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Jason Ritt is an Associate Professor at the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, where he serves as the Scientific Director of Quantitative Neuroscience. His research focuses on advancing the understanding of neural processing during active sensing and developing novel neuroengineering techniques, particularly in neurostimulation control. Ritt's approach integrates fundamental scientific investigations with engineering methodologies in closed-loop interventions. His toolset includes electrophysiological methods, behavioral experimental designs, optogenetics, and theoretical frameworks, primarily applied to the rodent whisker system, which is a finely tuned tactile sensory system. His lab emphasizes real-time neural feedback during experiments, which forms a critical paradigm for the study of brain-machine interfaces, focusing on sensory neural prosthetics and active sensing loops. Ritt aims to address essential questions in sensory systems neuroscience and is dedicated to discovering new neurocontrol strategies relevant to biomedical applications, including the restoration of damaged systems through stimulating neuroprosthetics.
Department: Department of Economics