University of California-Los Angeles · NeuroscienceBisley Oculomotor Lab
James Bisley · Los Angeles, California
Research Focus
Dr. James Bisley's lab at UCLA focuses on understanding how specific brain areas control eye movements during visual tasks. They are particularly interested in how different regions of the brain, such as the frontal eye field and the lateral intraparietal area, interact to guide our gaze and help us search our environment effectively. Their research aims to clarify the roles of these areas which may ultimately help improve treatment options for patients with neurological disorders that affect vision and movement.
eye movementssaccadesneurosciencevisual searchoculomotor circuitbrain areasneural mechanismsbehavioral tasksneural recordingsmotor control
Research Aims
3AIM 01Investigate how neuronal activity in the superior colliculus (SC) is influenced by free viewing in visual foraging tasks.
AIM 02Determine if front eye field (FEF) activity is related to timing of eye movements or reward expectations.
AIM 03Test the functional validity of the hypothesized roles of the lateral intraparietal area (LIP), FEF, and SC in guiding eye movements.
Skills the Lab Values
neural recording techniquesmicrostimulationanimal behavior studiesdata analysis using Pythonexperimental designbehavioral task developmentsaccadic eye movement analysisneuroscience research methodologiesrodent behavioral paradigmsstatistical analysis of experimental data
Output against the department
Publications113bottom 40% of dept.405th of 671
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Citations6.4kbottom 44% of dept.376th of 671
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