About the Lab

Direct Laser-Write 3D Printing・Ultrafast Laser Machining・Bioelectronic Medicine・Brain Machine Interfaces

Sensory-Motor Learning・Reinforcement Learning・Vocal Learning・Songbirds

The Gardner lab studies birdsong vocal production. Our work ranges from machine learning for analysis of behavior and electrophysiology to cellular scale imaging in singing birds. We are interested in the principles underlying learning and production of complex behaviors in biological neural networks. As part of this effort, we develop new kinds of neural interfaces. The goal of our engineering work is to achieve stable long-term connections to the brain or peripheral nervous system.