John Hotson

Professor (Clinical) of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Emeritus

Academic Appointments

Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Neurology & Neurological Sciences

Administrative Appointments

Chief of Neurology, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (1985 - 2009)

Honors & Awards

Lysia Fornia Award for Teaching Excellence, Department of Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine (1991)
Neurology Clerkship Teaching Award, Department of Neurology, Stanford University School of Medicine (2004-2007, 2009)

Professional Education

BA, Stanford University, Psychology (1968)
MD (honors), University of Washington, Medicine (1972)

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

The response and recovery of human visual, eye movement and related cognitive systems after acquired neurological disorders is a main area of interest. Experimental designs combine human brain neurophysiology techniques with psychophysics methods. We currently use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as probes to test the postulate that visual perceptual learning alters early visual cortex.

2023-24 Courses

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Neurology and Neurological Science
  NENS 299 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Early Clinical Experience in Neurology and Neurological Sciences
  NENS 280 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Graduate Research
  NENS 399 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Medical Scholars Research
  NENS 370 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Undergraduate Research
  NENS 199 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)

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