My research is focussed on neurones and neuronal netwoks in the hypothalamus.  The hypothalamus controls a wide range of physiological functions that are essential for our health and well-being, including all aspects of reproduction, energy balance, body composition, physiological rhythms, responses to stress and fluid and electrolyte homeostasis. I am interested in how different neuronal populations in the hypothalamus process information relevant to these different functions, and use a wide range of techniques to study this, including electrophysiological approaches and computational modelling.