My lab studies how different parts of the mammalian brain collaborate to allow us to execute complex behaviour. Specifically, we seek to uncover the mechanisms that organize long-range circuits formed between the cerebellum and different parts of the forebrain, and to define how activity patterns in these multi-regional circuits facilitate the execution of both sensorimotor and cognitive behaviours. Ultimately, our aim is to generate new insights into the cerebellum's diverse roles and provide a rigorous foundation for quantitative, multiscale theories of learning and computation that can be applied throughout the brain.

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Find out more about my research:

• DK Neuro Lab
• Dev Neuro - KostadinovGroup

Key publications:

• Kostadinov and Häusser (2022) Reward signals in the cerebellum: origins, targets, and functional implications. Neuron. 
• Kostadinov et al (2019) Predictive and reactive reward signals conveyed by climbing fiber inputs to cerebellar Purkinje cells. Nat. Neurosci.
• Sezener*, Grabska-Barwińska*, Kostadinov* et al (2022) A rapid and efficient learning rule for biological neural circuits. bioRxiv. 
• Steinmetz*, Aydin*, Lebedeva*, Okun*, Pachitariu* et al (2021) Neuropixels 2.0: A miniaturized high-density probe for stable, long-term brain recordings. Science. 
• Kostadinov and Sanes (2015) Protocadherin-dependent dendritic self-avoidance regulates neural connectivity and circuit function. eLife.

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