The University of Texas at Austin · NeuroscienceVisual Processing and Perception Lab
Nicholas J Priebe · Austin, Texas
Research Focus
Dr. Nicholas Priebe's lab at the University of Texas at Austin studies how our brain processes visual information to understand and recognize scenes and objects. The lab focuses on how the brain generates stable visual representations, even when the conditions change, like lighting or angle. By using advanced techniques in neuroscience, the team seeks to uncover the specific cellular mechanisms that help us perceive motion and patterns in our visual environment.
visual processingneural circuitscortical hierarchymotion perceptionpattern recognitionspatial invarianceinhibitory interneuronsrecurrent circuitsmouse modelsoptogenetics
Research Aims
3AIM 01Examine how thalamic drive supports pattern selectivity in V1.
AIM 02Determine how motion and spatial invariance increase from V1 to higher visual areas.
AIM 03Investigate the contribution of local inhibitory circuits to pattern selectivity.
Skills the Lab Values
extracellular recordingsintracellular recordingscalcium imagingwhole-cell recordingstwo-photon imagingoptogeneticselectrophysiologycomputational modelingsynaptic circuit analysisbehavioral experiments
Output against the department
Publications125bottom 44% of dept.373rd of 671
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Citations6.6kbottom 45% of dept.366th of 671
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