Research
Our brain, though measuring only 2% body weight, takes up 20% of Oxygen and 25% of Glucose consumption. I am interested in the working mechanism of this machine, with all of its input units, the wiring of neurons, and how the information is processed to generate the behavioral output.
My particular interest hovers on the brain of the small fruit fly - Drosophila. With the genetic amenability and a small, well characterized nervous system, coupled with the generation time of 10 days, Drosophila makes itself the perfect model organism to investigate neural underpinnings of a wide behavioral repertoire - flying, walking, grooming, mating, olfaction, etc.
My current interest lies in studying neural mechanism of sensory integration and decision making in Drosophila. I plan to use tools like Calcium imaging, Optogenetics, synaptic tracing, patch clamping and closed-loop VR systems.
Our brain, though measuring only 2% body weight, takes up 20% of Oxygen and 25% of Glucose consumption. I am interested in the working mechanism of this machine, with all of its input units, the wiring of neurons, and how the information is processed to generate the behavioral output.
My particular interest hovers on the brain of the small fruit fly - Drosophila. With the genetic amenability and a small, well characterized nervous system, coupled with the generation time of 10 days, Drosophila makes itself the perfect model organism to investigate neural underpinnings of a wide behavioral repertoire - flying, walking, grooming, mating, olfaction, etc.
My current interest lies in studying neural mechanism of sensory integration and decision making in Drosophila. I plan to use tools like Calcium imaging, Optogenetics, synaptic tracing, patch clamping and closed-loop VR systems.