Affiliation

• Department of Biological Sciences

Research expertise

• Development of the nervous system
• Anatomy and physiology of the motor system (spinal cord, brain stem)
• Anatomy and physiology of cephalic sensory systems
• Development of motor behaviours
• Comparative anatomy (vertebrates)

Main research projects

• Influence of cephalic senses on early motor behaviour
• Early development of sensorimotor networks in mammals
• Spontaneous activity and development of sensorimotor networks

Approaches used

• Immunohistochemistry (and microscopy)
• In vitro preparations
• Physiological recordings
• Pharmacology
• Behavioural observations

Keywords

Development, Motor system, Sensory systems, Trigeminal, Marsupials