Research

1. Neural coding of somatosensation within the mouse primary sensory and motor cortices.
 


2. Artificial sensation for neural prostheses
 

3. Controlling stimulation-evoked neural activity patterns

 

4. Deficits in visual processing post mTBI
We’re examining the impact of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) on neural processing of complex visual stimuli and considers the effects of stress and sensory noise on these computations. Disruptions to spatiotemporal patterns of neural activity within and between visual cortical areas impairs sensory encoding, signal propagation, and may worsen performance on sensory-based behavioral tasks. Therefore, this project involves recording activity from populations of cortical neurons within visual and parietal cortex while mice perform a visually-guided decision-making behavioral task. Overall, we aim to link changes in physiology following mTBI to deficits in visual perception, laying the foundation for improving mTBI diagnostics, facilitating intervention tracking, and directing rehabilitation strategies.

5. Stimulation-induced cortical plasticity