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James Peak is a postdoctoral researcher in the Decision Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). His research focuses on investigating the neural bases of goal-directed actions, emphasizing voluntary and flexible actions essential for achieving specific goals. He provides considerable evidence suggesting that the learning and performance of goal-directed actions depend on the activity of specific neural circuitry, particularly involving the basal ganglia. The research combines neuronal tract tracing and neural manipulations in rodents to explore the relative contributions of specific basal ganglia circuits to behavioral processes. James aims to understand how these neural mechanisms translate learning signals into action performance.
Decision Neuroscience Laboratory at UNSW • Sydney, Australia
Investigating the neural bases of goal-directed actions.
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