Research vision:

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How do neural responses encode/decode stimuli? How do they initiate behavior? How are stimuli stored in memory and retrieved? 

The responses to these fundamental questions can help reveal how the brain adapts to the demands of a complex and changing environment, and contribute to the development of therapeutic interventions to reverse the negative effects of abnormal experiences while fueling the search for a cure for such devastating diseases as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's .

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The work in our lab revolves around three main subjects:

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1. Learning and memory

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2. Neural circuits of odor processing

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3. Neural mechanism of Alzheimer's disease