David Ehrlich

The paper shows how instructive inputs during a critical period shape neural circuits to enable effective credit assignment in learning.

This study shows that the cerebellum in elephant-nose fish directly controls motor production, challenging the view that cerebellum only fine-tunes movement.

This paper introduces a method to reversibly control neuronal activity using a light-activated saxitoxin inhibitor, demonstrating its effectiveness in altering behavior in zebrafish without genetic modification.

This study identifies a brainstem circuit in larval zebrafish that converts gravitational signals into vertical navigation by maintaining consistent heading.

This study shows that zebrafish develop coordinated climbing by optimizing fin-body coordination, linking balance to the maturation of locomotion.

This study shows larval zebrafish use independent volitional and reflexive movements for locomotion, revealing a simple control scheme that enables effective but inflexible swimming.