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The Neurobiology Section has strengths in four main areas:
1. Behavior and Learning & Memory
The laboratories of Baudry , Bottjer , Thompson and, Celikel are central to this area, although almost all our faculty are pursuing research relevant to this subject. The neural basis of emotion and motivation is represented in the laboratories of Swanson and Watts . The Arbib lab uses computational modeling to understand the neuroscience of motion.
2. Basic Neuronal Processes
The laboratories of Arnold , Liman , and Quick use molecular techniques to study the cell biology and physiology of neuronal signaling. The laboratories of Baudry focuses on the channels of the postsynaptic and presynaptic membranes while the Ko laboratory examines the role of glial cells in synaptic transmission.
3. Sensory Systems
We have strengths in the area of sensory processing, including vision and olfaction, with the laboratories of Hirsch, Liman, McKemy, and Celikel.
4. Development and Aging
From systems as simple as the neuro-muscular junction to the complicated systems of songbird and mammalian brains the principles governing initial wiring of the nervous system during development, rewiring of neural circuits as a result of injury or experience and changes with aging are being studied. The laboratories of Arbeitman, Bottjer, Butler, Finch , Herrera , Ko , and McClure provide a strong focus in this area.
