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Sebastian Seung is the Evnin Professor at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, where he explores the neuronal wiring diagrams of various organisms, such as flies and mice. His work marks a significant advancement as neuroscience enters the connectomic era, focusing on constructing wiring diagrams with unprecedented precision and completeness. Seung’s research involves predicting how flies perceive visual information based on detailed wiring diagrams of their visual systems and the reconstruction of mouse visual cortex using advanced connectomic technologies. Ongoing collaborations include projects related to fly connectomes with Mala Murthy, mouse retina patch studies with Thomas Euler, and research on neural circuits associated with memory and decision-making. His lab also aims to enhance image resolution in connectomics through scaling down methods that reveal smaller biological structures. As part of the NIH BRAIN Initiative, Seung's lab is pushing the frontiers of connectomic technologies, reinforcing their commitment to understanding brain functionality and development.
GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.