Department Research Activities (By Topic)
Anatomy/Neuroanatomy
Biophysics/Electrophysiology
- Douglas A. Baxter, Ph.D.
Cellular and Network Processes Underlying Behavior and Behavioral Plasticity
- Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
- Michael Beauchamp, Ph.D.
Human Brain Mechanisms for Multisensory Integration and Perception
- Michael Beierlein, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity in Thalamocortical Circuits
- John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Circuit Analysis and Modulation of Membrane Currents Involved in Learning
- Terry J. Crow, Ph.D.
Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Associative Learning
- Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Pain Mechanisms and Pain Neuromodulation
- Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Cortical Mechanisms of Visual Behavior
- Daniel J. Felleman, Ph.D.
Organization, Function, and Plasticity of Primate Visual Cortex
- Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
- Vahn A. Lewis, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Chronic Multicellular Neuronal Recording in Awake, Behaving Animals.
- David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
Information Processing and Modulation in the Vertebrate Retina
- Anne B. Sereno, Ph.D.
Attention, Short-term Memory, and Eye Movements
Brain Imaging
Computational Neuroscience
- Douglas A. Baxter, Ph.D.
Cellular and Network Processes Underlying Behavior and Behavioral Plasticity
- Michael Beauchamp, Ph.D.
Human Brain Mechanisms for Multisensory Integration and Perception
- Michael Beierlein, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity in Thalamocortical Circuits
- John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Modeling of Second Messenger Cascades, Neuronal Excitability, and Neuronal Circuits for Reflexes and Central Pattern Generators
- Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Network Models of Cortical Function
- Yin Liu, Ph.D.
Computational Systems Biology Approach in Signal Transduction Network Analysis
- Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
- David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
Information Processing and Modulation in the Vertebrate Retina
- Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
Theoretical Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and its Contribution to Learning, Memory and Development
Learning and Memory
- Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
- Michael Beauchamp, Ph.D.
Human Brain Mechanisms for Multisensory Integration and Perception
- Michael Beierlein, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity in Thalamocortical Circuits
- John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Neural and Molecular Bases of Simple Forms of Learning
- Leonard J. Cleary, Ph.D.
Morphological Correlates of Learning and Memory
- Terry J. Crow, Ph.D.
Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Associative Learning
- Pramod K. Dash, Ph.D.
Molecular Basis of Long-Term Memory
- Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Cortical Plasticity and Mechanisms of Adaptive Behavior;
Real-Time Models of Learning
- Anne B. Sereno, Ph.D.
Attention, Short-term Memory, and Eye Movements
- Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
Theoretical Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and its Contribution to Learning, Memory and Development
- M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
Molecules Responsible for the Formation and Storage of Memories
- Anthony A. Wright, Ph.D.
Learning, Memory, and Color Vision
Molecular Neurobiology
Neuropharmacology/Neurochemistry
- Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
- Michael Beierlein, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity in Thalamocortical Circuits
- John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Second Messenger Cascades
- Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Pain, Stress, and Drug Addiction
- Vahn A. Lewis, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Use of Dyes or Antibodies to Reveal Neuronal Function; Use of Drugs to Probe Neuronal Adaptive Processes; Study of Algesic and Analgesic Substances.
- Franz S.F. Mong, Ph.D.
Neuromuscular relationtionships and Motor Neurons
- Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Plasticity of Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis and Use of Stem Cells to Understand Neurodegeneration
Neuronal Circuits
Primate Neurobiology
- Michael Beauchamp, Ph.D.
Human Brain Mechanisms for Multisensory Integration and Perception
- Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Cortical Mechanisms of Visual Behavior
- Daniel J. Felleman, Ph.D.
Organization, Function, and Plasticity of Primate Visual Cortex
- David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
Information Processing and Modulation in the Primate Retina
- Anne B. Sereno, Ph.D.
Attention, Short-term Memory, and Eye Movements
- Anthony A. Wright, Ph.D.
Learning, Memory, and Color Vision
Synaptic/Cellular Plasticity
- Douglas A. Baxter, Ph.D.
Cellular and Network Processes Underlying Behavior and Behavioral Plasticity
- Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
- Michael Beierlein, Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity in Thalamocortical Circuits
- John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Neural and Molecular Bases of Short- and Long-term Synaptic Plasticity
- Leonard J. Cleary, Ph.D.
Morphological Correlates of Learning and Memory
- Terry J. Crow, Ph.D.
Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Associative Learning
- Pramod K. Dash, Ph.D.
Molecular Basis of Long-Term Memory
- Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
- Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
Theoretical Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and its Contribution to Learning, Memory and Development
- M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
Molecules Responsible for the Formation and Storage of Memories
- Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
Plasticity of Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis and Use of Stem Cells to Understand Neurodegeneration
Vision
- Michael Beauchamp, Ph.D.
Human Brain Mechanisms for Multisensory Integration and Perception
- Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
Cortical Mechanisms of Visual Behavior
- Daniel J. Felleman, Ph.D.
Organization, Function, and Plasticity of Primate Visual Cortex
- Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.
Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
- David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
Information Processing and Modulation in the Vertebrate Retina
- Anne B. Sereno, Ph.D.
Attention, Short-term Memory, and Eye Movements
- Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
Theoretical Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and its Contribution to Learning, Memory and Development
- Anthony A. Wright, Ph.D.
Learning, Memory, and Color Vision