Carolina Rezaval

CountryUnited Kingdom

Position Professor

University/Organisation UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Domain Motivation, Emotion and Behaviour

Sub domains Animal behaviour

Lab description

Animals must make crucial behavioural choices on a minute by minute basis to survive in a changing environment. A long-standing enigma is, how are alternative options evaluated in the brain and specific actions prioritised? Our lab addresses this fascinating question using the fruit fly model, Drosophila, where the neurons are easy to observe and manipulate. By studying how the brain makes decisions at a genetic, cellular and circuit level, in an accessible experimental system, we aim to reveal fundamental principles underlying behavioural choices that might be present across species.

Lab URLhttps://www.rezavallab.org/