My primary research interest is in the neural underpinnings of behavior and decision making. In particular, my work is focused on the dynamic, bidirectional interactions between an animal's internal and external environments and the circuits that control behavior. Currently, I am investigating how feeding decisions are modulated in order to maintain nutrient homeostasis in the fruit fly. 

Hancock, C. E., Rostami, V., Rachad, E. Y., Deimel, S. H., Nawrot, M. P., Fiala, A. “Visualization of learning-induced synaptic plasticity in the output neurons of the Drosophila mushroom body gamma lobe”. Scientific Reports. 2022; 12.

Bilz, F.*, Geurten, B. R. H.*, Hancock, C. E.*, Widmann, A.*, Fiala, A. “Visualization of a distributed synaptic memory code in the Drosophila brain”. Neuron. 2020; 106:6.

Hancock, C. E., Geurten, B. R. H., Fiala, A. “Visualization of naïve and learned odor representations using in vivo calcium imaging and immunohistochemical bouton mapping of single Drosophila mushroom body neurons”. STAR Protocols. 2020; 1:3.