Neural circuit function
eating disorders, chemogenetics, neural circuits
Research aim
We aim to unravel the neurobiology underlying eating disorders. This will provide a framework for the development of neurobiology-based therapeutic interventions for diseases like anorexia nervosa.
About us
We map neuronal ensembles that are engaged in behaviors that underlie eating disorders, we record their activity (by electrophysiology and fiber photometry), and we target these ensembles with opto- and chemogenetics. We also identify targetable genes from determining the transcriptome of neuronal ensembles and explore whether gene therapy or drugs has therapeutic efficacy.