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Marc A. Sommer Research Group

Duke University
Location
Durham, NC
Department
Neurobiology
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Updated
October 2, 2026

Research focus

systems neurosciencesensorimotor circuitscomputational modeling

About the research

How do frontal cortex circuits coordinate with other brain areas to enable stable visual perception and behavior?

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The lab studies circuits for corollary discharge and their impact on visual processing using psychophysics, neural recordings, and computational robotics. Researchers apply single-neuron and population-level electrophysiology, optogenetics and genetic methods to dissect circuit function in behaving animals. The group tests and improves viral vector technologies for reliable gene delivery in non-human primates using directed evolution and serotype comparisons. The lab studies effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on single neurons and circuits to establish principles for rational clinical design.

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