We study how the brain controls social behavior across development and aging. Using genetics, imaging, and behavior in the tiny glassfish- Danionella cerebrum model, our lab investigates the neural and molecular mechanisms that drive group behavior, social engagement, and their disruption in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Research
How do disruptions in brain development lead to impaired social behavior?
How do the brain and genetics generate collective behaviors in groups?
What mechanisms maintain social behavior throughout life—and why do they fail with aging?
Selected Publications
Development of neural circuits for social motion perception in schooling fish
Parp1 promotes sleep, which enhances DNA repair in neurons
Sleep increases chromosome dynamics to enable reduction of accumulating DNA damage in single neurons
Altered behavioral performance and live imaging of circuit-specific neural deficiencies in a zebrafish model for psychomotor retardation
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