Neural mechanisms of decision-making, Group Leader at Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, UCL. Simons Global Brain postdoc alum, Princeton Neuro alum. sainsburywellcome.org/web/groups/duan-lab https://bsky.app/profile/annduan.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/annduan.bsky.social/post/3msgqvu4awk2eNew preprint from the lab! Behavioral and neural mechanisms for stochastic choices in mixed-strategy games: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.29.741515 We use game theoretic tasks, cross species comparisons, modelling strategies, and mesoscale imaging to reveal a cortical mechanism for unpredictable choices.06 Aug 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:7d5evxwikmhzdlucdoslmjup/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgqvu4awk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/annduan.bsky.social/post/3mnslqsl4g224Another fun lab retreat with this amazing group of people! This year we went to Isle of Wight and spent 2 days over bbq, pub quiz, board games, and more science. My favorite part is that we paired people from different projects together and had idea smash up sessions. Highly recommend!08 Jun 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:7d5evxwikmhzdlucdoslmjup/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnslqsl4g224https://bsky.app/profile/annduan.bsky.social/post/3mkmwi4dsms2wWe are looking for two Research Assistants to conduct experiments and data analyses investigating the neural mechanisms of strategic and social decision-making using head-fixed (1) and freely-moving (1) behavioural paradigms in mice. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=43564&jobTitle=Research+Assistant+29 Apr 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:7d5evxwikmhzdlucdoslmjup/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkmwi4dsms2whttps://bsky.app/profile/annduan.bsky.social/post/3ma54ml3vzk2lHappy holidays from the Duan Lab! We celebrated with some delicious and spicy Thai food :)16 Dec 2025 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:7d5evxwikmhzdlucdoslmjup/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma54ml3vzk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/annduan.bsky.social/post/3m7wxmb574s2lNew preprint from the lab! A frontal motor circuit for economic decisions and actions: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.11.693624v1 We use a novel task in mice, cortex-wide imaging and optogenetics, NPX recording and modelling to reveal a circuit mechanism that transforms abstract decisions to spatial actions.14 Dec 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:7d5evxwikmhzdlucdoslmjup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7wxmb574s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/annduan.bsky.social/post/3lqu7phywac2wGreat news! Reasonable policy updates from #ERC https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/changes-2026-and-2027-work-programmeshttps://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/changes-2026-and-2027-work-programmes05 Jun 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:7d5evxwikmhzdlucdoslmjup/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu7phywac2whttps://bsky.app/profile/annduan.bsky.social/post/3lidbavt7ts2cFirst preprint from our lab! An @jerlich.bsky.social collaboration We developed novel frameworks to study multi-agent decisions in mice. Mice flexibly shift their decision preference under social competition, by integrating real-time self and opponent information! https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.14.638359v116 Feb 2025 22:19 +0000at://did:plc:7d5evxwikmhzdlucdoslmjup/app.bsky.feed.post/3lidbavt7ts2c