Department of Bioengineering
The Gardner Lab
Learning and complex behaviors in biological neural networks
OUR mission
Our mission is to understand the principles underlying learning and production of complex behaviors in biological neural networks.
The Gardner lab studies birdsong vocal production. Our work ranges from machine learning for analysis of behavior and electrophysiology to cellular scale imaging in singing birds. We also work to develop new kinds of neural interfaces to achieve stable long-term connections to the brain or peripheral nervous system.
Research
Our work ranges from machine learning for analysis of behavior and electrophysiology, cellular scale imaging in singing birds, to the development and application of a custom direct laser-write 3D printer for fabrication of ultra-small 3D electrode arrays.
People
Meet the Gardner Lab, a team composed of data scientists, neuroscientists and bioengineers.
Resources
Explore resources from the Gardner Lab, including TweetyBERT.
The Gardner Lab
In 2019, the Gardner Lab relocated to the University of Oregon's Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. Based in the Department of Bioengineering in Eugene, Oregon, the Gardner Lab explores the principles underlying learning and production of complex behaviors in biological neural networks.