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Neural basis of navigation & adaptive behavior

We study neural networks underlying various behaviors, focusing on the role of synaptic plasticity in the network computation 

Research

In our lab we study neural networks underlying different behaviors, such as navigation, decision making and sensory processing. We investigate the dynamics and connectivity patterns of these networks, with a focus on the flexibility of neural networks and how it supports these complex processes. We study these networks in zebrafish larvae and juvenile, a small transparent vertebrate ideally suited to investigate distributed networks. 

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Research Approach

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Publications

Visual motion and landmark position align with heading direction in the zebrafish interpeduncular nucleus

Lavian H., Prat O., Petrucco L., Štih V. and Portugues R. (2025). Nat Commun 16, 9924.

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Contact Us

Lavian lab

School of Neurobiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics 

Faculty of Life Sciences 

Sherman 717

Tel Aviv University 

30 Haim Levanon st., 

Ramat Aviv

Tel Aviv 69978

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