Questions?
Further information and application materials may be obtained by contacting the Program Committee, Current Students in the program, and members of the Neurobiology & Anatomy Medical School teaching faculty.
Mentor Eligible Faculty
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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Multiphoton Laser Scanning Microscopy, novel in vivo imaging and measurement techniques, tumor biology, angiogenesis |
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Auditory Neuroscience; neurophysiological, behavioral, and computational studies of hearing; signal processing for hearing aids. |
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The interaction of vision, the vestibular system, and human disease on motion perception. |
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Visual neuroscience; multi-sensory integration; neural coding; linking neurons to perception |
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Functioning of cerebral neocortex, using neurophysiologic and psychophysical methods to examine mechanisms of spatial orientation |
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Neural control of coordinated movements |
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Anatomy and neurochemistry of brain regions associated with symptoms in major psychiatric illnesses |
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Development and degenerative diseases of sensory neurons, gene regulation |
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Basal ganglia and degenerative diseases |
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Synaptic pharmaco-physiology of vestibular efferent-afferent interactions |
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Neural mechanisms of visual recovery in the adult; advanced physiological optics in the awake-behaving cat |
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Role of cochlear outer hair cells in hearing and hearing loss, at both the molecular and systems levels |
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Imaging synaptic structure and function in the visual system. |
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Stem Cells in the mammalian CNS / Gestational insults and embryonic CNS development / Astrocyte dysfunction |
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Mink Lab |
Physiology of movement, function of the basal ganglia, pathophysiology of movement disorders, and development of motor control |
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The basic biology of glial cells in the CNS and the role of astrocytes in several neurological diseases, including stroke, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, tremor, and ALS. Research is aimed at defining new strategies for the treatment of neurological diseases that target astrocytic dysfunction. |
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Vestibular anatomy and physiology, recovery from vestibular injury, vestibular control of head unrestrained gaze. |
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Neural Diseases and Neoplasia |
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Hormonal control of neural and behavioral development |
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Neurobiology of learning and memory |
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Normal and pathological roles of cyclooxygenase in glia and neurons; Alzheimer's Disease |
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Neural-immune interactions |
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Processing of complex acoustic signals in the central auditory system; echolocation; aging effects on central auditory system |
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Toxicant exposure and brain development |
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Visual, vestibular, and adaptive control of spatial orientation and balance |
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Cortical Circuitry Underlying Memory-Guided Sensory Decisions |
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Organization and functions of the primate prefrontal cortex |
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Neural Control of Individuated Finger Movements |
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Targeted therapy for neural crest tumors; neurodegenerative disease. |
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Neuron-neuroglia interactions |
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Sensory regeneration of the inner ear, or hair-cell regeneration |
