Brain and Action Lab
Welcome to the Brain and Action Laboratory at the University of Georgia! Our lab seeks to understand the behavioral and neural mechanisms of goal-directed movement. We combine behavioral, neuroimaging, and neurostimulation methods to investigate how brain flexibly transforms goals into motor-specific representations to guide action. The long-term goal of this research is to establish a mechanistic framework rooted in basic human motor neuroscience to investigate impairments in goal-directed movements prevalent in neurological disease or after brain injury.
Our laboratory is affiliated with:
Current Projects
Equipment
Located in the Ramsey Student Center, the Brain and Action Laboratory (and affiliated Neurostimulation Laboratory) includes the following equipment:
- KINARM End-Point Lab with integrated remote gaze tracking (Eyelink 1000)
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (DuoMAG MP-Dual and DuoMAG XT) with neuronavigation (Brainsight)
- Electromyography (4-channel wired Delsys Bagnoli and 16-channel wireless Delsys Trigno)
- Mobile eye-tracking (Pupil Core)
- Drawing and touchscreen tablets
The lab also uses the GE Discovery MR750 3T MRI at the UGA Bio-Imaging Research Center , and has access to equipment in nearby Kinesiology labs, including the:
Meet our Team
Assistant professor and lab director
PhD candidate, Kinesiology
PhD student, Neuroscience
MS student, Artificial Intelligence
UGA undergraduate, Biology and Psychology
UGA undergraduate, Biology and Psychology
UGA undergraduate, Biology and Psychology
UGA undergraduate, College of Public Health
UGA undergraduate, Biology
Research Opportunities
Join our research team
We are always looking for interested undergraduate and graduate students to join our research team!
Undergraduate students
Students in the lab will have the opportunity be part of an interdisciplinary, collaborative environment and tackle problems from a translational neuroscience perspective. We accept students from a variety of majors, including exercise and sport science, biology, psychology, computer science, and engineering. Members of our lab also have the opportunity to conduct CURO research .
If you are interested, please send a brief email stating your name, intended major, and research interests.
Graduate students
Before applying for a PhD position in our lab , please email us to discuss your interests and availability.
Additionally, if you are interested in joining the lab as a graduate student in neuroscience , please contact us before you apply for a doctoral position through the integrative life sciences program at the University of Georgia.
Ongoing Studies
We are recruiting healthy volunteers for our research studies. If you are between 18-40 years of age and are interested in participating, please contact principal investigator Deborah Barany .
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