A neuroscience lab studying cell type and circuit mechanisms of attention
The Ferguson Lab
A Neuroscience Research Lab studying attention, disease biomarkers, and brain oscillations to advance cognitive health and clinical treatments
How do we make choices around guiding our attention?
Attention helps us navigate the dynamic world around us. We seek to identify synaptic, cellular, and circuit principles governing attention and how these principles change in disease. By linking activity patterns from synapses to networks, we hope to inform how we evaluate and approach treatment for attention.
Plans and Projects
We utilize a broad toolkit of systems neuroscience approaches to map cellular and circuit contributions to attention and cognition.
Ferguson Lab Press
Explore publications and media coverage showcasing our research and team.
Unraveling the secret to attention, one brain cell at a time
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The lab had its second paper accepted in iScience!
September 16, 2026
Brielle is a McKnight Scholar!
June 11, 2026
Brielle has been awarded an HBI grant!
June 3, 2026
A Warm Send-Off for Lab Members Cynthia and Henry!
May 29, 2026