“How do our experiences transform into learning & memory?”

The Neuron Signaling Laboratory is a young research group led by Dr. Siew Cheng (Andrea) Phua in the Department of Biological Sciences at the National University of Singapore. We are also part of the NUS Centre for Bioimaging Sciences and LSI Neurobiology Programme. Research projects in our laboratory are primarily driven by the curiosity to understand how our experiences transform into learning and memory. We are investigating molecular to systems functions of the neuronal cilium and nucleus in reward and fear learning, by applying advanced molecular, imaging and computational approaches in vivo. By illuminating the cell biology in behaving brain, we hope to gain deeper knowledge of how cognitive processes take form & seek for better ways to improve learning in normal & pathological states.