Jagruti Pattadkal

Jagruti Pattadkal is a Research Fellow at the Center for Perceptual Systems within the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on understanding neural mechanisms underlying sensory processing, particularly in visual systems and oculomotor behaviors. She employs advanced neurophysiological techniques and comparative approaches in rodents and primates to investigate neural circuit dynamics.

Her work bridges basic neuroscience with applied neurotechnology, emphasizing long-term neural recording methods and functional characterization of neuronal subtypes. Current projects include studying interactions between eye movement control systems in marmosets and exploring how sensory amplification mechanisms operate in primate neocortex. Past work has examined visual system development in mice and functional organization of motion-sensitive neurons using 2-photon imaging.

Key research themes include: neural synchrony dynamics, primate oculomotor behavior, sensory plasticity, and cross-species comparisons of visual processing. This multidisciplinary approach integrates experimental neuroscience with computational modeling to uncover fundamental principles of brain function.

Pattadkal's publications since 2015 reflect her sustained focus on sensory systems, with recent emphasis on neural recording technology advancements and understanding how cortical circuits process complex visual information. She collaborates across disciplines to advance our understanding of perceptual systems in both health and disease contexts.