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Michale S. Fee is the Glen V. and Phyllis F. Dorflinger Professor of Brain Cognitive Sciences and the Department Head at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He began his academic journey after receiving a PhD in Applied Physics from Stanford University in 1992. Dr. Fee joined the Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) department in 2003 and also holds a position as an Investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research. His research primarily focuses on understanding the neural biophysical mechanisms underlying the generation and learning of complex sequences, utilizing advanced optical and electrical techniques for measuring brain activity in behaving animals. A significant aspect of his work involves studying how the brain learns to produce sequential behaviors, particularly in songbirds, which serve as a model system for vocal learning. Dr. Fee's lab investigates the circuitry within specific forebrain nuclei related to vocal and motor gesture production forming songs, and seeks to understand the brain mechanisms that underpin vocal imitation through reinforcement learning strategies. His innovative techniques include motorized microdrive chronic recording, active electrode stabilization for intracellular recordings in awake animals, and miniature two-photon microscopy for imaging freely behaving animals.