Dr Kristine Krug works on the neural basis of visual perception. She is currently a Royal Society University Research Fellow, a University Research Lecturer at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, and a Senior Research Fellow at Oriel College.

After a DPhil on how ordered maps are formed during brain development, Kristine Krug has been investigating the contribution of single brain cells to visual perception. Employing for instance ambiguous figures similar to the Necker Cube and 3D images, she has characterized how some V5/MT neurons carry signals directly related to decisions about 3D perception but has also shown that the same brain cells carry signals that are not accessible to perceptual decisions. The decoding or "read-out" from these neurons is therefore a topic of current research. She is also studying the anatomical connections within V5/MT in order to elucidate the functional circuitry that underlies simple perceptual decisions and she is working on altered decision-making and perception in patients with psychological disorders.

Further information can be found at Krug Research