Mentor Areas
My longstanding research goal is to understand how information is encoded to generate adaptive behavior and, conversely, how perturbations of integrated neural networks give rise to neurological disease and psychiatric disorders. Recently, we have focused on adult hippocampal neurogenesis, which is a robust and dynamic process that continuously reshapes the local circuitry and is a putative locus of dysregulation contributing to cognitive impairments. We are using optogenetics and in vivo electrophysiology in behaving animals to investigate the role of adult neurogenesis in hippocampal-dependent behaviors, memory consolidation and sleep processes
Description:
Projects will vary. Interested students should contact Dr. Christian.
Details:
Preferred Student Year
First-year, Second-Year, Junior, Senior
Project Academic Year
2023–2024
Volunteer
Yes
Paid
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to paying students they engage in their research, regardless of their work-study eligibility.Work Study
No
Yes indicates that faculty are open to hiring work-study-eligible students.