Neurophysiologists in the Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics decipher molecular pathways that underlie perception and cognition. Using optical and magnetic resonance imaging, electrophysiology and genetics, our scientists analyze sensory encoding, learning and memory, and disorders of the mammalian nervous system.
Areas of Research
Learning and Memory
- mTOR pathway
- Activity dependent neuronal plasticity
- Dendritic spine morphometry
Mechanosensitive Cells
- Touch and pain
- Molecular force sensors
Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Alzheimer's disease
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Multiple sclerosis
- Sandhoff's disease
- Traumatic brain Injury
Imaging
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- 2-photon microscopy
- Ultrasound
Research Faculty: Neurophysiology
Christine Beeton
Ph.D.
Professor
Mary E. Dickinson
Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor
Robia G Pautler
Ph.D.
Professor
Ross A. Poché
Ph.D.
Associate Professor