Visual input during natural behavior is highly dependent on movements of the eyes and
head, but how information about eye and head position is integrated with visual processing …

Animals move their head and eyes as they explore the visual scene. Neural correlates of
these movements have been found in rodent primary visual cortex (V1), but their sources and …

In natural contexts, sensory processing and motor output are closely coupled, which is reflected
in the fact that many brain areas contain both sensory and movement signals. However, …

Despite their immense success as a model of macaque visual cortex, deep convolutional
neural networks (CNNs) have struggled to predict activity in visual cortex of the mouse, which …

Arboreal animals often leap through complex canopies to travel and avoid predators. Their
success at making split-second, potentially life-threatening decisions of biomechanical …

Forming representations of the sensory world and navigating within it require an animal to
actively interact and sample key aspects of the environment. In the olfactory system, many …

The most promising option for lowering the cost and environmental impact of cement is the
use of blended cement. The well-known supplementary cementitious materials such as slag …

The brain's diversity of neurons enables a rich behavioral repertoire and flexible adaptation
to new situations. Assuming that the ecological pressure has optimized this neuronal variety, …

This dissertation focuses on the interplay between visual processing and motor action during
natural behaviors, which has previously been limited due to technological constraints in …

Recent advances in egocentric video understanding models are promising, but their heavy
computational expense is a barrier for many real-world applications. To address this …