University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · NeuroscienceZimmermann Cognition Lab
Jan Zimmermann · Minneapolis, Minnesota
Research Focus
Jan Zimmermann's lab at the University of Minnesota studies how the brain coordinates behavior over different time scales, from quick movements to long-term planning. By observing rhesus macaques in naturalistic settings and using advanced technologies like deep learning for motion tracking, the lab aims to uncover how cognitive factors and neural processes work together to help animals make decisions. This research has implications for understanding flexible behavior in both healthy individuals and those with psychiatric disorders.
animal behaviorneural coordinationdeep learningcognitive variableselectrophysiologyforaging behaviortemporal scalespsychiatric illnessesdecision makingnaturalistic observation
Research Aims
3AIM 01Investigate how timescales of macaque pose behavior relate to cognitive factors like reward expectation.
AIM 02Establish the neural links between behavioral coordination and decision-making processes in the brain.
AIM 03Uncover mechanisms underlying inter and intra-areal timescale coordination in the brain.
Skills the Lab Values
deep learningpose estimationwireless electrophysiologyanimal handlingbehavioral trackingdata analysismultisensory integrationexperiment designstatistical modelingprogramming
Output against the department
Publications19bottom 3% of dept.653rd of 671
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Citations9.6ktop 41% of dept.278th of 671
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