DGIST Scholar: 백명인

백명인

Baek, Myungin

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Locomotor NeuroCircuit Lab: Movement is one of the key components of our lives. During movement motor neurons display rhythmic and patterned activities, which are determined by inputs to motor neurons including sensory inputs, local interneuron inputs, and descending inputs from the supraspinal centers. The local motor neuron activities are reported to higher brain centers through ascending pathways. The deeper understanding on what locomotor circuits are composed of and how the neuronal circuits become properly wired will allow us to take diverse approaches to help people with motor function defects. With this goal our research aims to:• Identify molecular mechanisms that regulate motor circuit connectivity by testing the function of genes involved inthe development of motor neuron morphology.• Identify neuronal substrates comprising locomotor circuits and understand the role of each component in animal behaviors• Understand gene regulatory mechanisms underlying motor circuit development through interspecies comparative approaches.