{"result":[{"lastName":"Fisher","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Epilepsy"},{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"EEG"},{"focus":"Consciousness, Loss of"},{"focus":"Convulsion, Non-Epileptic"},{"focus":"Epilepsy, Complex Partial"},{"focus":"Epilepsy, Generalized"},{"focus":"Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe"},{"focus":"Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4638&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Fisher","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Robert_Fisher","researchInterest":"Dr. Fisher is interested in clincal, laboratory and translational aspects of epilepsy research.  Prior work has included: electrical deep brain stimulation for epilepsy, studied in laboratory models and clinical trials; drug delivery to a seizure focus; mechanisms of absence epilepsy studied with in vitro slices of brain thalamus; hyperthermic seizures; diagnosis and treatment of non-epileptic seizures, the post-ictal state; driving and epilepsy; new antiepileptic drugs; surgery for epilepsy."},{"lastName":"Wusthoff","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology - Child Neurology"},{"focus":"Neonates"},{"focus":"EEG"},{"focus":"Intensive Care Units, Neonatal"},{"focus":"Intensive Care, Neonatal"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"MS, Dean's Office"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=35104&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Courtney Wusthoff","firstName":"Courtney","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Courtney_Wusthoff","researchInterest":"My projects focus on clinical research in newborns with, or at risk, for brain injury. I use EEG in at-risk neonates to better understand the underlying pathophysiology of risk factors that may lead to worse outcomes. I am particularly interested in neonatal seizures and how they may exacerbate perinatal brain injury with a goal to identify treatments that might protect the vulnerable brain. I am also interested in EEG in other pediatric populations, as well as medical ethics and global health."},{"lastName":"Morrell","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Clinical Neurophysiology"},{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Epilepsy"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6968&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Martha Morrell","firstName":"Martha","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Martha_Morrell","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Middeldorp","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=20941&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jinte Middeldorp","firstName":"Jinte","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jinte_Middeldorp","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Hestrin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Comparative Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Comparative Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4343&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shaul Hestrin","firstName":"Shaul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Shaul_Hestrin","researchInterest":"The main interest of my lab is to understand how the properties of neocortical neurons and the circuits they form give rise to cortical activity and function. Our approach includes recordings from multiple cells, calcium imaging, two-photon imaging and viral-based optogenetic methods to activate  cortical neurons as well as cortical afferents."},{"lastName":"Takahashi","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=11433&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"D. Koji Takahashi","firstName":"Daniel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Daniel_Takahashi","researchInterest":"I am interested in the mechanisms of epileptogenesis following a traumatic brain injury and also how astrocytes influence neuronal excitability in both the normal and injured cortex."},{"lastName":"Chen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=20934&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lu Chen","firstName":"Lu","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lu_Chen","researchInterest":"What distinguishes us humans from other animals is our ability to undergo complex behavior. The synapses are the structural connection between neurons that mediates the communication between neurons, which underlies our various cognitive function. My research program aims to understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie synapse function during behavior in the developing and mature brain, and how synapse function is altered during mental retardation."},{"lastName":"Barres","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurobiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurobiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4239&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ben Barres","firstName":"Ben","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ben_Barres","researchInterest":"Our lab is interested in the neuronal-glial interactions that underlie the development and function of the mammlian central nervous system."},{"lastName":"MacIver","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Anesthesia"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Anesthesia","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4009&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"M Bruce MacIver","firstName":"M","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/M_MacIver","researchInterest":"We study drug effects on the nervous system. Cellular, synaptic and molecular drug actions are investigated using electrophysiological and pharmacological tools in cortical/hippocampal brain slice preparations. We are also interested in mechanisms of neuronal integration and synchronization, especially related to patterns of EEG activity seen in vivo and in brain slices."},{"lastName":"Longo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Alzheimer's Disease"},{"focus":"Huntington Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7249&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Frank M. Longo, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Frank","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Frank_Longo","researchInterest":"Clinical interests include Alzheimer\u0092s disease and Huntington\u0092s disease and the development of effective therapeutics for these disorders. Laboratory interests encompass the elucidation of signaling mechanisms relevant to neurodegenerative disorders and the development of novel small molecule approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative and other neurological disorders."},{"lastName":"Buckmaster","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Comparative Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Comparative Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4415&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Buckmaster, DVM, PhD","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Paul_Buckmaster","researchInterest":"Mechanisms of epilepsy, especially temporal lobe epilepsy."},{"lastName":"Olson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology - Child Neurology"},{"focus":"Neurology, Pediatric"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4427&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Donald Olson","firstName":"Donald","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Donald_Olson","researchInterest":"Epilepsy in children and adolescents. Particular interest in clinical neurophysiology (EEG and video EEG), differential diagnosis of seizures in children, and selection of patients who will benefit from epilepsy surger."},{"lastName":"Monje-Deisseroth","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (By courtesy),Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18279&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michelle Monje","firstName":"Michelle","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michelle_Monje-Deisseroth","researchInterest":"The Monje Lab studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms of postnatal neurodevelopment. This includes microenvironmental influences on neural precursor cell fate choice in normal neurodevelopment and in disease states."},{"lastName":"Aoto","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurosciences Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurosciences Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14864&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jason Aoto","firstName":"Jason","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jason_Aoto","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Manley","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14865&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nathan Manley","firstName":"Nathan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Nathan_Manley","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Reimer","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Molecular & Cellular Physiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3819&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard J. 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Future research aims will be directed toward understanding neurotransmitter release in general."},{"lastName":"Kerchner","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Alzheimer's Disease"},{"focus":"Mild Cognitive Impairment"},{"focus":"Dementia"},{"focus":"Behavioral Neurology"},{"focus":"Neurodegenerative Disease"},{"focus":"Neuropsychology"},{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=15338&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Geoffrey Kerchner","firstName":"Geoffrey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Geoffrey_Kerchner","researchInterest":"Dr. Kerchner is a behavioral neurologist who cares for patients with Alzheimer's disease and other age-related neurodegenerative illnesses. He studies the use of ultra-high field MRI and other advanced neuroimaging technologies to reveal how these diseases affect the microscopic structure and circuitry of the brain, with the intent of creating new strategies for early diagnosis. Dr. Kerchner also supervises the participation of patients in clinical trials for Alzheimer\u0092s disease."},{"lastName":"Malenka","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4670&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Malenka","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Robert_Malenka","researchInterest":"Long-lasting changes in synaptic strength are important for the modification of neural circuits by experience. A major goal of my laboratory is to elucidate the molecular events that trigger various forms of synaptic plasticity and the modifications in synaptic proteins that are responsible for the changes in synaptic efficacy."},{"lastName":"Prince","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4531&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David Prince","firstName":"David","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Prince","researchInterest":"Experiments examine \r\n1)intrinsic properties of neuronal membranes; actions of neurotransmitters that regulate neocortical and thalamic excitability\r\n2) chronic epileptogenesis following cortical injury; changes in intracortical connectivity and receptors; \r\n3) effects of early injury and activity on cortical development/maldevelopment Electrophysiological, anatomical and pharmacological techniques employed.\r\n4. prophylaxis of postraumatic epilepsy\r\n5. 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