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David Gire is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Washington. He is interested in the mechanisms of neural circuit processing, particularly in how sensory signals are integrated in decision-making processes involving mammalian olfaction. His research investigates how brains utilize noisy and fluctuating sensory signals from the environment to guide valuable behaviors such as finding food and avoiding danger. He aims to understand the precise coding of relevant information through spatial and temporal patterns of neural activity, uncovering how efficient coding adapts to the statistical structure of sensory input under various behavioral demands. Gire's work employs a variety of techniques including electrophysiology, calcium imaging, optogenetics, and automated behavioral analysis to explore the neural operations that support complex behavioral responses to natural sensory stimuli. His investigative pursuits are geared toward developing targeted therapeutics for psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.
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