Cellular Neuroscience

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1. Introduction
2. Synaptic and Cellular Physiology
3. Autonomic Nervous System

John Bekkers' lab is interested in the primary olfactory cortex and neurotransmitter release at hippocampal synapses in cell culture.

Clarke Raymond's lab's research aims to understand how the brain stores and recalls memories.  They do this by studying the connections (synapses) between brain cells, and in particular the ability of synapses to change their properties in response to brain activity.

Greg Stuart's lab focuses on the properties and function of single neurons in the somatosensory cortex of the rat, with an aim to understanding cortical processing of sensory input. As the vast majority of synaptic input to neurons is made onto their dendritic tree one of the main areas of research is the function and properties of neuronal dendrites.

Bruce Walmsley’s lab is studying the fundamental mechanisms underlying hearing. The auditory system exhibits the most rapid and powerful synaptic connections in the brain. Ongoing studies examine the role of activity in modifying synaptic and neuronal properties in normal hearing and congenital deafness.

Caryl Hill's lab focuses on the mechanisms which operate within the vascular wall to enable this regulation of blood flow. In particular our studies are focused on the role of cell to cell coupling via gap junctions and of different molecular variants of voltage dependent calcium channels which we have found to be important in these processes.