Prof Andrea Benucci

Andrea Benucci

Professor in Visual Neuroscience
Head of Department of Psychology

School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
benuccilab.net/
Centre for Brain and Behaviour
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Research

visual perception, visual cortex, optogenetics, optical imaging, animal behavior, artificial neural networks

Interests

I research the neural mechanisms involved in visual processing adopting a research framework capable of linking neural architectures to the underlying computations. My preferred approach involves integrating experimental methods for optically dissecting neuronal circuits (optical imaging and patterned optogenetics) with large-scale dynamic network models based on artificial neural networks (aNNs). Computation within artificial neural networks arises from connectivity principles among units, inspired by how biological networks perform computations. Therefore, aNNs serve as an effective ‘mechanistic’ modelling framework for integrating computational, algorithmic, and implementation levels of analysis. I employ this unified computational and experimental approach to uncover the principles of neural computation that underlie visual perception.

To learn more about my work and opportunities to join my laboratory visit www.benuccilab.net