Plasticity, Development and Circuitry

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The mammalian nervous system is characterized by a highly sophisticated network of cell–to-cell interactions. An understanding of the development and function of neural systems is necessary to combat neurological disease and dysfunction. Our faculty examine basic structural and functional mechanisms underlying sensory processing and plasticity at molecular, cellular and network levels. This work has clinical implications for fetal alcohol syndrome, autism, spinal cord damage, epilepsy, dyslexia, deafness and other neurodevelopmental disorders.

Michael Fox, Ph.D. Molecular signals regulating synaptic organization.	William Guido, Ph.D. Cellular and molecular mechanisms responsible for the activity dependent refinement of sensory connections.
Kimberle Jacobs, Ph.D. Cortical elements and circuitry that contribute to plasticity of the nervous system.	A. Rory McQuiston, Ph.D. The role of inhibitory interneurons in shaping neural network activity.
Alexandre E. Medina, Ph.D. Alterations in brain development and neuronal plasticity following external insults, e.g., alcohol and medications.	M. Alex Meredith Ph.D. Architecture and role of multisensory circuits in normal and deaf cerebral cortex.

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VCU Medical Center

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Plasticity, Development and Circuitry