简介

My research is driven by a deep interest in how other organisms perceive the world, and how their sensory systems have evolved to adjust to specific needs. I am particularly interested in vision, since the nature of light makes it relatively easy to understand eye design, and almost all animal eyes follow a few, relatively well understood functional plans. Once in a while though an eye is discovered that diverges fundamentally from known types. I find that there is a lot to learn from the functional organization of such exceptional eyes. In addition we are interested in how highly specialized eyes develop, and how such eyes have evolved.