About
I joined the Learning, Inference and Memory lab at the Sainsburys Wellcome Centre in January 2021. I am currently interested in the mechanisms underlying the development of biased perception and I hold a joint ELSC-SWC Fellowship co-sponsored by Athena Akrami (SWC/LIM Lab) and Yonatan Loewenstein (ELSC).
I have been interested in the mechanisms underlying learning and memory. More specifically, in understanding the functional implications of different forms of plasticity and their interactions. In order to achieve that, I develop theoretical models to try and mimic specific aspects of the brain.
In my current research, we are investigating the mechanisms underlying the formation and stabilisation of place fields in the hippocampal CA1 network. In particular, we are exploring that role that different types of interneurons play in these processes.
Before my PhD, I studied physics (MSc) and chemistry (BSc) at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
In my free time, I like to work with clay, creating sculptures and pottery.
I have been interested in the mechanisms underlying learning and memory. More specifically, in understanding the functional implications of different forms of plasticity and their interactions. In order to achieve that, I develop theoretical models to try and mimic specific aspects of the brain.
In my current research, we are investigating the mechanisms underlying the formation and stabilisation of place fields in the hippocampal CA1 network. In particular, we are exploring that role that different types of interneurons play in these processes.
Before my PhD, I studied physics (MSc) and chemistry (BSc) at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.
In my free time, I like to work with clay, creating sculptures and pottery.