The step-by-step differentiation of embryonic cells into different types of neurons lays the foundation for our sensory responses, motor commands, and...
Neuroscientists have long been working to understand how biological structures can produce the complex behaviors that are generated by the nervous system.... Read more about Florian Engert
The human brain is a highly organized structure containing myriad axon tracts that follow precise pathways and make predictable connections, yet only a...
Neurons acquire multiple functional properties through an experience-dependent development during a limited time in early postnatal life (“critical periods”).... Read more about Michela Fagiolini
We seek to understand the mechanisms by which heterogenous cell types orchestrate synchronous network patterns for brain computations as fundamental as...
The molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration in human disorders like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease remain mysterious, in part...
Certain basic cognitive processes are central to navigating the world around us. Attention, for example is important for almost all of our conscious actions,... Read more about Brielle Ferguson
Our broad interest is to understand how cell-cell signaling molecules set up spatial pattern, particularly in the formation of neuronal connections. We...
The brain creates memories and expectations through experience interacting with the world around it and decides what it will do with its future given what...
My lab is broadly interested in the mechanisms of signaling and transport across cellular membranes. Our research encompasses several protein families: Nramp... Read more about Rachelle Gaudet
Program Director, Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology (SHBT) Associate Professor of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
Sensory hair cells of the inner ear transduce mechanical stimuli into electrical signals which are transmitted to the brain. The primary goal of my research is... Read more about Gwenaëlle Géléoc
My research aims to understand how richly structured knowledge about the environment is acquired, and how this knowledge aids adaptive behavior. I use a...