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How does the enormous cellular diversity of the brain give rise to complex behaviors?
 

How do emotional states influence behavior and how are they generated by the brain?

Photo: Rorschach Inkblot No. 8

Social behaviors provide an accessible entry point to answer these questions due to their close association with emotions and strong genetic underpinnings.

The Bambah-Mukku lab studies cell-type and circuit specific mechanisms governing ethologically meaningful social behaviors. We are particularly interested in how neural circuits are modulated by the sex, age and physiological state of the animal.

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