Tenure
Flagel, Shelly
Flagel, Shelly (University of Michigan) Neural circuitry underlying individual differences in reward learning and addiction liability
Monteggia, Lisa
Monteggia, Lisa (UT Southwestern) Synaptic mechanisms underlying psychiatric disorders and treatments
Hong, Elim
Hong, Elim (Institut de Biologie Paris Seine (IBPS)) Development and plasticity of neural circuits
Calakos, Nicole
Calakos, Nicole (Duke University) Synaptic plasticity mechanisms for adaptive & maladaptive behavior involving the basal ganglia
Pardue, Machelle
Raman, Indira
Raman, Indira (Northwestern University) Synaptic and biophysical mechanisms of cerebellar function
Sachse, Silke
Sachse, Silke (Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology) Olfactory coding and processing in Drosophila
Martin, Andrea E.
Martin, Andrea E. (Max Planck/University of Edinburgh) Mechanistic theories of language processing built on neural oscillations and computational modelling
Pallas, Sarah
Pallas, Sarah (University of Massachusetts-Amherst) Developmental Neurobiology of Mammalian Sensory Systems
Borgland, Stephanie
Borgland, Stephanie (Univ. of Calgary) Synaptic plasticity in circuits underlying motivated behaviour
Kiss, Zelma
Kiss, Zelma (University of Calgary) Deep brain stimulation mechanisms of action
Miguel-Aliaga, Irene
Miguel-Aliaga, Irene (Imperial College London) Gut Signalling and Metabolism
Goodman, Miriam
Goodman, Miriam (Stanford) Sensory mechanotransduction and thermotransduction in C.elegans
Meredith, Andrea
Meredith, Andrea (U. Maryland Medical School) Ion channels, circadian rhythms in neuronal activity and circuits
Janak, Patricia
Janak, Patricia (Johns Hopkins) Behavioral and neural mechanisms of associative learning
Sivilotti, Lucia
Sivilotti, Lucia (UCL) Single-molecule function of ion channels in the nicotinic superfamily
Pedarzani, Paola
Pedarzani, Paola (UCL) Ion channels and the regulation of membrane excitability and firing properties of neurones
Milton, Amy
Milton, Amy (Univ. of Cambridge) Behavioural neuroscience of memory reconsolidation and mental health disorders
Gonzalez Bellido, Paloma
Gonzalez Bellido, Paloma (Univ. of Cambridge) Neural code driving visually driven predation
Clarke, Hannah
Clarke, Hannah (Univ. of Cambridge) Neural and neurochemical basis of negative emotional behaviour and their implications for psychiatric disorders
Tyler, Lorraine
Tyler, Lorraine (Univ. of Cambridge) Neurocognitive models of language and meaning
Kourtzi, Zoe
Kourtzi, Zoe (Univ. of Cambridge) Learning and brain plasticity across the lifespan
Roberts, Angela
Roberts, Angela (Uni. of Cambridge) Neural circuits underlying the regulation and dysregulation of positive and negative emotion
Ahmed, Alaa
Ahmed, Alaa (Univ. of Colorado) Neural and computational mechanisms of motor learning and decision making
Makin, Tamar
Makin, Tamar (UCL) Brain plasticity and the neural basis of perception and action
Gratton, Caterina
Gratton, Caterina (Northwestern) Large-scale brain networks, and their roles in attention and cognition
Alberini, Cristina
Alberini, Cristina (NYU) Molecular mechanisms of Long-term memory
Ehrlich, Ingrid
Ehrlich, Ingrid (University of Tuebingen) Cellular and synaptic basis of fear conditioning and extinction.
Monyer, Hannah
Monyer, Hannah (University of Heidelberg) Neuronal synchrony and plasticity
Rouach, Nathalie
Rouach, Nathalie (College de France) Role of glia and connexins in synaptic transmission and neuronal networks
Sargolini, Francesca
Sargolini, Francesca (Aix-Maseille, France) Coding of spatial information in the hippocampal and entorhinal cortex.
Ravel, Nadine
Ravel, Nadine (Lyon, France) Coding and memory in the olfactory system
Zhang, Yun
Zhang, Yun (Harvard University) Neural circuits underlying olfactory learning
Noppeney, Uta
Noppeney, Uta (University of Birmingham) Multisensory perception and learning
Gall, Christine
Gall, Christine (UC Irvine) Neuroplasticity and neuronal survival
Sternad, Dagmar
Sternad, Dagmar (Northeastern University) Acquisition and control of goal-directed human movements
Rico, Beatriz
Rico, Beatriz (King’s College London) Neural circuit assembly and brain disorders
Clopath, Claudia
Clopath, Claudia (Imperial College) Computational approaches to learning and memory
O’Reilly, Jill
O’Reilly, Jill (Oxford University) Decision-making under uncertainty
Morales, Marisela
Morales, Marisela (NIH) Neurobiology of reward processing and drug addiction.
Takehara-Nishiuchi, Kaori
Takehara-Nishiuchi, Kaori (University of Toronto) Physiological mechanisms underlying memory
Sereno, Margaret
Sereno, Margaret (University of Oregon) Neural basis of perception in primates
Sereno, Anne
Sereno, Anne (The University of Texas) Physiological mechanisms of attention and short-term memory
Boulanger, Lisa
Boulanger, Lisa (Princeton University) Immune proteins in the formation and function of neuronal connectivity
Seidler, Rachael
Seidler, Rachael (University of Michigan) Neural and behavioral processes underlying motor control
Johnsrude, Ingrid
Johnsrude, Ingrid (The University of Western Ontario London) Neural basis of hearing
Venton, Jill
Venton, Jill (University of Virginia) Neurotransmitter dynamics in rodents and Drosophila
Butler, Samantha
Butler, Samantha (UCLA) Development and regeneration of spinal cord Neural Circuitry
Beck, Diane
Beck, Diane (University of Illinois) Visual and cognitive neuroscience
Harris, Kristen
Harris, Kristen (U. Texas) Structural basis of learning and memory
Fletcher, Allie
Fletcher, Allie (UCLA) Learning complex dynamical neural systems; mesoscale network structure; population dynamics in sensory perception
Sekuler, Allison
Sekuler, Allison (McMaster University) Visual and cognitive neuroscience
Jones, Susan
Jones, Susan (University of Cambridge) Channel kinetics of reward circuits
Nedivi, Elly
Nedivi, Elly (MIT) Structural Plasticity of adult sensory circuits
Shatz, Carla
Shatz, Carla (Stanford) Visual system and developmental critical periods
Grill-Spector, Kalanit
Grill-Spector, Kalanit (Stanford) Neural basis of visual perception
Behrmann, Marlene
Behrmann, Marlene (Carnegie Melon) Cognitive basis of visual perception
Forstmann, Birte
Forstmann, Birte Brain mechanisms for rapid adaptation to environmental changes
Cools, Roshan
Cools, Roshan (Radboud University) Neuromodulators in cognitive/motivational control
Crook, Sharon
Crook, Sharon (Arizona State) Dynamics of neurons and neural networks
Picciotto, Marina
Picciotto, Marina (Yale) The role of single molecules in both typical behaviors and those related to psychiatric illness
Lee, Virginia
Lee, Virginia (U. Penn) disease proteins that form pathological inclusions in hereditary and sporadic neurodegenerative disease
Sklar, Pamela
Sklar, Pamela (Mt. Sinai) Genetic causes of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Segal, Rosalind
Segal, Rosalind (Harvard) How growth factor signaling pathways regulate brain development
Bagni, Claudia
Bagni, Claudia (Univ. Rome & Univ. Leuven) Synaptic plasticity and cancer in the context of intellectual disabilities
Zoghbi, Huda
Zoghbi, Huda (Baylor College of Medicine) Pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases and Rett syndrome
Mushawar, Vivian
Mushawar, Vivian (Univ. ALberta) Rehabilitation interventions for improving/restoring lost function after spinal cord injury, head trauma or stroke
Meng, Ellis
Meng, Ellis (USC) Biomedical microdevices, neural interfaces, lab-on-a-chip
Preuschoff, Kerstin
Preuschoff, Kerstin (U. Geneva) Neural basis of decision making under risk
Kanwisher, Nancy
Kanwisher, Nancy (MIT) Brain imaging and behavior to understand vision
Arber, Silvia
Arber, Silvia (FMI and Biozentrum Switzerland) Function and assembly of neuronal circuits controlling motor behavior
Bastian, Amy
Bastian, Amy (Kennedy Krieger/Johns Hopkins) Movement disorders following neurological damage in adults & children
Moghaddam, Bita
Moghaddam, Bita (University of Pittsburgh) Neural circuits and cognitive neuroscience
Martinez-Conde, Susana
Martinez-Conde, Susana (SUNY Downstate) Neural bases of our visual experience
Shinn-Cunningham, Barbara
Shinn-Cunningham, Barbara (Boston University) Attention and audition
de Sa, Virginia
de Sa, Virginia (UCSD) Neural basis of human perception and learning
Romanski, Liz
Romanski, Lizabeth (Univ. Rochester) The integration and mnemonic processing of social communication information by the prefrontal cortex
Marder, Eve
Marder, Eve (Brandeis) How circuit function arises from the intrinsic properties of individual neurons and their connections
Dieterich, Marianne
Dieterich, Marianne (Univ. Munich) Vestibular disorders in humans
Nobre, Anna
Nobre, Anna (Oxford) Neural mechanisms of visual attention and visual memory
Scott, Kristin
Scott, Kristin (UC. Berkeley) Neural circuits for taste recognition in drosophila
Barth, Alison
Barth, Alison (Carnegie Mellon) Neural circuits of learning and memory
Moita, Marta
Moita, Marta (Champalimaud, Portugal) Neural mechanisms of behavioral plasticity and memory
Lima, Susana
Lima, Susana (Champalimaud) Decision-making, olfaction in ethological behaviors
Jeffery, Kate
Jeffery, Kate (UCL) Neural mechanisms of learning & memory and navigation
Role, Lorna
Role, Lorna (NIH NINDS) The role of cholinergic circuits in neuropsychiatric disease
Cacucci, Francesca
Cacucci, Francesca (UCL) The neural basis of spatial cognition, learning and memory
Wilson, Rachel
Wilson, Rachel (Harvard Medical School, HHMI) Neural circuits for sensory processing in drosophila
Karpova, Alla
Alla Karpova (Janelia Farm) Neural circuits of reward-dependent behavior
Li, Zhaoping
Li, Zhaoping (University College, London) Vision and psychophysics as well as theory
Buffalo, Beth
Buffalo, Beth (U. Washington) Neural mechanisms of learning and memory
Kay, Leslie
Kay, Leslie (U. Chicago) Sensory processing in rodents with a focus on olfaction
Pasternak, Tania
Pasternak, Tania (U. of Rochester) Cortical circuitry underlying memory guided sensory decisions
Blakemore, Sarah Jayne
Blakemore, Sarah Jayne (UCL) Using fMRI to understand decisions in adolescence
Pasupathy, Anitha
Pasupathy, Anitha (U Washington) Processing of complex visual inputs
Read, Heather
Heather Read (U. Conn) Cortical and brainstem circuits for processing auditory inputs
Livingstone, Margaret
Livingstone, Margaret (Harvard University) Structure and function of the visual system
Barnes, Carol
Barnes, Carol (University of Arizona) Hippocampus and spatial learning/memory
Linden, Jennifer
Linden, Jennifer (University College London) Auditory perception and learning
Hirsch, Judith
Judith Hirsch (USC) Thalamocortical circuits for visual processing
Feller, Marla
Feller, Marla (UC. Berkeley) Mechanisms that guide assembly of neural circuits during development
Verghese, Preeti
Verghese, Preeti (Smith Kettlewell) Probing vision with signal detection theory and psychophysics
Moss, Cynthia
Moss, Cynthia (Hopkins) Auditory processing and sensorimotor integration in bats
Moser, May-Britt
Moser, May-Britt (Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU) Memory and navigation. Entorhinal cortex and hippocampus
Gottlieb, Jacqueline
Gottlieb, Jacqueline (Columbia) Neural mechanisms of attention, learning and decision making
Cullen, Kathy
Cullen, Kathy (Johns Hopkins): Visual-vestibular interactions for self motion
Kiorpes, Lynne
Kiorpes, Lynne (NYU) Neural mechanisms that underlie development of the primate visual system
Holstein, Gay
Holstein, Gay (Mt Sinai). What happens to rats when they go into space! (vestibular)
Denève, Sophie
Denève, Sophie (Ecole Normale Superieure) Bayesian mechanisms of decision-making
Clark, Beverley
Clark, Beverley (UCL) Neuronal integration and axonal signalling
Shams, Ladan
Shams, Ladan (UCLA) Human psychophysics and modeling to probe multisensory integration
Read, Jenny
Read, Jenny (Univ. Newcastle) Human psychophysics and modeling to probe stereopsis
Angelaki, Dora
Angelaki, Dora (Baylor College of Medicine) Multisensory integration for navigation
Groh, Jennifer
Groh, Jennifer (Duke) Spatial processing in vision, hearing, and eye movements
Carrasco, Marisa
Carrasco, Marisa (NYU) Psychophysics and neuroimaging to understand visual perception and attention
Fine, Ione
Fine, Ione (UW) Using fMRI to understand visual function and plasticity
Daphne Bavelier
Bavelier, Daphne (University of Geneva) Understanding how humans learn and adapting to changing sensory environments