The research in my lab focuses on the principles and mechanisms by which neural circuits acquire and generate complex behaviors. We are using the rodent as a model system, concentrating our efforts on understanding the process of motor sequence learning. By measuring and manipulating activity in underlying circuits, we hope to arrive at a mechanistic description of how motor sequence are learned and produced by neurons and their connections.
Honors and Awards
2015 Distinguished Kavli Lecturer
2014 Mind Brain Behavior Faculty Award
2009 Sloan Fellow
2008 McKnight Scholar
2008 Klingenstein Fellow
2007 Milton Fund
2004 Elected as a Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows
2004 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow (declined)