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Our lab develops innovative optical, behavioral and computational tools to study sensory-motor processing and decision making in the mammalian brain. We aim to compare these processes across rodents and primate species, not only to understand their evolutionary constraints, but most importantly to identify their general principles... Primate neuroethology: Primates are considered some of the most highly encephalized creatures on the planet. The significant metabolic expense of their large brains is thought to be justified by the remarkable cognitive functions and behavioral skills. With their advanced neural circuits, primates are thought to surpass other animals in flexibility, agility, curiosity, and the ability to understand and interact with their environment and social groups. We study how these traits are related to brain architecture and neuronal activity in the mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus), an animal model for an early prosimian stem primate. Our studies range from..