Dr. Zhenyu Gao is an Associate Professor at the Department of Neuroscience, Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands; where he leads the Cortico-Cerebellar Communication research group. His team concentrates on unraveling the functional circuitry underlying sensorimotor behaviors, particularly focusing on the coordination among various brain circuits involved in motor and cognitive functions. Dr. Gao earned his PhD in Neuroscience from Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, where his doctoral research explored the synaptic and circuit mechanisms underlying sensorimotor learning, emphasizing cortico-cerebellar interactions. As a principal investigator funded by national grants from NWO and ERC, Dr. Gao and his research team contributed to understanding the computational processes involving multiple brain regions, particularly within the cerebellum and cerebral cortex, essential for governing sensorimotor and cognitive functions.
