Hello Mastodon friends! #Introduction time…

I study neural networks supporting flexible #Navigation at HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus. Using tractable systems, both biological (flies) and artificial (RNNs), I try to link the structure of neural circuits to their underlying function. In grad school, I studied hippocampal ripples at Caltech, and I love searching for shared operating principles across systems/species.

Here are two of my favorite fly neuron types. Aren’t they beautiful? 🙂

Join us for the next #ESItalks in person with Adrien Peyrache from McGill University, Canada, talking about "One ring to rule them all: origin and function of attractor dynamics in the head-direction system" 🔄 💍
🗓 Tuesday, September 26, 3 pm CET
➡️ More info and registration here: https://www.esi-frankfurt.de/events/20230926_esitalks_adrienpeyrache/

#events #neuroscience #frankfurt #head-direction #brainresearch