{"result":[{"lastName":"Huberman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurobiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurobiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9622&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew D. Huberman","firstName":"Andrew","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Andrew_Huberman","researchInterest":"Development and regeneration of the visual system"},{"lastName":"Chandrasekaran","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Bioengineering"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Bioengineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8816&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Anand Chandrasekaran","firstName":"Anand","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Anand_Chandrasekaran","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Shatz","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Professor,Neurobiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8146&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Carla Shatz","firstName":"Carla","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Carla_Shatz","researchInterest":"The goal of research in the Shatz Laboratory is to discover how brain circuits are tuned up by experience during critical periods of development both before and after birth by elucidating cellular and molecular mechanisms that transform early fetal and neonatal brain circuits into mature connections. To discover mechanistic underpinnings of circuit tuning, the lab has conducted functional screens for genes regulated by neural activity and studied their function for vision, learning and memory."},{"lastName":"Boahen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Electrical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Bioengineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7204&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kwabena Boahen","firstName":"Kwabena","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Kwabena_Boahen","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Arthur","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Bioengineering"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Bioengineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9217&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Arthur","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/John_Arthur","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Wandell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Electrical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Radiology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Ophthalmology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7651&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Brian A. Wandell","firstName":"Brian","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Brian_Wandell","researchInterest":"The development and organization of visual cortex.  The study of the brain pathways essential for reading development.  Diffusion tensor imaging, functional magnetic resonance imaging and computational modeling of visual perception and brain processes."},{"lastName":"Penn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4030&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Anna Penn","firstName":"Anna","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Anna_Penn","researchInterest":"The Penn lab is studying the role of placental factors in brain development.  We are using novel mouse models to explore factors that contribute to normal neurodevelopment and the effects of their loss following premature birth.  We are focused on the influence of steroid hormones (estrogens and progestins) on cerebellar development and, collaboratively, are extending our studies to hippocampal stem cells and forebrain neurons."},{"lastName":"Barres","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurobiology"},{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Ophthalmology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology"}],"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/neuroscience/researcher/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":"Witten","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Bioengineering"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Bioengineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10462&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ilana Witten","firstName":"Ilana","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Ilana_Witten","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Palanker","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Ophthalmology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Ophthalmology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4579&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Daniel Palanker","firstName":"Daniel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Daniel_Palanker","researchInterest":"Interactions of electric field and light with biological cells and tissues and their applications to diagnostics, therapeutics and prosthetics, primarily in ophthalmology.\r\n\r\nSpecific fields of interest include:\r\nMinimally-invasive optical therapeutics;\r\nElectronic retinal prosthesis; \r\nMicrosurgical and cell-surgical technologies; \r\nOptical imaging and spectroscopy; \r\nElectronic control of cells and tissues;"},{"lastName":"Moore","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Neurobiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Neurobiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3946&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Tirin Moore","firstName":"Tirin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Tirin_Moore","researchInterest":"We study neural mechanisms of visual-motor integration and the neural basis of cognition (e.g. attention). We study the activity of single neurons in visual and motor structures within the brain, examine how perturbing that activity affects neurons in other brain structures, and also how it affects the perceptual and"},{"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":"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":"Hestrin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Comparative Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate 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/neuroscience/researcher/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":"Knudsen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurobiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurobiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4330&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Eric I. Knudsen","firstName":"Eric","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Eric_Knudsen","researchInterest":"Cellular mechanisms of sensory integration, attention and learning, studied in the central auditory system in developing and adult animals, using behavioral, systems, cellular and molecular techniques."},{"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."},{"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":"Marmor","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Ophthalmology"},{"focus":"Medical retinal disease: in particular, retinal dystrophies, macular dystrophies, toxic retinopathy, disorders of retinal function such as night or color blindness, unexplained visual loss"},{"focus":"Supervision of physiologic testing including electroretinogram ERG), multifocal electroretinogram  (mfERG) and visually evoked potentials (VEP)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Ophthalmology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Ophthalmology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4485&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Marmor","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Michael_Marmor","researchInterest":"Research concerns diseases of retinal function, techniques of clinical electrophysiology, and experimental studies on retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) function including fluid transport and retinal adhesiveness.  Other studies consider aspects of vision and art, and ophthalmic history.\r\nPublished over 300 journal articles, chapters, books (only selected articles listed)."},{"lastName":"Gao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9146&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Juan Gao","firstName":"Juan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Juan_Gao","researchInterest":"During her Ph.D years, Juan's research interests spanned a wide range in theoretical and computational neuroscience. Now, her research focuses on decision making problems. More specifically, she asks the questions of\r\n1) In what fashion are humans different from optimality in decision making? Why?\r\n2) How do other factors, such as previous experience, rewards and attention, affect the process?\r\n3) What is the underlying dynamical mechanism?"},{"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":"Sayres","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Psychology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8872&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Rory Sayres","firstName":"Rory","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Rory_Sayres","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Schnitzer","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6238&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mark J. 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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":"McConnell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Bio-X","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5928&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Susan McConnell","firstName":"Susan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Susan_McConnell","researchInterest":"The McConnell Lab studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie the development of the mammalian cerebral cortex.  Our work focuses on the earliest events that pattern the developing forebrain, enable neural progenitors to divide asymmetrically to generate young neurons, propel the migration of postmitotic neurons outward into their final positions, and sculpt the fates and phenotypes of the neurons as they differentiate."},{"lastName":"Sudhof","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Molecular & Cellular Physiology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Molecular & Cellular Physiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8533&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Thomas Sudhof","firstName":"Thomas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Thomas_Sudhof","researchInterest":"Information transfer at synapses mediates information processing in brain, and is impaired in many brain diseases. Thomas Südhof is interested in how synapses are formed, how presynaptic terminals release neurotransmitters at synapses, and how synapses become dysfunctional in diseases such as autism or Alzheimer's disease. To address these questions, Südhof's laboratory employs approaches ranging from biophysical studies to the electrophysiological and behavioral analyses of mutant mice."}]}