Dr. Buffalo’s research focuses on understanding the neural mechanisms that support learning and memory. Using neurophysiological and spectral analysis techniques in monkeys and humans, she investigates how the activity of individual neurons and synchronized neural ensembles contributes to memory formation and retrieval. Her lab uses innovative approaches to understand the neural dynamics associated with learning and memory under diverse behavioral conditions, with a focus on naturalistic and ethologically relevant behavioral tasks. Her research has been supported by awards from the NIH and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and she was the 2011 recipient of the Troland Research Award from the National Academy of Sciences for her innovative, multidisciplinary study of the hippocampus and the neural basis of memory.