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Representation and integration of diverse visual features in circuits and behavior

Award Number: R00EY032549
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/01/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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Representation and integration of diverse visual features in circuits and behavior - PROJECT SUMMARY Visual perception and visually-guided behavior relies on the ability of the brain to combine information about multiple aspects of a visual scene. In all sighted animals, including humans, the visual system uses parallel processing strategies to represent different features of a visual scene in different visual pathways or populations of neurons. How, then, does the brain combine information about these different aspects of the visual world into a unified visual percept, and how do animals guide behavior based on multiple visual cues that are encoded by separate pathways? The research performed under this award will answer this question using the visual system of the fruit fly Drosophila as a model, which allows for the identification and targeting of precise, defined neural populations that represent visual cues. This work will: (1) Determine how diverse visual features are jointly represented by populations of visual projection neurons that carry information from the visual system to the rest of the brain, (2) Determine how interactions among these visual projection pathways shape the visual information encoded in them, and (3) Determine how different features of a scene are combined to guide animal behavior. This work will advance the core mission of the National Eye Institute by making contributions to the understanding of visual function. This research will rely on a wide array of modern approaches in neuroscience, including functional imaging of brain activity, genetic manipulations, computational and statistical modeling, and behavioral measurements. In addition to the research described above, this award will support the awardee’s transition to an independent research career at a research-intensive university and further support the establishment of their visual neuroscience laboratory.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $241,145 )
2025	2025	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	1400 WASHINGTON AVE	ALBANY	NY	12222	ALBANY	USA	Vision Research	000	4	2/20/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$241,145
														Subtotal = $241,145

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $263,610 )
2024	2024	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	1400 WASHINGTON AVE	ALBANY	NY	12222	ALBANY	USA	Vision Research	000	3	2/5/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$249,001
2024	2024	RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, THE	1400 WASHINGTON AVE	ALBANY	NY	12222	ALBANY	USA	Vision Research	001	3	8/13/2024	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$14,609
														Subtotal = $263,610

Grand Total All Awards = $504,755

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Representation and integration of diverse visual features in circuits and behavior

Award Number: R00EY032549

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 03/01/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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