Research

We hypothesize that enduring viscerosensations are used by the brain to sustain emotional states, reinforcing learned behavioral responses to fleeting external stimuli. Our team examines this system through several entry points:

Deep Learning

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Wireless LEDs

Organ-specific, multimodal, wireless optoelectronics for high-throughput phenotyping of peripheral neural pathways

Central Circuits

Encoding of danger by parabrachial CGRP neurons

Translatability

Cancer-induced anorexia and malaise are mediated by CGRP neurons in the parabrachial nucleus

Art by Esther Bowen

Research

Deep Learning

We are developing computer vision approaches for dense keypoint tracking and extracting emergent postures and behaviors from video.

Wireless LEDs

In a bottom-up approach, we developed wireless LEDs that can be implanted into organs to functionally isolate and precisely control specific visceral pathways.

Central Circuits

From the top down, we focus on neural networks associated with external perception and how they interface with interoception during learning.

Translatability

Diseases such as cancer and depression are associated with changes in physiology and behavior. We work to identify neuronal populations that contribute to disease symptoms and also test pharmaceuticals for efficacy in modulating the activity of these populations.

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