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UID:https://www.cbs.mpg.de/events/45226/338749
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DESCRIPTION:A core technological challenge in neuroscience remains the inab
 ility to access most of the brain\, most of the time\, across most of an a
 nimal's lifespan. To overcome this limitation\, my lab develops self-drivi
 ng tracking microscopes that enable brain-wide\, cellular-resolution calci
 um imaging in freely moving larval zebrafish. Using this platform\, we hav
 e uncovered the neural correlates of exploitation-exploration states durin
 g foraging\, revealed novel sleep substates with distinct eye-movement kin
 ematics\, and discovered place cells for the first time in a non-amniote a
 nimal. The existence of place cell in the larval zebrafish brain suggests 
 that abstract spatial cognitive representations can be generated by a comp
 act neural network of only 100\,000 neurons\, opening the door to brain-wi
 de mechanistic analysis of the underlying circuitry. Building on these dis
 coveries\, my lab is now focused on 1) uncovering the neural architectures
  that underlie spatial cognition in the vertebrate brain through joint ana
 lysis of brain-wide activity and brain-wide synaptic connectivity in the s
 ame animal\, and 2) understanding the developmental processes that expand 
 spatial representational capacity over time. I will highlight engineering 
 efforts to create autonomous systems with embedded intelligence that enabl
 e whole-brain recording across circadian and developmental timescales with
 out human intervention\, making it possible to directly track the emergenc
 e\, stabilization\, and reorganization of spatial cognitive networks withi
 n a single animal over development.\nSpeaker: Dr Jennifer Li & Dr Drew Rob
 son
LAST-MODIFIED:20260408T121713Z
LOCATION:MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences\, Room: Wilhelm Wundt R
 oom (A400) + Zoom Meeting (hybrid mode)
ORGANIZER;CN=Department of Psychology:mailto:doeller-office@cbs.mpg.de
SUMMARY:Mind Meeting: Dr Jennifer Li &amp\; Dr Drew Robson | Uncovering the
  neural mechanisms of spatial cognition with behavior-aware autonomous mic
 roscopes
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