Positions Available
Two fully funded postdoctoral positions are available. Individuals with experience in multi-electrode neural recordings and/or fMRI in behaving animals are particularly encouraged to apply.
We are looking for graduate students with previous STEM training. Interested students can apply through the Neuroscience Training Program.
Additional competitive training and funding opportunities exist through the Vision Research Training Program.
A technical position is available for a programmer interested in developing systems for real-time dynamic (closed-loop) control of neuroscience experiments involving 3D visualizations. Previous experience with OpenGL and the software/hardware requirements of real-time control with millisecond precision are highly desired.
Lab News
November 25, 2025
Welcoming our newest graduate student, Niksa Poleksic, to the lab!
November 12, 2025
“The richness of vision in the mammalian brain: Neural codes for visual perception and behavior in three dimensions” is out today in the Journal of Neuroscience as part of the Society for Neuroscience 2025 Annual …
October 27, 2025
Congratulations Miral Abdalaziz on receiving the David G. Walsh Research Travel Award presented by the McPherson Eye Research Institute!
October 9, 2025
Congratulations Lauren Kresser on receiving an honorable mention for her poster presentation at the 17th Annual Vision Science Symposium hosted by the McPherson Eye Research Institute!
July 7, 2025
Congratulations Zikang on being selected as the 2025 recipient of the Yi-ming and Hua-nien C. Yin Fellowship for meritorious contributions to the field of neuroscience!
June 20, 2025
Congratulations Lauren on winning the “Best Research Presentation” award at the 2025 Wisconsin Ophthalmology Research Day!
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Research
3D Vision
How do we perceive the three-dimensional (3D) structure of the world when our eyes only sense 2D projections like a movie on a screen?
Multisensory Integration
Our visual system first encodes the environment in egocentric coordinates defined by our eyes. Such representations are inherently unstable in that they shift and rotate as we move our eyes or head. How then do we perceive the world as stable?
Neuro-computational underpinnings of autism
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) manifests heterogeneously across individuals. We study the neural basis of this heterogeneity using multifaceted approaches including learning studies with adolescents, neural imaging, and computational modeling.
Software Suite
Real-time Experimental Control with Graphical User Interface
The Real-Time Experimental Control with Graphical User Interface (REC-GUI) framework is an open-source network-based parallel processing solution for performing behavioral control, high precision stimulus presentation, and high-density neurophysiological measurements.
