Philip Zeigler

Philip Zeigler is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York. His research focuses on Behavioral Neuroscience and Neurophysiology, particularly the neural mechanisms underlying active touch in rats.

• PhD in Psychology/Neurophysiology, University of Wisconsin

Research Interests: Dr. Zeigler's work explores the neural control of whisking behavior, leveraging computer-assisted optoelectronic monitoring and lesion/recording techniques. He investigates how brain regions mediate exploratory behaviors and how sensory feedback shapes neural activity patterns. His lab also studies the developmental role of whisking-generated sensations, their interaction with the visual system, and cross-modal effects.

Publications: Recent studies examine whisking as a voluntary response, vibrissa deafferentation, cortical ablations, and sensorimotor plasticity, reflecting his focus on sensorimotor integration and neural circuits.