Dendritic Computations in Learning & Disease
I am a neuroscientist at the Institute of Experimental Epilepsy and Cognition research (IEECR). My research goals focus on dendrites in neuronal network, and ultimately how dendritic computations contribute to behaviour and go awry in disease.
Dendrites are the intricate and fascinating input structure of neurons with 10’s of thousands of synaptic inputs. The structure is not only beautiful but tightly tuned to perform computations that determine neuronal network activity in behavior.
Research Projects
Dendritic computation from network computation to disease
Dendrites in Epilepsy
Investigating the contribution of dendritic changes to pathology of acquired and genetic epilepsies.
Dendritic Morphology and Learning
Investigating how novel dendritic structures contribute to dendritic computations and learning.
GECI: Cautionary tale of Tools
Common tools to investigate activity in the brain resulted in artefacts. What do they look like and how to avoid them.
News & Updates
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