BRAINANDBEHAVIOURLAB

Brain and Behaviour Lab was established by Dr Matt Parker in 2015, and is based at the University of Surrey... In our basic research, we use zebrafish as a model species try to understand the biology of neuropsychiatric (eg impulsive/compulsive disorders), neurodevelopmental (eg foetal alcohol spectrum disorders), and neurodegenerative disorders (eg Alzheimer's disease). We exploit recent developments in behavioural testing of adult zebrafish (many pioneered during Matt Parker's time working at Queen Mary University of London) to study gene x environment interactions in the development of behavioural abnormalities, and use a range of experimental psychopharmacological approach to test our hypotheses. We also have developed behavioural tools that allow for fast effective screening of adult fish for learning and memory. Our goal in our zebrafish work is to understand the behavioural biology of the species in order to use it to its full capacity as a model in behavioural neuroscience...