako (ATR, Japan) Studying human decision-making with brain imaging
Ji, Na
Ji, Na (Janelia Farm) Neural circuits for vision in rodents
Card, Gwyneth
Card, Gwyneth (Janelia Farm) Drosophila sensorimotor integration
Pastalkova, Eva
Pastalkova, Eva (Janelia Farm) Hippocampal ensemble coding
Ding, Long
Ding, Long (U. Penn) Subcortical circuits for perceptual decision-making
Nielsen, Kristina
Nielsen, Kristina (Johns Hopkins) Neural circuits underlying object recognition
Briggs, Farran
Briggs, Farran (Dartmouth) Neural circuits of the early visual system
Ma-Wyatt, Anna
Ma-Wyatt, Anna (University of Adelaide) Visual perception, eye movements, hand movements
Roitman, Jamie
Roitman, Jamie (Univ. Illinois) Neural mechanisms of perceptual decision-making
Busse, Laura
Busse, Laura (Tuebingen) Modulation of neural circuits by cognitive factors
Nienborg, Hendrikje
Hendrikje Nienborg (Tuebingen) Mechanisms of visual perception at the network level
Murthy, Mala
Murthy, Mala (Princeton) Sensory processing and behavior in drosophila
Ruta, Vanessa
Ruta, Vanessa (Rockefeller) Neural circuits for sensory processing and learning
Maffei, Arianna
Maffei, Arianna (Stony Brook) homeostatic mechanisms in the visual system
Osborne, Leslie
Osborne, Leslie (U Chicago) Linking neural variability to behavior
Colgin, Laura
Colgin, Laura (UT Austin) Brain rhythms in complex cognitive functions
Cardin, Jessica
Cardin, Jessica (Yale) The role of interneurons in shaping cortical activity
Witten, Ilana
Witten, Ilana (Princeton) Circuit level analysis of reward and motivation
Green, Andrea
Green, Andrea (University of Montreal) Motor control, sensory processing
Geffen, Maria
Geffen, Maria (U. Penn) A neural coding approach to audition
Prinz, Astrid
Prinz, Astrid (Emory) Homeostatic regulation
Wilbrecht, Linda
Wilbrecht, Linda (UC Berkeley) Synapses, circuits and behavior in adolescent brains
Churchland, Anne
Churchland, Anne (CSHL) Neural circuits for sensory integration and decision-making
Rust, Nicole
Nicole, Rust (U. Penn) Visual processing at the nexus of visual perception and cognition
Hastenstaub, Andrea
Hasenstaub, Andrea (UCSF) Circuits and functional organization of auditory cortex
Tye, Kay
Tye, Kay (MIT) Neural circuits for motivated behaviors
Carey, Megan
Carey, Megan (Champalimaud) Cerebellar circuits: from synapses to behavior
Cohen, Marlene
Cohen, Marlene (Pittsburgh) Multi-neuron recording to connect neural activity with behavior
