Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Pr
ofessor in the School of Humanities and Sciences
Professor of Biology\
, of Applied Physics and Neurosurgery Stanford University
The long-te rm goal of our research is to advance experimental paradigms for understand ing normal cognitive and disease processes at the level of neural circuits\ , with emphasis on learning and memory processes. By contrast\, much curren t research on learning and memory concentrates on levels of organization in the nervous system that are either more macroscopic (e.g. in cognitive psy chology) or more microscopic (e.g. in synaptic physiology).
Our appro ach combines behavioral\, electrophysiological\, and computational methodol ogies with high-resolution fluorescence optical imaging that is capable of resolving individual neurons and dendrites. By necessity\, we aim to advanc e imaging methods so that we can examine dynamics of neuronal populations o r of dendritic compartments in behaving animals. En route\, we are also per forming experiments on circuit properties in anesthetized animals\, such as the studies that use our newly invented fluorescence endoscopes for examin ing hippocampal cells and dendrites in vivo.
We seek explanations tha t span different levels of organization\, from cells to entire circuits. We work with both genetic model organisms\, mice and fruit flies\, and human subjects. Our research emphasizes understanding the control and learning of motor behaviors\, as well as the potential application of our newly develo ped imaging techniques to clinical use in humans
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