Daniel Wolpert is a world leader in understanding how the brain controls movement and the calculations it has to carry out in order to achieve this. He uses engineering approaches to dissect how we process information during action and how we generate actions, combining computational modelling and Bayesian probability theory with robotic and virtual reality techniques.

He believes that the chief role of the brain is to produce complex and adaptable movements. In his research, Daniel reverse engineers how the brain controls movement, showing that this is achieved through combining sensory feedback with processing of the prior knowledge of outcomes to reduce uncertainty.

Daniel is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and the Society for Neuroscience. He has won numerous awards, is a member of the scientific advisory board of the British Neuroscience Association and presents talks around the world to both scientific and public audiences, including a 2011 TED talk on the real reason for brains.