Nick Steinmetz

Nick Steinmetz is a senior research associate in the lab of profs. Matteo Carandini and Kenneth Harris at University College London. His research at UCL focuses on understanding the neural circuits and systems that underlie perception and cognition across the brain. He approaches these questions through a combination of large-scale electrophysiology with Neuropixels probes, calcium imaging across neocortical areas, and systematic optogenetic manipulations, all in combination with a sophisticated behavioral task for mice. Before moving to London, Nick studied visual attention in the lab of prof. Tirin Moore at Stanford University.