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Robert Edwards, MD

Professor
Neurology

The Synaptic Basis of Behavior

    The nervous system encodes information through the timing and frequency of action potentials.  Synapses process this input by determining which features of the firing pattern release neurotransmitter. However, we do not understand the molecular mechanisms responsible for extracting this information, making it difficult to understand the function of neural circuits, their role in behavior and their dysfunction in neuropsychiatric disease.  

Pamela England, PhD

Associate Professor
Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Chemical Neurobiology: Ion Channel Structure-Function, Synaptic Plasticity

One of the most amazing properties of the mammalian central nervous system is its ability to process and store information. Changes in the strength of synapses appear to underlie such learning and memory. Major research efforts in our group are directed towards understanding the molecular basis for this synaptic plasticity. We use a combination of synthetic organic chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology and electrophysiology in our research.

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Steve Fancy, PhD, DVM

Professor
Neurology and Pediatrics

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Evan Feinberg, PhD

Assistant Professor
Anatomy

Cortical-subcortical networks for sensory processing and behavior

Howard Fields, MD, PhD

Professor Emeritus
Neurology and Physiology

Neural Circuitry of Motivation

Steve Finkbeiner, MD, PhD

Professor
Neurology

Molecular Mechanisms of Synaptic Plasticity and Neurodegeneration

Loren Frank, PhD

Professor
Physiology

Learning and Spatial Coding in the Hippocampal-Cortical Circuit

Ying-Hui Fu, PhD

Professor
Neurology

Molecular Study of Human Sleep Behaviors

Li Gan, PhD

Professor
Neurology

Cellular and Molecular Pathways in Neurodegeneration

Karunesh Ganguly, MD, PhD

Associate Professor
Neurology

Neuroprosthetics, motor rehabilitation, and plasticity

Adam Gazzaley, MD, PhD

Professor
Neurology

Neural Mechanisms of Attention and Memory

Walter Gonzalez, PhD

Assistant Professor
Physiology

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