Research Areas
Alcohol & Addiction
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Rueben A Gonzales Professor, Professor Emeritus Jacques P. Servier Regents Professorship in Pharmacy (Emeritus) |
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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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Michela Marinelli Associate Professor, Other University Affiliate - Pharmacy neuroscience of addiction and motivation |
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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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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Behavioral Neuroscience
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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Laura L Colgin Professor, Director, Center for Learning and Memory 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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Rueben A Gonzales Professor, Professor Emeritus Jacques P. Servier Regents Professorship in Pharmacy (Emeritus) |
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F Gonzalez-Lima Professor George I. Sanchez Centennial Professorship in Liberal Arts (Holder) Brain research on transcranial lasers, memory enhancement, neuroprotection, neurocognitive disorders |
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Mary M Hayhoe Professor, Interim Director, Center for Perceptual Systems David Wechsler Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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Hongjoo J Lee Associate Professor C. B. Smith, Sr., Nash Phillips, Clyde Copus Centennial Chair honoring Harry Huntt Ransom (Fellow) |
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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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Linda J Noble Professor, Professor of Neurology The Noble-Haeusslein laboratory studies cellular and molecular determinants of recovery after traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. |
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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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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Cell and Developmental Biology
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Seema Agarwala Associate Professor Cellular and molecular bases of Neural Tube Closure and birth defects |
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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Amy Lee Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Fellow) Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration |
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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Andres Jara-Oseguera Assistant Professor Molecular and cellular mechanisms of electrical signaling, biophysics of ion channel proteins. |
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Amy Lee Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Fellow) Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration |
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Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay Associate Professor James E. Bauerle Centennial Professorship in Drug Dynamics (Fellow) neurologic diseases, membrane trafficking, infectious diseases, ion homeostasis, drug discovery |
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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 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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F Gonzalez-Lima Professor George I. Sanchez Centennial Professorship in Liberal Arts (Holder) Brain research on transcranial lasers, memory enhancement, neuroprotection, neurocognitive disorders |
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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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David M Schnyer Department Chair, Psychology, Professor Wayne H. Holtzman Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Cognition & Perception
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Jessica A Church-Lang Associate Professor Wayne H. Holtzman Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) | Charles and Sarah Seay Regents Professorship in Developmental Psychology (Fellow) |
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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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Robbe L Goris Assistant Professor Visual Perception, Perceptual Decision-Making, Computational Neuroscience |
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Mary M Hayhoe Professor, Interim Director, Center for Perceptual Systems David Wechsler Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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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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David M Schnyer Department Chair, Psychology, Professor Wayne H. Holtzman Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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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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Laura L Colgin Professor, Director, Center for Learning and Memory Investigate how brain rhythms affect memory operations, using multisite tetrode recordings from behaving animals. |
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Robbe L Goris Assistant Professor Visual Perception, Perceptual Decision-Making, Computational Neuroscience |
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Mary M Hayhoe Professor, Interim Director, Center for Perceptual Systems David Wechsler Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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Jarrod A Lewis-Peacock Associate Professor Cognitive control, memory, functional neuroimaging, real-time neurofeedback |
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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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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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Thibaud O Taillefumier Associate Professor, Affiliated Faculty, Oden Institute Mathematical Neuroscience |
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Functional & Molecular Imaging
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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Jessica A Church-Lang Associate Professor Wayne H. Holtzman Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) | Charles and Sarah Seay Regents Professorship in Developmental Psychology (Fellow) |
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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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David M Schnyer Department Chair, Psychology, Professor Wayne H. Holtzman Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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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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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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Andres Jara-Oseguera Assistant Professor Molecular and cellular mechanisms of electrical signaling, biophysics of ion channel proteins. |
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Amy Lee Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Fellow) Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration |
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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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Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay Associate Professor James E. Bauerle Centennial Professorship in Drug Dynamics (Fellow) neurologic diseases, membrane trafficking, infectious diseases, ion homeostasis, drug discovery |
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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor 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. |
Learning & Memory
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Jessica A Church-Lang Associate Professor Wayne H. Holtzman Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) | Charles and Sarah Seay Regents Professorship in Developmental Psychology (Fellow) |
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Laura L Colgin Professor, Director, Center for Learning and Memory 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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Nace L Golding Professor, Director, Institute for Neuroscience To understand how sensory systems function and develop |
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F Gonzalez-Lima Professor George I. Sanchez Centennial Professorship in Liberal Arts (Holder) Brain research on transcranial lasers, memory enhancement, neuroprotection, neurocognitive disorders |
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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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Mary M Hayhoe Professor, Interim Director, Center for Perceptual Systems David Wechsler Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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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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Amy Lee Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Fellow) Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration |
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Hongjoo J Lee Associate Professor C. B. Smith, Sr., Nash Phillips, Clyde Copus Centennial Chair honoring Harry Huntt Ransom (Fellow) |
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Jarrod A Lewis-Peacock Associate Professor Cognitive control, memory, functional neuroimaging, real-time neurofeedback |
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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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Hiroshi Nishiyama Associate Professor The formation, maintenance, and rewiring of neuronal circuits in the brain |
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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor The genetic mechanisms that govern behaviors and contribute to neurological disorders. |
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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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David M Schnyer Department Chair, Psychology, Professor Wayne H. Holtzman Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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Boris Zemelman Associate Professor The role of hippocampal microcircuits in memory formation and recall. |
Molecular Biology and Genetics
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Seema Agarwala Associate Professor Cellular and molecular bases of Neural Tube Closure and birth defects |
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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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Amy Lee Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Fellow) Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration |
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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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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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F Gonzalez-Lima Professor George I. Sanchez Centennial Professorship in Liberal Arts (Holder) Brain research on transcranial lasers, memory enhancement, neuroprotection, neurocognitive disorders |
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Amy Lee Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Fellow) Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration |
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Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay Associate Professor James E. Bauerle Centennial Professorship in Drug Dynamics (Fellow) neurologic diseases, membrane trafficking, infectious diseases, ion homeostasis, drug discovery |
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Linda J Noble Professor, Professor of Neurology The Noble-Haeusslein laboratory studies cellular and molecular determinants of recovery after traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries. |
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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 |
Neuroethology
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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor 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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Andres Jara-Oseguera Assistant Professor Molecular and cellular mechanisms of electrical signaling, biophysics of ion channel proteins. |
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Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay Associate Professor James E. Bauerle Centennial Professorship in Drug Dynamics (Fellow) neurologic diseases, membrane trafficking, infectious diseases, ion homeostasis, drug discovery |
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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 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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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Laura L Colgin Professor, Director, Center for Learning and Memory 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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Amy Lee Professor Karl Folkers Chair in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research II (Fellow) Ion channels, Ca2+ signaling, synapses, retinal circuits, nerve regeneration |
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Somshuvra Mukhopadhyay Associate Professor James E. Bauerle Centennial Professorship in Drug Dynamics (Fellow) neurologic diseases, membrane trafficking, infectious diseases, ion homeostasis, drug discovery |
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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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George D Bittner Professor Cellular/molecular mechanisms of plasmalemmal repair and nerve regeneration. |
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Jessica A Church-Lang Associate Professor Wayne H. Holtzman Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) | Charles and Sarah Seay Regents Professorship in Developmental Psychology (Fellow) |
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Laura L Colgin Professor, Director, Center for Learning and Memory 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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F Gonzalez-Lima Professor George I. Sanchez Centennial Professorship in Liberal Arts (Holder) Brain research on transcranial lasers, memory enhancement, neuroprotection, neurocognitive disorders |
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Robbe L Goris Assistant Professor Visual Perception, Perceptual Decision-Making, Computational Neuroscience |
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Mary M Hayhoe Professor, Interim Director, Center for Perceptual Systems David Wechsler Regents Chair in Psychology (Fellow) |
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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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Hongjoo J Lee Associate Professor C. B. Smith, Sr., Nash Phillips, Clyde Copus Centennial Chair honoring Harry Huntt Ransom (Fellow) |
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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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Jonathan Pierce Associate Professor 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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Thibaud O Taillefumier Associate Professor, Affiliated Faculty, Oden Institute Mathematical Neuroscience |
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