Einat Couzin-Fuchs

Einat Couzin-Fuchs is an Affiliated Scientist and IMPRS Lecturer in the Department of Collective Behavior at the University of Konstanz, Germany, affiliated with the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour and Konstanz Neurobiology.

Her research focuses on neural mechanisms of social plasticity in locusts, examining rapid transitions between solitary and gregarious states through sensory integration and decision-making processes. She employs neurophysiology, virtual reality, and quantitative behavior analysis to study odor representation in changing social environments and the emergence of collective behavior.

Recent work reveals how crowding alters antennal lobe processing and how personal/social experiences integrate to drive foraging decisions. The Couzin-Fuchs Lab develops advanced calcium imaging and computer vision protocols for automated pose tracking, uncovering sensorimotor transformations underlying swarming behavior and group decision dynamics in locusts.