Slagter, Heleen

Slagter, Heleen (University of Amsterdam) Neural mechanisms of attention and perception, brain and cognitive plasticity

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