Neurophysics of Sensing in Motion, Systems Neuroscience Summer Course
California, United States
Organiser: Other
Attendance type(s): In Person
Event Dates: 14 Jul 2025
Registration Deadline: 16 Feb 2025
Neurophysics of Sensing in Motion, the Santa Barbara Advanced School of Quantitative Biology Summer Research Course, will run from July 14 – August 15, 2025 at the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, UC Santa Barbara.
Postdocs and advanced graduate students with physical, mathematical, and life science backgrounds are invited to apply. The course directors are Matthieu Louis (UC Santa Barbara) and Julie Simpson (UC Santa Barbara).
As animals move their bodies to explore the world, they must integrate sensory and motor information. Course participants will conduct experiments in different invertebrate organisms and sensory systems to map the neuronal circuits and algorithmic principles underlying the sensory-motor control of active sensing.
Research projects will include the design of new behavioral assays, behavior quantification, manipulation and measurement of neural activity, and advanced data analysis to develop physical models of behavioral control. Students will also attend lectures in the concurrent KITP program Neurophysics of Active Sensing.
Apply by February 16, 2025. Late applications will be considered as space permits.
Contact Details
Name: Maggie Sherriffs
Phone: 18058936332
Email: qbioschool@kitp.ucsb.edu