The Thermoregulation Lab

Our research combines functional calcium imaging with behavioral recording and computational modeling to understand how animals seek out a preferred temperature.

Research topics

  • The reticulospinal system of larval zebrafish

    Sensori-motor transformations

    How do neural circuits transform thermosensory information into thermoregulatory behaviors?

  • Temperature activated and inihibited neurons across the zebrafish brain

    Preference formation

    How does a thermal preference arise from concerted neural activity?

  • A heatmap of calcium responses

    Modulation

    How do inflammatory states alter thermoregulation and neural processing?

Funding

  • We thank the NIH BRAIN Initiative, NINDS, NIDA and the office of the director for generous funding.


    R01NS123887 - R24OD037693 - UE5NS133014