Neuroscience research themes

Neural Circuits

The brain is composed of an interconnected hierarchy of neural circuits, with each circuit performing discreet functions, whether it is identifying an odour or generating a pattern of movement. Understanding what computations are carried out by each neural circuit and how these are implemented by the circuit's neuronal and synaptic components is key to understanding how the brain works. Such insights are a necessary step in developing therapies to alleviate disorders of the nervous system.

Neuroscientists at Leeds are actively exploring brain circuits involved in the control of movement, sensation, pain and the regulation of metabolism and autonomic function. They employ a range of cutting edge techniques to interrogate these neural circuits, including high density electrical and optical recordings, computational modelling, optogenetics and behavioural experiments.

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Name	Area of expertise
Dr Samit Chakrabarty Lecturer in Neuroscience	Sensorimotor neurophysiology, motor control, modulation and plasticity, in-vivo neurophysiology, neurorehabilitation, medical technology
Dr Ioannis Delis Lecturer in Motor Control	Neural data science, motor control, decision making, neuroimaging
Professor Jim Deuchars Professor of Systems Neuroscience	Neuroanatomy, neuronal circuits, immunofluorescence, autonomic, ion channels
Dr Sue Deuchars Reader in Neuroscience	Neural circuits, autonomic function, neurogenesis, neuromodulation
Dr Beatrice Filippi University Academic Fellow in Neuroscience
Professor Nikita Gamper Professor of Neuroscience	Ion channels, neuronal excitability, nociception and pain
Dr Jamie Johnston University Academic Fellow in Neuroscience	Sensory systems, neural circuits, synapses, ion channels
Dr Ian Wood Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience