Ajay Narendra

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I am fascinated by how animals make sense of space. The research we carry out in my group investigates the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying spatial learning and memory, with a particular focus on how environmental information is acquired, retained, and translated into efficient navigation. Because survival depends on reaching critical resources, navigation provides a powerful framework for linking cognition, behaviour, and neurobiology.

Experience

  • 2015–present
    Professor, Macquarie University
  • 2006–2014
    Postdoctoral research fellow, The Australian National University

Education

  • 2007 
    Macquarie University, PhD

Publications

  • 2022
    Current Biology, Anaesthesia disrupts distance but not direction of path integration memory
  • 2021
    Journal of Experimental Biology, Ocellar spatial vision in Myrmecia ants.
  • 2020
    Current Biology, Vertical lobes of the mushroom body are essential for view-based navigation in Australian Myrmecia ants
  • 2020
    Frontiers in Behavioural Neuroscience , The Antarium: a reconstructed visual reality device for ant navigation research

Grants and Contracts

  • 2022
    Limits of miniaturisation to enhance spatial memory capacities
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Australian Research Council
  • 2017
    Function of ocelli in insects
    Role:
    Chief Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Hermon Slade Foundation

Professional Memberships

  • Animal Behaviour Society
  • International Society for Neuroethology

Research Areas

  • Animal Neurobiology (060805)

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