Caleb Darden, B.S.

I’m interested in using a systems neuroscience approach to investigate the neurobiological underpinnings of motivated behavior and elucidate the pathophysiology driving maladaptation of these systems. In UMA, I’m developing behavioral paradigms to assess cognitive effects of sleep disruption in mice. I am also using in-vivo electrophysiological methods to assess the brain rhythm dynamics during motivation, exploration, and strategy switching. After my postbaccalaureate studies, I hope to enroll in an MD/PhD program and deepen my knowledge base and skill set regarding circuit mapping/modulation, signal processing, as well as decoding/encoding neurophysiology data in vivo. My long term career goal is to participate in research on humans with a focus on the use of brain computer interfacing to both understand and remedy the pathophysiology underlying affective and psychotic disorders.