Natural, goal-directed behaviors typically involve sensing and action across both time and space. Organisms must react to stimuli in the 3D environment at each moment in time, as well as plan future behaviors to successfully complete the goal. Research in my lab is focused on understanding how the brain receives and reacts to sensory information for the purpose of goal-directed behavioral control. To study these phenomena, we examine the hunting behaviors of echolocating bats as a model of natural, 3D goal-directed behaviors.
Featured Speaker:
Dr. Melville Wohlgemuth
Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona
Melville Wohlgemuth is an assistant professor in the department of neuroscience at the University of Arizona. His lab is interested in how the brain interacts with the environment for sensory-driven control of natural behavior. More specifically, they are interested in how bottom-up circuits work in concert with top-down circuits to react to incoming sensory information, and plan behaviors over longer timescales to meet goals.
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