Research

The ability to navigate our physical environment relies on accurate internal spatial awareness called proprioception. This “sixth sense” allows us to make a physical distinction between “self” and “other” and is required for purposeful and coordinated movement. Despite the essential nature of proprioception to nearly all daily tasks, our understanding of how internal sensory information drives motor behaviors is limited. Using a combination of mouse genetics, electrophysiology, behavior, molecular profiling, and imaging, our lab aims to uncover cellular and circuit mechanisms that govern proprioceptive signaling, as well as investigate the long-range effects of sensory proprioceptive signaling on motor networks across the body.