Research
Publications and writeups on neural circuits, behavior quantification, and analysis tooling.
Luminal Vascular Dysfunction Drives Rapid Blood Brain Barrier Injury in Hyperglycemic Stroke: Key Roles for Luminal Glycocalyx and Complement
Submitted•2026
Glycocalyx loss and complement activation drive blood-brain barrier breakdown in hyperglycemic stroke.
Optogenetic Stimulation of the Lateral Cerebellar Nucleus Mitigates Stroke-Induced Disruption of Motor Cortex Activity and Behavior
Submitted•2026
Cerebellar optogenetic stimulation restores motor cortex activity and network dynamics after stroke in mice.
The sex-specific VC neurons are mechanically activated motor neurons that facilitate serotonin-induced egg laying in C. elegans
Journal of Neuroscience•2021
Mechanically activated VC motor neurons enable serotonin-induced egg laying in C. elegans.
Presynaptic Gαo (GOA-1) signals to depress command neuron excitability and allow for stretch-dependent modulation of egg laying in Caenorhabditis elegans
Genetics•2021
Presynaptic GOA-1 dampens command neuron excitability so stretch feedback can modulate egg laying in C. elegans.
Ratiometric calcium imaging of individual neurons in behaving Caenorhabditis elegans
Journal of Visualized Experiments•2018
Protocol for ratiometric calcium imaging of single C. elegans neurons during behavior.
Effects of striatal lesions on components of choice: Reward discrimination, preference, and relative valuation
Behavioural Brain Research•2016
Striatal lesions shift reward discrimination, preference, and valuation in choice behavior.