Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Special Seminar with Mariela Petkova
March 2, 2026
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Location
Building 46,Singleton
Description
Talk Title: Carving Circuits from Connectomics
Talk Abstract: In larval zebrafish, we measure whole-brain functional activity and connectivity in the same animal. Additionally, we integrate molecular cell-type information from complementary datasets. This emerging resource provides an unusually constrained setting for linking neural dynamics, connectivity, and behavior in a vertebrate brain. In this talk, I will discuss how we are using it to test and refine neural circuit models from sensation to action.