Tyler Young

Tyler is a Junior at Columbia College pursuing a B.A. in Neuroscience and Behavior on the pre-medical track. He is originally from Colebrook, NH, where he enjoys fishing and kayaking outdoors. In the Kahn Lab, Tyler is currently involved in a study focused on lesioning cortical regions in mice, using small-animal functional MRI (fMRI) to noninvasively map and quantify changes in network segregation, automating Open Field and Novel Object Recognition assays, and implementing Motion Sequencing (MoSeq). By integrating automated behavioral assays with MoSeq analysis and resting-state fMRI, Tyler captures specific shifts in discrete motor-behavioral motifs across the mouse lifespan, linking these motifs to alterations in resting-state functional connectivity. Outside of the lab, Tyler enjoys weightlifting, spending time with friends, and working as a certified phlebotomist at his hometown hospital.