Samuel Muscinelli

Assistant Professor

Grossman Center for Quantitative Biology and Human Behavior

The University of Chicago



I am interested in how the anatomy of brain circuits both governs learning and adapts to it. My current research centers on two main questions: How does neural connectivity give rise to patterns of activity that support learning? What can we say about the plasticity rules that enable the brain to adapt to changes and goals in the environment? To tackle these questions, I leverage recent advances in our ability to measure synaptic connectivity, and I combine analytical theory, machine learning, and data analysis, working closely with experimental collaborators.

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