Dr. Wei Chung Lee

Biography

Wei-Chung Allen Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard University. His research focuses on understanding the neural computations that give rise to behavior through the study of neuronal circuits. His lab seeks to understand the organizational principles underlying information processing across species, with a particular emphasis on how neuronal circuits are wired to enable action selection, execution, and refinement. The approach taken in his work involves the development and application of tools related to 'functional connectomics', which combine behavioral analysis, activity imaging, and comprehensive structural microscopy with machine learning and modeling techniques to uncover the relationships between neuronal network structure and function. Key questions guiding his research include what rules underlie network connectivity, how conserved circuit motifs differ across brain regions, the fundamental constraints that govern network behavior, and the developmental rules that shape these networks.

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