is a neuroscientist exploring how neural circuits process information and produce intelligent behaviour. He has recently received an
ERC Starting Grant. With a background in cell biology, he takes an interventional, mechanistic approach to studying neural networks, manipulating them in the living organism to uncover their functions. Using the fruit fly as a model, he applies techniques such as optogenetics, in vivo patch-clamp experiments, multiphoton microscopy, computational modelling, and behavioural analyses. His work bridges cellular biophysics and animal behaviour, revealing the intricate complexity of neural circuits. Within TRPC.at he collaborates with Sánchez-Murcia (photopharmacological TRP modulators), Malli/Gottschalk (super-resolution microscopy) and Tiapko (electrophysiology).
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