Riccardo Storchi

Riccardo Storchi is a Sir Henry Dale Fellow and Principal Investigator in the Division of Neuroscience within the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on visual and somatosensory systems using rodent models, with particular expertise in neural coding, electrophysiology, and animal behavior.

His primary research interests span Visual Neuroscience, Neural Coding, Electrophysiology, Animal Behaviour, Circadian Rhythms, and Retinal Ganglion Cell function. Storchi investigates how visual information is processed across different ecological niches and how motor control influences sensory coding in freely moving animals. His work frequently employs advanced techniques including optogenetics and behavioral analysis in naturalistic settings.

Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on visual system plasticity across species, sensorimotor integration in natural environments, and neural adaptations to photoreceptor degeneration. His research bridges fundamental neuroscience with potential applications in understanding visual disorders and neural rehabilitation.

• Action in Vision - Wellcome Trust (2020)
• Interrogating the mouse visual system by automated analysis of voluntary behaviour - NC3Rs (2017)

Storchi leads multiple significant research projects including the Centre for Biological Timing as Principal Investigator, and collaborates extensively on circadian rhythm research and sensory-motor integration studies. His current projects examine neural networks underlying circadian decisions and the effect of motor control on sensory coding in awake, freely moving mice. He maintains active collaborations with researchers across neuroscience disciplines, particularly in visual and somatosensory systems.

His laboratory work integrates electrophysiological recordings with behavioral analysis in freely moving animals, utilizing advanced techniques to study neural coding in natural contexts. The research team focuses on both fundamental neural mechanisms and translational applications related to visual processing and circadian regulation.