Oliver Barnstedt

CountryGermany

Society affiliation German Neuroscience Society (GNS)

ORCID ID 0000-0001-7924-6043

Position Principal Investigator/Group Leader

University/Organisation University Medical Center Göttingen

Domain Motivation, Emotion and Behaviour

Sub domains Appetive and incentive learning and memory Learning and memory Navigation and spatial memory

Lab description

Memories lie at the heart of our individual personalities and guide our everyday decisions and actions. The hippocampus acts as a crucial node in a brain network responsible for acquiring and recalling memories. Yet, how hippocampal memories exert influence over downstream brain regions responsible for behavioural action remains largely unknown. My research group is using advanced optical in vivo methods combined with circuit mapping approaches and machine learning-based behavioural tracking to shed a light on the mechanisms that transform memories into action.

Lab URLhttps://www.barnstedtlab.com