{"result":[{"lastName":"Prince","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"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/neuroscience/researcher/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. Neocortical interneuronal function/modulation"},{"lastName":"Huguenard","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Molecular & Cellular Physiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4124&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Huguenard","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/John_Huguenard","researchInterest":"We are interested in the neuronal mechanisms that underlie synchronous oscillatory activity in the thalamus, cortex and the massively interconnected thalamocortical system. Such oscillations are related to cognitive processes, normal sleep activities and certain forms of epilepsy. Our approach is an analysis of the discrete components (cells, synapses, microcircuits) that make up thalamic and cortical circuits, and reconstitution of components into in silico computational networks."},{"lastName":"Sohal","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10396&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Vikaas Sohal","firstName":"Vikaas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Vikaas_Sohal","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"MacIver","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Anesthesia"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate 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/neuroscience/researcher/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":"Buckmaster","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Comparative Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate 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/neuroscience/researcher/Paul_Buckmaster","researchInterest":"Mechanisms of epilepsy, especially temporal lobe epilepsy."},{"lastName":"Madison","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Molecular & Cellular Physiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Molecular & Cellular Physiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4321&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Daniel V. Madison","firstName":"Vernon","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Vernon_Madison","researchInterest":"Our laboratory uses electrophysiological techniques to study the mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity in the mammalian hippocampus. One of the main focuses in the lab is in the study of synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP). LTP is the persistent increase in synaptic strength that occurs after a period of heavy activity in a synaptic connection. It is the most widely studied and compelling model for mechanisms underlying memory formation in the mammalian central nervous system."},{"lastName":"Malenka","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychiatry/Neuroscience/MSLS"}],"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/neuroscience/researcher/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":"Graber","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6061&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kevin Graber, M.D.","firstName":"Kevin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Kevin_Graber","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Rosen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7263&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Allyson Rosen, Ph.D.","firstName":"Allyson","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Allyson_Rosen","researchInterest":"My primary goal is to apply functional MRI (fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and cognitive neuroscience to answer questions which are meaningful for older adults. The focus of my research has been to refine our understanding of individual differences in age-related brain changes. I have spent my years before coming to Stanford completing training in clinical neuropsychology so that my research will be sensitive to the everyday needs of older adults.  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We collaborate closely with departmental clinicians and with others in the school of medicine, humanities, and the engineering sciences. The laboratory's activities include development of both CT and MR imaging techniques, with spiral CT."},{"lastName":"Pang","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurosciences Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurosciences Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9396&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Zhiping Pang","firstName":"Zhiping","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Zhiping_Pang","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Sapolsky","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Professor,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6114&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Sapolsky","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Robert_Sapolsky","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Hoeft","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Interdis Brain Science Research"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Interdis Brain Science Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8524&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Fumiko Hoeft","firstName":"Fumiko","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Fumiko_Hoeft","researchInterest":"Dr. Fumiko Hoeft uses various neuroimaging techniques and investigates various learning and developmental disabilities. She is interested in figuring out ways that cognitive neuroscience research can inform educational and clinical practices. One such example is to use neuroimaging to predict who will later develop dyslexia."},{"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/neuroscience/researcher/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":"Steinberg","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurological Surgery"},{"focus":"Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Neurosurgery, Pediatric"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4646&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gary Steinberg","firstName":"Gary","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Gary_Steinberg","researchInterest":"Our laboratory investigates the pathophysiology and treatment of acute cerebral ischemia, as well as methods to restore neurologic function after stroke. Treatment strategies include mild brain hypothermia, gene transfer therapy and stem cell transplantation. Our clinical research develops innovative surgical, endovascular and radiosurgical approaches for treating patients with difficult intracranial aneurysms, complex vascular malformations and occlusive disease, including Moyamoya disease."},{"lastName":"Meng","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Bio-X","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8120&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Teresa H. 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Future research aims will be directed toward understanding neurotransmitter release in general."},{"lastName":"Uddin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10253&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lucina Q. 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Main areas of focus include: presynaptic calcium channels, mechanisms of vesicular fusion and recycling. Modulation of synaptic strength through changes in postsynaptic receptors and dendritic morphology. Signaling that links synaptic activity to nuclear transcription and local protein translation. Techniques include imaging, electrophysiology, molecular biology."},{"lastName":"Sullivan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Neurosciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Neurosciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4158&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Edith Vioni Sullivan","firstName":"Edith","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Edith_Sullivan","researchInterest":"Application of magnetic resonance imaging modalities and component process analysis of cognitive, sensory, and motor functions to identify brain structural and functional mechanisms disrupted in neurodegenerative conditions:  alcoholism, Alzheimer's disease, HIV infection, and normal aging.  Our laboratory is applying structural MRI, MR spectroscopy, and MR diffusion tensor imaging to animal models of aging and alcoholism in parallel with the human studies."},{"lastName":"Goddard","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurobiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurobiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8925&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Carson Goddard","firstName":"Carson","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Carson_Goddard","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Pfefferbaum","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4544&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Adolf Pfefferbaum","firstName":"Adolf","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Adolf_Pfefferbaum","researchInterest":"Development and application of magnetic resonance imaging approaches for in vivo studies of human and animal brain integrity in neurodegenerative conditions, including alcoholism,  HIV infection, Alzheimer's disease, and normal aging"},{"lastName":"Hahn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology - Child Neurology"},{"focus":"Neurology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Neurology - Prenatal Neurologic Consultation"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4015&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jin S. 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Personalized Health and Wellness Records"},{"lastName":"Deisseroth","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Bioengineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6080&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Karl Deisseroth","firstName":"Karl","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Karl_Deisseroth","researchInterest":"Research in Dr. Deisseroth's laboratory focuses on developing optical, molecular and cellular tools to observe, perturb, and re-engineer brain circuits. His laboratory is based in the James H. Clark Center at Stanford and has developed optogenetic and tissue engineering methods, employing techniques spanning electrophysiology, molecular biology, optics, neural activity imaging, animal behavior, and computational neural network modeling."}]}