News
February 01, 2024
The lab was awarded the Canadian Institutes on Health Research (CIHR) grant to understand how the threat-level of a context alters prefrontal representations of fear memories. We will use in vivo electrophysiology and miniscope calcium imaging recordings combined with optogenetic manipulations to understand how the cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala interact to gate fear expression in contexts with high, low, and ambiguous threat levels.
September 01, 2023
Joining the lab this autumn is Megan Lozzi, she will begin her doctoral degree through the department of Psychology. Welcome Megan, we’re excited to have you join us!
September 16, 2022
Joining the lab this autumn are Emily Wong who will begin her master’s degree through the department of Cell and Systems Biology and Liv Engel begins her doctoral degree through the department of Psychology. Welcome Emily & Liv!
July 06, 2022
The lab was awarded the Connaught New Researcher Award to perform multi-site optical recordings that will lead to a fuller understanding of how brain regions interact to generate emotional memory formation, expression, and extinction.
May 20, 2022
The lab was awarded a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant to investigate neural circuit mechanisms of defensive behaviour in the midbrain.
April 25, 2022
The lab was awarded a New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) grant to investigate non-invasive methods to reduce fear and anxiety behaviors, in collaboration with Antoine Godin and Shirley Fecteau at the University of Laval.
April 13, 2022
Undergraduate thesis student Jahmar Hewitt was awarded the University of Toronto Excellence Award for his research project.
February 17, 2022
Undergraduate research assistant Brian Wu accepted an offer to pursue a master’s degree in neuroscience at Western University.
April 01, 2021
No fooling! The lab will officially open on the first of April in the Department of Psychology at University of Toronto Scarborough!