diff --git a/app/page.tsx b/app/page.tsx
index 42972c1..8577206 100644
--- a/app/page.tsx
+++ b/app/page.tsx
@@ -29,25 +29,31 @@ export default function Home() {
                 We work at the intersection of{" "}
                 <Link
                   href="/research"
-                  className="underline decoration-foreground/40 decoration-1 underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:decoration-foreground"
+                  className="group relative inline-block"
                 >
                   computational neuroscience
+                  <span className="absolute -bottom-0.5 left-0 h-[1px] w-full bg-foreground/25" />
+                  <span className="absolute -bottom-0.5 left-0 h-[1px] w-0 bg-foreground transition-all duration-300 group-hover:w-full" />
                 </Link>{" "}
                 and{" "}
                 <Link
                   href="/research"
-                  className="underline decoration-foreground/40 decoration-1 underline-offset-4 transition-colors hover:decoration-foreground"
+                  className="group relative inline-block"
                 >
                   machine learning
+                  <span className="absolute -bottom-0.5 left-0 h-[1px] w-full bg-foreground/25" />
+                  <span className="absolute -bottom-0.5 left-0 h-[1px] w-0 bg-foreground transition-all duration-300 group-hover:w-full" />
                 </Link>
               </h1>
               <p className="animate-slide-up text-sm leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground sm:text-base lg:text-base">
                 We are interested in understanding{" "}
                 <Link
                   href="/publications"
-                  className="underline decoration-muted-foreground/50 decoration-1 underline-offset-2 transition-colors hover:decoration-foreground"
+                  className="group relative inline-block transition-colors hover:text-foreground"
                 >
                   behavior
+                  <span className="absolute -bottom-0.5 left-0 h-[1px] w-full bg-muted-foreground/30" />
+                  <span className="absolute -bottom-0.5 left-0 h-[1px] w-0 bg-foreground transition-all duration-300 group-hover:w-full" />
                 </Link>{" "}
                 in computational terms and in reverse-engineering the algorithms of the brain.
               </p>
diff --git a/components/header.tsx b/components/header.tsx
index 263a03f..26829a9 100644
--- a/components/header.tsx
+++ b/components/header.tsx
@@ -94,11 +94,15 @@ export function Header() {
                   key={item.name}
                   href={item.href}
                   className={cn(
-                    "text-sm font-medium transition-colors hover:text-primary",
-                    isActive ? "text-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground"
+                    "group relative text-sm font-medium transition-all duration-200",
+                    isActive ? "text-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground"
                   )}
                 >
                   {item.name}
+                  <span className={cn(
+                    "absolute -bottom-1 left-0 h-0.5 bg-foreground transition-all duration-300",
+                    isActive ? "w-full" : "w-0 group-hover:w-full"
+                  )} />
                 </Link>
               )
             })}
@@ -113,20 +117,21 @@ export function Header() {
         createPortal(
           <div
             id="mobile-nav"
-            className="fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-50 overflow-y-auto border-t border-border bg-background/95 shadow-lg backdrop-blur supports-[backdrop-filter]:bg-background/80 lg:hidden"
+            className="fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-50 animate-slide-down overflow-y-auto border-t border-border bg-background/95 shadow-lg backdrop-blur supports-[backdrop-filter]:bg-background/80 lg:hidden"
             style={{ top: headerOffset }}
           >
             <div className="section-container space-y-1 py-6">
-              {navigation.map((item) => {
+              {navigation.map((item, index) => {
                 const isActive = pathname === item.href || pathname === `${item.href}/`
                 return (
                   <Link
                     key={item.name}
                     href={item.href}
                     className={cn(
-                      "block rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-base transition-colors hover:bg-accent",
+                      "block rounded-md px-3 py-2 text-base transition-all hover:bg-accent hover:pl-4",
                       isActive ? "bg-accent text-foreground" : "text-muted-foreground"
                     )}
+                    style={{ animationDelay: `${index * 50}ms` }}
                     onClick={() => setMobileMenuOpen(false)}
                   >
                     {item.name}