Figuring out the role of neurons in zebrafish swimming: Herwig Baier

University of California - San Francisco

(Hosted by Osama Ahmed)


Dr. Herwig Baier is a Professor of Physiology at the University of California – San Francisco.

He wants to know how brain cells (neurons) give rise to behavior. He explains to us how he is using light to turn on neurons in the zebrafish brain to understand how these cells affect the fish’s swimming.

More on the Baier Lab's research

Keywords: Behavior, Neural Circuits, Optogenetics, Zebrafish

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