Desimone Lab
We study how the brain deals with the challenge of information overload.
Our lab brings together people of all backgrounds and from many parts of the world to study the basic neural mechanisms of attention and executive control. We strongly believe that diverse perspectives strengthen our science.
Our Research
We study the brain mechanisms that allow us to focus our attention on a specific task while filtering out irrelevant distractions.
Our Team
Our dedicated team of research scientists, postdocs, grad students, and technicians work closely together to understand the problem of attention.Key Publications
High-throughput mapping of a whole rhesus monkey brain at micrometer resolution
Nature biotechnology,
Jul 2021.
Connectional subdivision of the claustrum: two visuotopic subdivisions in the macaque
Frontiers in systems neuroscience,
May 2014.