Ruth K. Broad Foundation Seminar Series on Neurobiology and Disease

Dr. Arber's work seeks to identify the principles that allow neuronal circuits to orchestrate accurate and timely control of motor output behavior and learning in response to a variety of stimuli such as sensory cues or voluntary initiation of movement. To decipher how motor circuits engage in the control of movement, she elucidates the organization and function of neuronal circuits by studying synaptic connectivity, genetic and molecular identity as well as functional properties. Her research seeks to uncover the mechanisms involved in the assembly of motor circuits during development as well as circuit reorganization during learning and upon disease or injury.