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Susanne E. Ahmari: Circuit dynamics underlying pathology and treatment of compulsive behaviors and anxiety disorders
Carey D. Balaban: Anatomy, neurophysiology, and neurochemistry of vestibular function.
Aaron Batista: Sensory-motor integration and neural prosthetics
Marlene Behrmann: Visual cognition in normal and brain-damaged humans.
Marlene Cohen: Using attention to study cortical population codes
Carol L. Colby: Cortical mechanisms of memory, attention, and spatial representation in primates.
Brent Doiron: Theoretical investigations of the impact of neural variability on sensory processing.
Yan Dong: Cellular and circuitry mechanisms underlying pathological neural plasticity
Kirk I. Erickson: Neuroimaging and cognitive studies of age and health.
G. Bard Ermentrout: Applications of mathematics to biological systems.
Julie A. Fiez: Neuroimaging and behavioral studies of language, working memory, motivation, and learning.
Neeraj J. Gandhi: Neural basis of sensorimotor integration and cognition
Omar A. El Gharbawie: Organization of the parietal-frontal network that controls reaching and grasping.
Peter J. Gianaros: Imaging neuroscience studies of stressful experiences and cardiovascular disease risk.
Aryn H. Gittis: Neural circuits in the basal ganglia involved in motor control and disease
Anthony A. Grace: Neurophysiology of basal ganglia system related to psychiatric disorders.
Lori L. Holt: Auditory cognitive neuroscience, with a focus on spoken language
Bryan M. Hooks: Organization of mouse cortical circuitry underlying control of movement
Charles C. Horn: Neurobiology of nausea and vomiting.
John P. Horn: Synaptic computation and neuromodulation in catecholaminergic neurons
Robert E. Kass: Statistical analysis of neural data.
Anthony E. Kline: Pharmacological and environmental approaches for neurobehavioral and histological recovery after experimental traumatic brain injury.
H. Richard Koerber: Development, plasticity and pain processing in sensory neurons and in the spinal dorsal horn.
Sandra J. Kuhlman: Influence of cortical inhibitory circuits on sensory development and perceptual learning.
Tai Sing Lee: Computational and electrophysiological study of visual perception, perceptual organization, neural plasticity and neural coding; computer vision.
Beatriz Luna: Brain basis underlying the transition from adolescent to adult level voluntary control of behavior. Multimodal approaches (fMRI, DTI, MEG, and PET) and analyses are used.
Colleen A. McClung: The molecular basis of psychiatric diseases.
Paul W. Munro: Adaption, learning, and plasticity in simulated neural networks.
Carl R. Olson: Cortical mechanisms of cognition in primates.
Anne-Marie Oswald: Contributions of cortical microcircuit properties to information processing and coding in the olfactory system.
Linda Rinaman: Neural circuits for stress responses and emotionality: organization and interactions with diet and body energy balance
Sarah E. Ross: Functional Organization of Spinal Somatosensory Circuits
Jonathan Rubin: Theoretical and computational modeling of dynamics in neuronal networks.
Srivatsun Sadagopan: The perception of vocal communication sounds in realistic listening conditions
Andrew B. Schwartz: Cerebral basis for volitional movement and cortical neural prosthetics.
Rebecca P. Seal: Studies of neural plasticity in motor disorders and the neural circuits underlying touch and pain.
Susan R. Sesack: Functional neuroanatomy of cortical and brainstem monoamine systems.
Matthew A. Smith: Cortical circuits and population codes that underlie visual perception
Peter L. Strick: CNS circuits of motor and cognitive functions; motor skill acquisition and retention; functional imaging.
Alan F. Sved: Central neural control of the autonomic nervous system and cardiovascular function; neurobiology of nicotine pharmacology.
Michael Tarr: High-level vision and categorization in humans
Mary Torregrossa: Determining developmental risk factors for addiction and novel treatments based on learning and memory systems.
Gelsy Torres-Oviedo: Neuromechanical mechanisms for locomotor learning in humans with and without neurological disorders.
Robert S. Turner: Neurophysiology of basal ganglia-cortical networks in health and disease.
Nathaniel N. Urban: Physiology imaging and computation in the olfactory system.
Timothy Verstynen: Neural basis of action planning, decision-making and skill learning.
Bill J. Yates: Vestibular influences on autonomic control and navigation.
Elias Aizenman: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection.
Kathryn M. Albers: Growth factors and sensory neuron function in pain and nerve injury.
German Barrionuevo: Synaptic integration and plasticity in hippocampal area CA3.
Alison Barth: Plasticity in developing and adult neocortex.
Sarah B. Berman: Mitochondria in neurodegeneration
Charleen T. Chu: Mitochondrial homeostasis, dendritic remodeling and autophagy in neurodegeneration.
Kenneth N. Fish: Functional consequences of altered connectivity in schizophrenia; the early secretory pathway’s role in neurodevelopment and synaptogenesis
J. Timothy Greenamyre: Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection in Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.
Howard G. Gutstein: The molecular mechanisms underlying the development of opioid tolerance and dependence and the interactions of pain and analgesic signaling.
Gregg E. Homanics: Mechanism(s) of alcohol action.
Bryan M. Hooks: Organization of mouse cortical circuitry underlying control of movement
John P. Horn: Synaptic computation and neuromodulation in catecholaminergic neurons
Yanhua Huang: Cellular and circuitry mechanisms underlying drug addiction and sleep regulation of reward.
Tija C. Jacob: Regulation of GABAergic inhibition in development and mental disorders
Jon W. Johnson: Biophysics, pharmacology, regulation, and structure of glutamate receptors.
Adam Kwiatkowski: Regulation of actin network organization at cell-cell contacts.
Edwin S. Levitan: Control of transmitter release by electrical and biochemical signaling.
Colleen A. McClung: The molecular basis of psychiatric diseases.
Stephen D. Meriney: Regulation and modulation of presynaptic ion channels and transmitter release in healthy and diseased synapses.
Quasar S. Padiath: Gene identification and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative and demyelinating disorders
Michael J. Palladino: Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases.
Udai Pandey: Molecular mechanisms of human neurodegenerative diseases
Ian F. Pollack: Signal transduction pathways in glioma growth, molecular markers of glioma prognosis.
Sarah E. Ross: Functional Organization of Spinal Somatosensory Circuits
Oliver Schluter: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of physiological and pathophysiological synaptic plasticity
Rebecca P. Seal: Studies of neural plasticity in motor disorders and the neural circuits underlying touch and pain.
Alexander Sorkin: Cell and molecular biology of dopamine transporter
Michael B. Steketee: Regenerative medicine approaches to protecting and repairing the retina and the optic nerve.
Thanos Tzounopoulos: Cellular mechanisms for learning and memory and their role in auditory processing.
Yan Xu: Gene and stem cell therapy in brain ischemia/membrane protein structure by NMR.
Kathryn M. Albers: Growth factors and sensory neuron function in pain and nerve injury.
Brian M. Davis: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of central and peripheral nervous system development and plasticity.
Yan Dong: Cellular and circuitry mechanisms underlying pathological neural plasticity
Kirk I. Erickson: Neuroimaging and cognitive studies of age and health.
Kenneth N. Fish: Functional consequences of altered connectivity in schizophrenia; the early secretory pathway’s role in neurodevelopment and synaptogenesis
Omar A. El Gharbawie: Organization of the parietal-frontal network that controls reaching and grasping.
Tija C. Jacob: Regulation of GABAergic inhibition in development and mental disorders
Karl Kandler: Development and plasticity of inhibitory circuits.
H. Richard Koerber: Development, plasticity and pain processing in sensory neurons and in the spinal dorsal horn.
Sandra J. Kuhlman: Influence of cortical inhibitory circuits on sensory development and perceptual learning.
Cynthia Lance-Jones: Motoneuron development and spinal cord patterning.
Laura E. Lillien: CNS stem cells.
Stephen D. Meriney: Regulation and modulation of presynaptic ion channels and transmitter release in healthy and diseased synapses.
Anne-Marie Oswald: Contributions of cortical microcircuit properties to information processing and coding in the olfactory system.
Sarah E. Ross: Functional Organization of Spinal Somatosensory Circuits
Jonathan Rubin: Theoretical and computational modeling of dynamics in neuronal networks.
Maria E. Rubio: Ultrastructure and the chemical nature of the tripartite synapse
Oliver Schluter: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of physiological and pathophysiological synaptic plasticity
Michael B. Steketee: Regenerative medicine approaches to protecting and repairing the retina and the optic nerve.
Dandan Sun: Ion transporters in neurological diseases.
Amy K. Wagner: The impact of gender and changes in neurochemistry on rehabilitation and treatment outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Susanne E. Ahmari: Circuit dynamics underlying pathology and treatment of compulsive behaviors and anxiety disorders
Elias Aizenman: Cellular and molecular mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection.
Sarah B. Berman: Mitochondria in neurodegeneration
Edward A. Burton: The pathogenesis of diseases associated with movement disorders and the development of novel therapeutic approaches.
Judy L. Cameron: Effects of ‘everyday life stresses’ on behavior and health.
Jun Chen: Mechanisms of cell death and neuroprotection in cerebral ischemia and Parkinson's disease.
Charleen T. Chu: Mitochondrial homeostasis, dendritic remodeling and autophagy in neurodegeneration.
Donald B. DeFranco: Glucocorticoid Regulation of Neurodevelopment.
C. Edward Dixon: Mechanisms of post-traumatic memory deficits, models of traumatic brain injury, and functional outcomes.
Yan Dong: Cellular and circuitry mechanisms underlying pathological neural plasticity
Christopher Donnelly: The molecular pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia and similar age-dependent neurodegenerative diseases.
Kenneth N. Fish: Functional consequences of altered connectivity in schizophrenia; the early secretory pathway’s role in neurodevelopment and synaptogenesis
Gerald F. Gebhart: Mechanisms of pain and pain modulation.
Aryn H. Gittis: Neural circuits in the basal ganglia involved in motor control and disease
Michael S. Gold: Peripheral mechanisms of pain.
Anthony A. Grace: Neurophysiology of basal ganglia system related to psychiatric disorders.
Steven H. Graham: Neuronal cell death in ischemia and trauma.
J. Timothy Greenamyre: Mechanisms of neurodegeneration and neuroprotection in Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases.
Howard G. Gutstein: The molecular mechanisms underlying the development of opioid tolerance and dependence and the interactions of pain and analgesic signaling.
Teresa G. Hastings: Oxidative mechanisms associated with neurodegeneration.
Gregg E. Homanics: Mechanism(s) of alcohol action.
Yanhua Huang: Cellular and circuitry mechanisms underlying drug addiction and sleep regulation of reward.
David A. Lewis: Functional architecture of the prefrontal cortex and schizophrenia
Colleen A. McClung: The molecular basis of psychiatric diseases.
Quasar S. Padiath: Gene identification and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative and demyelinating disorders
Michael J. Palladino: Molecular mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases.
Udai Pandey: Molecular mechanisms of human neurodegenerative diseases
Mary L. Phillips: Identifying neural circuitry problems that underlie abnormal emotion processing in adults and youth with mood disorders
Ian F. Pollack: Signal transduction pathways in glioma growth, molecular markers of glioma prognosis.
Maria E. Rubio: Ultrastructure and the chemical nature of the tripartite synapse
Rebecca P. Seal: Studies of neural plasticity in motor disorders and the neural circuits underlying touch and pain.
Susan R. Sesack: Functional neuroanatomy of cortical and brainstem monoamine systems.
Alexander Sorkin: Cell and molecular biology of dopamine transporter
Peter L. Strick: CNS circuits of motor and cognitive functions; motor skill acquisition and retention; functional imaging.
Dandan Sun: Ion transporters in neurological diseases.
Robert A. Sweet: Mechanisms of psychosis in Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia.
Mary Torregrossa: Determining developmental risk factors for addiction and novel treatments based on learning and memory systems.
Gelsy Torres-Oviedo: Neuromechanical mechanisms for locomotor learning in humans with and without neurological disorders.
Robert S. Turner: Neurophysiology of basal ganglia-cortical networks in health and disease.
Thanos Tzounopoulos: Cellular mechanisms for learning and memory and their role in auditory processing.
Amy K. Wagner: The impact of gender and changes in neurochemistry on rehabilitation and treatment outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Clayton A. Wiley: Examining mechanisms of neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer’s Disease, AIDS, West Nile Virus and influenza infection.
Yan Xu: Gene and stem cell therapy in brain ischemia/membrane protein structure by NMR.
Michael J. Zigmond: Cell death and neuroprotection in aging and neurodegenerative disease.

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