Topographic representations in the primary sensory cortices are believed to be the neural basis of sensory perception. These representations are continuously altered during learning and after sensory organ loss. Despite their role in sensory information processing, the mechanisms by which they are modified is still unknown. The major goal of our lab is to describe the neural circuits and the synaptic mechanisms responsible for the development and maintenance of the sensory representations using in vivo and in vitro electrophysiological recordings, imaging, computerized behavioral trainings and molecular biological methods. For further details please visit the homepage of the Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Plasticity at http://lncp.usc.edu

learning, memory, information processing, somatosensation, behavior, plasticity, computational behavior, neural circuits, electrophysiology, gene recombination, targeted neural activation and inactivation

"Learning&Memory", "Sensory Systems", "Brain simulations", "Brain Mapping", "Molecular control of neural activity"