Research Program Award (R35)
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Institution
Yale University,
New Haven, CT
Awarded Project
Development and organization of brain-wide neuronal ensemble circuits underlying memory and decision making
Dr. George Dragoi’s research is centered on revealing the dynamic interplay between externally-driven and internally-generated internal representations of the external world to understand memory formation and spatial navigation. His team aims to map the neural circuits and decipher the neuronal codes underlying the formation of these representations across brain development and in adulthood using large-scale high-density electrophysiology in freely behaving animals. This research program is focused on understanding the brain-wide principles underlying the development of mnemonic and executive functions of the mammalian brain.