I attended and presented at SfN 2025 with the abstract Cognition Without Cortex: Rapid Learning, Generalization, and Long-Term Memory in Acortical Mice.
Jieyu Zheng
PhD Candidate in Neurobiology, Caltech
I am a PhD candidate in the Neurobiology program at the California Institute of Technology, advised by Prof. Markus Meister. My research focuses on cognitive flexibility, learning, and memory, with particular interest in the role of neocortex and hippocampus in these functions.
Besides research, I teach, write, create art, and photograph the wildlife around the globe.
Announcement I am seeking postdoctoral positions starting in 2027 to continue studying behavioral neuroscience. If you're a theory/computation or neuroethology lab looking for an ethologist who can whisper to animals and bring out their best behaviors, let's connect.
Behavioral neuroscience Research Rapid learning, memory, generalization, and the neural systems that support flexible behavior.
Courses and mentoring Teaching Curriculum and mentoring work around neuroscience and beyond.
Science and wildlife Art Painting, design, and photography that make room for observation, humor, and close attention to nature and science.
Essays and columns Writing Wildlife writing, blogs and essays beyond scientific publications.
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My collaborator Rogério Guimarães presented our extended human-subjects maze project at CCN 2025.
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