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Michael Lynn is a Researcher in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics (DPAG) at the University of Oxford, where he contributes to the Lak Research Group's investigations into neural circuit mechanisms underlying cognitive processes. His position situates him within Oxford's Medical Sciences Division, focusing on interdisciplinary neuroscience research at the intersection of molecular, cellular, and systems-level approaches.
His primary research explores how neuromodulator release—particularly of dopamine and acetylcholine—dynamically regulates cortical activity during learning and decision-making tasks. Employing in vivo electrophysiology and neural imaging techniques, he examines the causal relationships between neuromodulatory signaling and adaptive behavioral responses in animal models. This work bridges computational neuroscience with experimental approaches to decode how neural circuits process information during complex cognitive operations.
As an active member of the Lak Group, Dr. Lynn collaborates on projects dissecting the neural basis of executive functions, with emphasis on how cortical circuits integrate neuromodulatory inputs to guide choices. His current research trajectory investigates real-time neuromodulator dynamics and their impact on network-level cortical computations during decision-making paradigms.
