Tamura Lab for Circuit Physiology of Cognition | Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

Circuit physiology of cognition

How can we recognise rules governing this world and apply them to achieve our behavioural goal? We are aiming to understand such complex cognitive functions a the level of simple neuronal circuits by conitnuing efforts to develop the most sophisticated technologies.

NEWS

16.12.2025 We are recruiting a postdoc. Please apply by 18 January 2026! --> Call closed.
11.07.2025 We secured an MRC New Investigator Award! (News from Cambridge Neuroscience and PDN).
07.07.2025 We are recruiting a postdoc. Apply by 10 August! --> Call closed.
20.03.2025 We discovered cell-class specific cortical modules for motor control and learning (News from PDN).
01.11.2022 Tamura Lab started in PDN Cambridge.

RESEARCH

Project: Distinct circuits for using object memory in perceptual and cognitive decision making

Why can we easily notice a friend in a crowd and say ‘Hello’? Previous neurophysiological studies have revealed how visual inputs are analysed, memorised and recalled, but how the recalled memory is then used to improve perception and make cognitive decisions remains poorly understood. We are investigating brain-wide neuronal circuits signalling object memory for guiding cognitive and perceptual decision makings by developing cutting-edge opto-physiological approaches.