James Simmons

Name

James A. Simmons

Occupation

Professor
Department of Neuroscience, Box G-LN, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 USA

and

Bio-navigation Laboratory, Faculty of Life and Medical Sciences, Doshisha Univ., 1-3 Miyakodani Tatara, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0321

Email address

james_simmons@brown.edu

Website

http://neuroscience.brown.edu/faculty/profile.php?id=1100925181

Personal Statement

My laboratory carries out ethological-behavioral, psychophysical, neurophysiological, and computational studies of perception and action as guided by echolocation (biosonar) in bats.  The goal of the research is to understand how the mechanisms of echo reception and processing in bats lead to the creation of perceived images of the bat’s surroundings, and how these perceptions are integrated into control of flight and orientation within the spatial scene.    

Related Publications, by Category

Theory of Action

Perceptual Basis of Action

Intrinsic Basis of Action

Fundamental Actions