Dr. Amit Vinograd
Research work
We use an integrative, multiscale approach to uncover the building blocks of brain states that underlie core affect and behavior. We combine deep-brain two-photon imaging and holographic optogenetic control with genetic and molecular profiling and computational modeling, linking cell identity, circuit dynamics, and behavior into causal explanations.
Areas of interest & scientific knowledge
Behavioral Neuroscience
Computational & Theoretical Neuroscience
System & Physiological Neuroscience
Selected Publications
- #Vinograd A*, Nair A*, Linderman SW, Anderson DJ. (2024) “Causal evidence of a line attractor encoding an affective state”. Nature, 1-3.
- #Mountoufaris G, Nair A, Yang B, Kim DW, Vinograd A, Kim S, Linderman SW, Anderson DJ. (2024) A line attractor encoding a persistent internal state requires neuropeptide signaling, Cell.
- Nair, A., Vinograd, A., Liu, M., Mountoufaris, G., Linderman, S., & Anderson, D. J. (2025). The neural computation of affective internal states in the hypothalamus: A dynamical systems perspective. Neuron, 113(23),
