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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BehaviorVLM: Unified Finetuning-Free Behavioral Understanding with Vision-Language Reasoning

Ke J, Li W, Pradhan A, Markowitz JE, Wu A

ArXiv March, 2026

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An optogenetics-compatible red fluorescent calcium indicator with negligible blue light photoactivation

Zhang X, Addison BR, Ulutas EZ, Deng CM, Doshi S, Nabhan S, Emanuel AJ, Markowitz JE, Koveal D

BioRxiv March, 2026

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High-resolution in vivo kinematic tracking with injectable fluorescent nanoparticles

Ulutas EZ, Pradhan A, Koveal D, Markowitz JE.

Science Advances October, 2025

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Act natural: a review of new methods for assessing dopamine’s role in natural behavior

Markowitz JE.

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences May, 2025

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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.