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Multiphoton Confocal Microscopy Facility
Coordinator: M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
Telephone: 713-500-5621

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• Leonard J. Cleary, Ph.D.
  Morphological Correlates of Learning and Memory
• David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
  Information Processing and Modulation in the Vertebrate Retina

• Douglas A. Baxter, Ph.D.
  Cellular and Network Processes Underlying Behavior and Behavioral Plasticity
• Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
  Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
• John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
  Circuit Analysis and Modulation of Membrane Currents Involved in Learning
• Terry J. Crow, Ph.D.
  Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Associative Learning
• Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
  Pain Mechanisms and Pain Neuromodulation
• Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
  Cortical Mechanisms of Visual Behavior
• Daniel J. Felleman, Ph.D.
  Organization, Function, and Plasticity of Primate Visual Cortex
• Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.
  Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
• James J. Knierim, Ph.D.
  Neural Network Mechanisms for Spatial Learning and Navigation
• Vahn A. Lewis, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
  Chronic Multicellular Neuronal Recording in Awake, Behaving Animals.
• David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
  Information Processing and Modulation in the Vertebrate Retina
• Anne B. Sereno, Ph.D.
  Attention, Short-term Memory, and Eye Movements

• Michael Beauchamp, Ph.D.
  Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cognition and Perception

• Douglas A. Baxter, Ph.D.
  Cellular and Network Processes Underlying Behavior and Behavioral Plasticity
• John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
  Modeling of Second Messenger Cascades, Neuronal Excitability, and Neuronal Circuits for Reflexes and Central Pattern Generators
• Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
  Network Models of Cortical Function
• Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.
  Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
• James J. Knierim, Ph.D.
  Neural Network Mechanisms for Spatial Learning and Navigation
• David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
  Information Processing and Modulation in the Vertebrate Retina
• Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
  Theoretical Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and its Contribution to Learning, Memory and Development

• Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
  Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
• John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
  Neural and Molecular Bases of Simple Forms of Learning
• Leonard J. Cleary, Ph.D.
  Morphological Correlates of Learning and Memory
• Terry J. Crow, Ph.D.
  Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Associative Learning
• Pramod K. Dash, Ph.D.
  Molecular Basis of Long-Term Memory
• Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
  Cortical Plasticity and Mechanisms of Adaptive Behavior;
  Real-Time Models of Learning
• James J. Knierim, Ph.D.
  Neural Network Mechanisms for Spatial Learning and Navigation
• Anne B. Sereno, Ph.D.
  Attention, Short-term Memory, and Eye Movements
• Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
  Theoretical Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and its Contribution to Learning, Memory and Development
• M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
  Molecules Responsible for the Formation and Storage of Memories
• Anthony A. Wright, Ph.D.
  Learning, Memory, and Color Vision

• Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
  Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
• John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
  Role of Protein Phosphorylation and Synthesis in Short- and Long-term Memory
• Terry J. Crow, Ph.D.
  Time-Dependent Changes in Protein Phosphorylation Underlying Memory Consolidation
• Pramod K. Dash, Ph.D.
  Molecular Basis of Long-Term Memory
• M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
  Molecules Responsible for the Formation and Storage of Memories
• Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
  Plasticity of Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis

• Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
  Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
• John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
  Second Messenger Cascades
• Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
  Mechanisms of Pain, Stress, and Drug Addiction
• Vahn A. Lewis, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
  Use of Dyes or Antibodies to Reveal Neuronal Function; Use of Drugs to Probe Neuronal Adaptive Processes; Study of Algesic and Analgesic Substances.
• Franz S.F. Mong, Ph.D.
  Neuromuscular relationtionships and Motor Neurons
• Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
  Plasticity of Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis

• Douglas A. Baxter, Ph.D.
  Cellular and Network Processes Underlying Behavior and Behavioral Plasticity
• John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
  Neural Circuits Mediating Simple Reflex Behaviors and Central Pattern Generators
• Nachum Dafny, Ph.D.
  Neuronal Basis of Pain Suppression
• Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
  Cortical Mechanisms of Visual Behavior
• James J. Knierim, Ph.D.
  Neural Network Mechanisms for Spatial Learning and Navigation
• Vahn A. Lewis, Pharm.D., Ph.D.
  Networks Involved in Pain Processing from Spinal Cord to Higher Centers.
• David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
  Information Processing and Modulation in the Vertebrate Retina

• Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
  Cortical Mechanisms of Visual Behavior
• Daniel J. Felleman, Ph.D.
  Organization, Function, and Plasticity of Primate Visual Cortex
• David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
  Information Processing and Modulation in the Primate Retina
• Anne B. Sereno, Ph.D.
  Attention, Short-term Memory, and Eye Movements
• Anthony A. Wright, Ph.D.
  Learning, Memory, and Color Vision

• Douglas A. Baxter, Ph.D.
  Cellular and Network Processes Underlying Behavior and Behavioral Plasticity
• Andrew Bean, Ph.D.
  Molecular Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Secretion
• John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
  Neural and Molecular Bases of Short- and Long-term Synaptic Plasticity
• Leonard J. Cleary, Ph.D.
  Morphological Correlates of Learning and Memory
• Terry J. Crow, Ph.D.
  Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Associative Learning
• Pramod K. Dash, Ph.D.
  Molecular Basis of Long-Term Memory
• Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.
  Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
• James J. Knierim, Ph.D.
  Neural Network Mechanisms for Spatial Learning and Navigation
• Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
  Theoretical Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and its Contribution to Learning, Memory and Development
• M. Neal Waxham, Ph.D.
  Molecules Responsible for the Formation and Storage of Memories
• Jack C. Waymire, Ph.D.
  Plasticity of Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis

• Valentin Dragoi, Ph.D.
  Cortical Mechanisms of Visual Behavior
• Daniel J. Felleman, Ph.D.
  Organization, Function, and Plasticity of Primate Visual Cortex
• Ruth Heidelberger, M.D., Ph.D.
  Mechanisms of Neurotransmitter Release
• David W. Marshak, Ph.D.
  Information Processing and Modulation in the Vertebrate Retina
• Anne B. Sereno, Ph.D.
  Attention, Short-term Memory, and Eye Movements
• Harel Shouval, Ph.D.
  Theoretical Analysis of Synaptic Plasticity and its Contribution to Learning, Memory and Development
• Anthony A. Wright, Ph.D.
  Learning, Memory, and Color Vision