My lab studies how populations of neurons implement decision making and motor control. We record and manipulate the activity of hundreds or thousands of neurons in mouse cortex, then use sophisticated analyses to understand how these areas compute variables that the animal needs in order to behave. With calcium imaging, we can identify each neuron's cell type, layer, or projection pattern, and use this information to better understand inter-area communication and the organization of computation within cortex. With optogenetics, we can close the causal loop to determine if the activity is necessary or the roles of cell types in computation. Finally, with pharmacological manipulations, we can begin to understand how psychiatric drugs drive their behavioral effects.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
- Neuroscience
2018
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
PhD - Neuroscience
2011
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
BS - Symbolic Systems
2005
Neural activity profiles reveal overlapping, intermingled subpopulations spanning area borders in mouse sensorimotor cortex.
Neural activity profiles reveal overlapping, intermingled subpopulations spanning area borders in mouse sensorimotor cortex. Elife. 2026 07 03; 14.
PMID: 42396973
Multiple Scales of Coordination along the Body Axis during Drosophila Larval Locomotion.
Multiple Scales of Coordination along the Body Axis during Drosophila Larval Locomotion. J Neurosci. 2026 May 20; 46(20).
PMID: 41963087
Mouse sensorimotor cortex reflects complex kinematic details during reaching and grasping.
Mouse sensorimotor cortex reflects complex kinematic details during reaching and grasping. Elife. 2026 Feb 09; 14.
PMID: 41661175
Routing of task-relevant information in mouse PPC during continuous visuomotor control.
Routing of task-relevant information in mouse PPC during continuous visuomotor control. bioRxiv. 2025 Dec 23.
PMID: 41509241
Combatting nonidentifiability to infer motor cortex inputs yields similar encoding of initial and corrective movements.
Combatting nonidentifiability to infer motor cortex inputs yields similar encoding of initial and corrective movements. bioRxiv. 2025 Sep 11.
PMID: 40964298
Multiple scales of coordination along the body axis during Drosophila larval locomotion.
Multiple scales of coordination along the body axis during Drosophila larval locomotion. bioRxiv. 2025 Aug 21.
PMID: 40894532
Increasing Access to Physical Activity Opportunities for Patients: A Review.
Increasing Access to Physical Activity Opportunities for Patients: A Review. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2025 Jun 05; 15598276251348174.
PMID: 40485746
Reach-dependent reorientation of rotational dynamics in motor cortex.
Reach-dependent reorientation of rotational dynamics in motor cortex. Nat Commun. 2024 08 15; 15(1):7007.
PMID: 39143078
Analysis of Common Exercise Modalities in Improving Athletic Performance in Older Adults: A Narrative Review.
Analysis of Common Exercise Modalities in Improving Athletic Performance in Older Adults: A Narrative Review. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2024 Jun 01; 23(6):245-252.
PMID: 38838688
Microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex evokes task-dependent, spatially patterned responses in motor cortex.
Microstimulation of human somatosensory cortex evokes task-dependent, spatially patterned responses in motor cortex. Nat Commun. 2023 11 10; 14(1):7270.
PMID: 37949923
McKnight Foundation Allison Doupe Fellowship
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2015 - 2015
Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain postdoctoral fellowship
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2015 - 2018
Swartz Postdoctoral Fellowship
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2013 - 2015
NSF GRFP
Stanford University
2006 - 2010