Evolution of cell types and neural circuits
My lab is interested in the evolution and diversity of vertebrate brains. We focus on the evolution of the telencephalon and compare developmental pathways, cell types, and neural circuits in non-conventional vertebrate species. Our work showed that neuron types in the cerebral cortex have distinct evolutionary trajectories, with conservation of GABAergic types and extreme diversification of glutamatergic types.
Keywords
Brain evolution / brain circuits / evolutionary biology / forebrain / single-cell RNAseq / plasticity