Our Techniques

Miniscope- allows us to visualise the activity in hundreds of neurons during natural animal behaviors.

Patch clamping- an electrophysiological technique allowing us to record the flow of ion currents across cell membranes, either at the whole-cell or single-cell level.

Computational modelling- we use computer simulations to better understand brain function. We try to interface our data with computer models using the “Neuron” simulator or Matlab.

In vitro organotypic models- innovative and potent methods allowing a variety of cell types in the brain to be studied in a complex neural network.

In vivo mice models- utilising mice models with genetic alterations to investigate brain tumours and other disease.

Human organotypic brain model- an ex vivo model which aims to mimic the structure and function of the human brain.

Brain-computer interface- connecting the brain to an external device through electrical signals.