neuroscience, psychology, biology, chemistry, physics
-2nd Year Students
-3rd Year Students
-3rd Year Students
160
Tempe
This program investigates how cerebellar circuits develop, adapt, and become vulnerable across the lifespan. Although the cerebellum is essential for motor coordination, emerging evidence shows it also supports cognition, emotion, and learning, yet the mechanisms driving these functions remain unclear. We study how cerebellar-specific cell types mature and change during development and how age-related inflammation, synaptic loss, and circuit remodeling contribute to cognitive and motor decline. Using advanced imaging, behavioral assays, computational analysis, and molecular profiling, this project will study circuit-level changes to functional outcomes. Dr. Verpeut will lead this project with 2 undergraduate students.
Coding in R or Python.
Jessica Verpeut
Tempe