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Portrait photo of David Anderson

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David J. Anderson, Ph.D.

Investigator, Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain

SFARI Investigator

Affiliations
  • California Institute of Technology
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Publications

An approximate line attractor in the hypothalamus encodes an aggressive state

Cell, January 5, 2023

A Nair, T Karigo, B Yang, S. Ganguli, M. Schnitzer, S. Linderman, et al.

Transformations of neural representations in a social behaviour network

Nature, August 3, 2022

B Yang, T Karigo, and D. Anderson

Make war not love: The neural substrate underlying a state-dependent switch in female social behavior

Neuron, December 23, 2021

M Liu, DW Kim, H Zeng, and D. Anderson

The Mouse Action Recognition System (MARS) software pipeline for automated analysis of social behaviors in mice

Elife, November 30, 2021

C Segalin, J Williams, T Karigo, M Hui, M Zelikowsky, JJ Sun, et al.

Projects

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Global Brain

Simons Collaboration
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Outer brain and inner brain: computational principles and interactions

Funded Work

Neural computation of innate defensive behavioral decisions

Funded Work

Featuring David J. Anderson

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A New Era for the Neuroscience of Social Behavior

Fish hunting for a plankton

New Insight Into the Hidden States of the Brain

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Jellyfish and Polyps Offer New Insight Into How Groups of Neurons Coordinate Behavior

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SFARI 2016 Pilot and Research Awardees Announced

By David J. Anderson

Octopus adjusts its fear behavior depending on the intensity of a threat

Rediscovering Emotion in the Brain

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