I have been a member of the Buzsáki lab since October 2004, learning and performing multi-tetrode, and silicon microprobe recordings in the rat hippocampus during behavior. I am interested in how representations of spatial information and episodic memory can be altered by plasticity in the CA1 and CA3 hippocampal network. I record from large numbers of neurons simultaneously, in good recordings finding ~20-30 active place-cells in a given environment. By making modifications in the environment, I look for changes in the firing relationships (such as cross-correlation) of active neurons. This is work in progress.
Recently, I have also become interested in sequences during hippocampal sharp-wave ripples. Sequences of place-cells that are activated during a run through an environment are reactivated in a time-compressed manner during sharp-wave ripples. The ordering during these reactivation events reflects the ordering observed during running, in forward and in reverse, depending on if the animal is about to start running, or has just finished running! We created some abstract artwork to illustrate our findings. Our manuscript on this phenomena is available online at Nature Neuroscience. Now, I am working to understand the underlying mechanisms behind these ordered events.
Previous to joining the Buzsáki lab, I worked with Christof Koch and other colleagues to investigate the characteristics of intrinsic noise in neurons.
For my CV, please send me an e-mail to [my last name]@rutgers.edu.
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I ran my first half-marathon in June 2007, in Fairfield, CT. I came
in at just under 2 hours. I have been running them ever since. Next up: a
full marathon on March 21st, 2009
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your head. You may see the reverse rotation briefly...
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