The Neurover group studies various aspects of the anatomical organization and the development of the nervous system in fish. Its goal is to extract basic principles enabling us to understand better the operation and evolution of the encephalon of vertebrates.
The main study model is the zebrafish (Danio rerio). This species has multiple characteristics that have turned it in recent years into an excellent experimental model in neuroscience, as its encephalon is very transparent to light, enabling very high-resolution structural data to be obtained in both adults and larvae. In addition, the group has available to it a large number of transgenic and mutant lines enabling us to study specific neuronal populations in great detail.
The research projects we are currently working on include: