Work in the lab focuses on understanding how the specific wiring of neuronal circuits in the visual system leads to complex visually responsive neurons and ultimately leads to perception. The lab studies visual circuits in sighted, vision-impaired and vision-restored animals. The lab merges multiple disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, genetics, animal behaviour, disease models and optogenetics. Techniques in the lab include monitoring brain activity, at cellular resolution, using in vivo 2-photon calcium imaging and elecrophysiology, and implementing optogenetic vision restoration approaches.
