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Behavioral Neuroscience
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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Margaret (Meg) Donahue Graduate Student Fellow, Graduate Research Assistant INS Graduate Student - Colgin Lab |
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Michael Drew Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Associate Professor Hippocampal memory, fear learning and extinction of fear memory, adult hippocampal neurogenesis |
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Daniel Johnston Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Emeritus) Cellular neurophysiology–information processing and storage in single neurons and small neural networks; memory, epilepsy. |
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Jarrod A Lewis-Peacock Associate Professor Cognitive control, memory, functional neuroimaging, real-time neurofeedback |
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Michela Marinelli Associate Professor, Other University Affiliate - Pharmacy neuroscience of addiction and motivation |
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Michael Mauk Professor To understand what brain systems compute, how learning contributes, how circuits, cells and synapses mediate this learning and computation. |
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Robert Messing Department Chair, Neuroscience, Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology (Holder) Neurobiology of addiction and pain |
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Hitoshi Morikawa Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction |
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Max Snodderly Professor Emeritus Early stages of the primate visual pathway from the retina to the cortex. |
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Alexa-Rae Wheeler Research Affiliate - Research Fellow, Graduate Student Fellow INS PhD Candidate - Orsini Lab |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Cell Biology of neurons, muscle & glia
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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Kristen M Harris Professor To elucidate structural components involved in the cell biology of learning and memory. |
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Roy D Mayfield Research Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) |
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Hitoshi Morikawa Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction |
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Hiroshi Nishiyama Associate Professor The formation, maintenance, and rewiring of neuronal circuits in the brain |
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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders. |
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George D Pollak Professor Emeritus How the auditory system processes species-specific communication signals and the cues that enable association with its location in space. |
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Eric Senning Assistant Professor My research explores how ion channels affect the excitability of sensory neurons with an emphasis on the molecular basis of ion channel func |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Clinical Neuroscience & Pathology
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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Mackenzie A Howard Courtesy Faculty, Assistant Professor of Neurology Discovering cellular and circuit mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders |
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Daniel Johnston Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Emeritus) Cellular neurophysiology–information processing and storage in single neurons and small neural networks; memory, epilepsy. |
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Hitoshi Morikawa Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Cognition & Perception
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Michael Drew Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Associate Professor Hippocampal memory, fear learning and extinction of fear memory, adult hippocampal neurogenesis |
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Jarrod A Lewis-Peacock Associate Professor Cognitive control, memory, functional neuroimaging, real-time neurofeedback |
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Alison R Preston Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Professor Dr. A. Wilson Nolle and Sir Raghunath P. Mahendroo Professorship in Neuroscience (Holder) |
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Eyal Seidemann Professor How perceptual decisions and motor plans are formed in the primate cerebral cortex. |
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Max Snodderly Professor Emeritus Early stages of the primate visual pathway from the retina to the cortex. |
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Computational & Theoretical Neuroscience
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Jarrod A Lewis-Peacock Associate Professor Cognitive control, memory, functional neuroimaging, real-time neurofeedback |
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Alison R Preston Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Professor Dr. A. Wilson Nolle and Sir Raghunath P. Mahendroo Professorship in Neuroscience (Holder) |
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Nicholas J Priebe Professor Mechanisms underlying response properties of neurons in primary sensory cortex using both electrophysiology and imaging in vivo. |
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Eyal Seidemann Professor How perceptual decisions and motor plans are formed in the primate cerebral cortex. |
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Max Snodderly Professor Emeritus Early stages of the primate visual pathway from the retina to the cortex. |
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Functional & Molecular Imaging
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Richard W Aldrich Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Emeritus) Molecular mechanisms of ion channels and signaling molecules. |
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Daniel Johnston Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Emeritus) Cellular neurophysiology–information processing and storage in single neurons and small neural networks; memory, epilepsy. |
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Hitoshi Morikawa Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction |
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Hiroshi Nishiyama Associate Professor The formation, maintenance, and rewiring of neuronal circuits in the brain |
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Alison R Preston Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Professor Dr. A. Wilson Nolle and Sir Raghunath P. Mahendroo Professorship in Neuroscience (Holder) |
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Eyal Seidemann Professor How perceptual decisions and motor plans are formed in the primate cerebral cortex. |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Ion Channels, Neurotransmitter Receptors & Molecular Signaling
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Richard W Aldrich Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Emeritus) Molecular mechanisms of ion channels and signaling molecules. |
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Nace L Golding Professor, Director, Institute for Neuroscience To understand how sensory systems function and develop |
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Kristen M Harris Professor To elucidate structural components involved in the cell biology of learning and memory. |
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Robert A Harris Professor Emeritus M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology (Emeritus) Investigating molecular mechanisms responsible for alcoholism and drug dependence. |
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Mackenzie A Howard Courtesy Faculty, Assistant Professor of Neurology Discovering cellular and circuit mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders |
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Daniel Johnston Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Emeritus) Cellular neurophysiology–information processing and storage in single neurons and small neural networks; memory, epilepsy. |
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Roy D Mayfield Research Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) |
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Robert Messing Department Chair, Neuroscience, Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology (Holder) Neurobiology of addiction and pain |
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S J Mihic Associate Professor Developing a better understanding of how ligand-gated ion channels function |
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Hitoshi Morikawa Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction |
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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders. |
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Eric Senning Assistant Professor My research explores how ion channels affect the excitability of sensory neurons with an emphasis on the molecular basis of ion channel func |
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Harold H Zakon Professor The function, regulation, and evolution of voltage-dependent ion channels. The regulation of sodium and potassium channels by hormones. |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Neural Development & Plasticity
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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Michael Drew Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Associate Professor Hippocampal memory, fear learning and extinction of fear memory, adult hippocampal neurogenesis |
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Nace L Golding Professor, Director, Institute for Neuroscience To understand how sensory systems function and develop |
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Kristen M Harris Professor To elucidate structural components involved in the cell biology of learning and memory. |
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Mackenzie A Howard Courtesy Faculty, Assistant Professor of Neurology Discovering cellular and circuit mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders |
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Daniel Johnston Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Emeritus) Cellular neurophysiology–information processing and storage in single neurons and small neural networks; memory, epilepsy. |
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Michael Mauk Professor To understand what brain systems compute, how learning contributes, how circuits, cells and synapses mediate this learning and computation. |
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Hitoshi Morikawa Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction |
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Hiroshi Nishiyama Associate Professor The formation, maintenance, and rewiring of neuronal circuits in the brain |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Neurodegenerative Disease & Injury
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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Daniel Johnston Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Emeritus) Cellular neurophysiology–information processing and storage in single neurons and small neural networks; memory, epilepsy. |
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Eric Senning Assistant Professor My research explores how ion channels affect the excitability of sensory neurons with an emphasis on the molecular basis of ion channel func |
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Neuroethology
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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders. |
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Max Snodderly Professor Emeritus Early stages of the primate visual pathway from the retina to the cortex. |
Neurogenetics
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Michael Drew Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Associate Professor Hippocampal memory, fear learning and extinction of fear memory, adult hippocampal neurogenesis |
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Robert A Harris Professor Emeritus M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology (Emeritus) Investigating molecular mechanisms responsible for alcoholism and drug dependence. |
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Roy D Mayfield Research Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) |
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Hiroshi Nishiyama Associate Professor The formation, maintenance, and rewiring of neuronal circuits in the brain |
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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders. |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Synaptic Biology & Small Circuits
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Richard W Aldrich Professor Emeritus Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Emeritus) Molecular mechanisms of ion channels and signaling molecules. |
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Laura L Colgin Director, Center for Learning and Memory, Associate Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Fellow) Investigate how brain rhythms affect memory operations, using multisite tetrode recordings from behaving animals. |
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Kristen M Harris Professor To elucidate structural components involved in the cell biology of learning and memory. |
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Mackenzie A Howard Courtesy Faculty, Assistant Professor of Neurology Discovering cellular and circuit mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders |
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Hitoshi Morikawa Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) Neurobiology of reward learning and addiction |
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George D Pollak Professor Emeritus How the auditory system processes species-specific communication signals and the cues that enable association with its location in space. |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Systems & Integrative Neuroscience
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Laura L Colgin Director, Center for Learning and Memory, Associate Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research (Fellow) Investigate how brain rhythms affect memory operations, using multisite tetrode recordings from behaving animals. |
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Michael Drew Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Associate Professor Hippocampal memory, fear learning and extinction of fear memory, adult hippocampal neurogenesis |
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Mackenzie A Howard Courtesy Faculty, Assistant Professor of Neurology Discovering cellular and circuit mechanisms of cognitive dysfunction in epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders |
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Jarrod A Lewis-Peacock Associate Professor Cognitive control, memory, functional neuroimaging, real-time neurofeedback |
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Michela Marinelli Associate Professor, Other University Affiliate - Pharmacy neuroscience of addiction and motivation |
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Michael Mauk Professor To understand what brain systems compute, how learning contributes, how circuits, cells and synapses mediate this learning and computation. |
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Roy D Mayfield Research Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) |
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Robert Messing Department Chair, Neuroscience, Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Chair in Molecular Biology (Holder) Neurobiology of addiction and pain |
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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Professorships in Molecular Biology (Fellow) The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders. |
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George D Pollak Professor Emeritus How the auditory system processes species-specific communication signals and the cues that enable association with its location in space. |
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Alison R Preston Vice Provost for Faculty Development, Professor Dr. A. Wilson Nolle and Sir Raghunath P. Mahendroo Professorship in Neuroscience (Holder) |
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Nicholas J Priebe Professor Mechanisms underlying response properties of neurons in primary sensory cortex using both electrophysiology and imaging in vivo. |
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Eyal Seidemann Professor How perceptual decisions and motor plans are formed in the primate cerebral cortex. |
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Max Snodderly Professor Emeritus Early stages of the primate visual pathway from the retina to the cortex. |
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