Uses information theory and statistical physics to study neural circuit sensing. Directions: (1) multi-electrode array recording from salamander and mouse retina to map how retinal ganglion cells encode and predict natural visual scenes; (2) information-theoretic quantification of predictive coding strategies in sensory neurons; (3) developing statistical models of population neural codes. Technique focus: high-density multi-electrode arrays as a sensing platform for neural population dynamics. Joint appointment Organismal Biology and Anatomy.