The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Experimental neuroscience has produced a wealth of information concerning the neural substrates of behavior. My main goal is to develop computer models that synthesize and explain these data, and provide insight into how the nervous system works. I'm interested in modeling neural systems that produce relatively simple behaviors, such as the saccadic system, which rapidly reorients gaze. I'm also interested in modeling the cerebellum which, among other functions, produces adaptive changes in saccadic and other eye-movement systems. I use a variety of approaches to modeling -- from linear systems and probability theory to adaptive neural networks. I make my models relevant to nervous system function by using them to simulate real data and derive experimentally testable predictions.

Modeling neural systems that produce simple behaviors Experimental neuroscience has produced a wealth of information concerning the neural substrates of behavior. My main goal is to develop computer models that synthesize and explain these data, and provide insight into how the nervous system works. I‘m interested in modeling neural systems that produce relatively simple behaviors, such as the saccadic system, which rapidly reorients gaze. I‘m also interested in modeling the cerebellum which, among other functions, produces adaptive changes in saccadic and other eye-movement systems. I use a variety of approaches to modeling -- from linear systems and probability theory to adaptive neural networks. I make my models relevant to nervous system function by using them to simulate real data and derive experimentally testable predictions.