About the Wallis Lab
Our research focuses on understanding the functional organization of the frontal cortex at the single neuron level. Our methods use sophisticated behavioral paradigms, multichannel recording and computational analysis of neuronal data. We aim to understand the neuoronal mechanisms underlying a number of high-level cognitive and behavioral processes, including decision-making, learning and working memory. The goal of our research is to guide the development of the next generation of treatments for mental illness.
Our research focuses on understanding the functional organization of the frontal cortex at the single neuron level. Our methods use sophisticated behavioral paradigms, multichannel recording and computational analysis of neuronal data. We aim to understand the neuoronal mechanisms underlying a number of high-level cognitive and behavioral processes, including decision-making, learning and working memory. The goal of our research is to guide the development of the next generation of treatments for mental illness.
Lab news
Feb 2012: Congratulations to Antonio! We've had the lab's first ever paper accepted into the Journal of Vision.
Nov 2011: "Cross-species studies of orbitofrontal cortex and value-based decision-making" published in Nature Neuroscience.
Oct 2011: Press release about our research:
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/30/addicted-brain/
Oct 2011: "Double dissociation of value computations in orbitofrontal and anterior cingulate neurons" published in Nature Neuroscience.
Feb 2012: Congratulations to Antonio! We've had the lab's first ever paper accepted into the Journal of Vision.
Nov 2011: "Cross-species studies of orbitofrontal cortex and value-based decision-making" published in Nature Neuroscience.
Oct 2011: Press release about our research:
http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/10/30/addicted-brain/
Oct 2011: "Double dissociation of value computations in orbitofrontal and anterior cingulate neurons" published in Nature Neuroscience.
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