Understanding the brain and body in action

Research Areas

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New methods for 3D motion capture in small animals
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New methods for measuring neural activity
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Resolving how the basal ganglia control action and movement
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Closed-loop brain stimulation to both understand and treat the brain

Latest Publications

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Spontaneous behaviour is structured by reinforcement without explicit reward

Markowitz JE, Gillis WF, Jay M, Wood J, Harris RW, Cieszkowski R, Scott R, Brann D, Koveal D, Kula T, Weinreb C, Osman MAM, Pinto SR, Uchida N, Linderman SW, Sabatini BL, Datta SR.

Nature June, 2023

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Hidden behavioral fingerprints in epilepsy

Gschwind T, Zeine A, Raikov I, Markowitz JE, Gillis WF, Felong S, Isom LL, Datta SR, Soltesz I.

Neuron June, 2023

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Striatal dopamine explains novelty-induced behavioral dynamics and individual variability in threat prediction

Akiti K, Tsutsui-Kimura I, Xie Y, Mathis A, Markowitz JE, Anyoha R, Datta SR, Mathis MW, Uchida N, Watabe-Uchida M.

Neuron November, 2022

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Distinguishing discrete and continuous behavioral variability using warped autoregressive HMMs

Costacurta J, Duncker L, Sheffer B, Gillis W, Weinreb C, Markowitz J, Datta S, Williams A, Linderman S.

Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems July, 2022

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We like to build tools and then use them to understand how the brain gives rise to action. As a lab we strive to do rigorous science while maintaining a fun, inclusive place to work.