The mammalian central nervous system (CNS) produces behavior by integrating sensory inputs, memories and internal physiological states through a highly sophisticated network of cell-to-cell interactions. Members of our group seek to understand the development and function of neural systems that are essential to combat neurological disease and dysfunction.

Faculty in this research focus area examine basic structural and functional mechanisms underlying sensory processing, multisensory processing, memory formation, neural network rhythmicity and neuromodulation at molecular, cellular and network levels. The work we conduct has clinical implications for neurological disorders such as:

• Autism
• Epilepsy
• Alzheimer’s disease
• HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders
• Traumatic brain injury