Areas of Research
Biological Rhythms
Cellular Electrophysiology
Development
Imaging
Learning and Memory
Molecular Neurobiology
Reproductive Biology
Sensory Systems
Imaging

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been widely used in the clinic and in research for static structural studies. Northwestern is pioneering non-invasive MRI methods for resolving the distribution of molecular markers as they evolve in time and space.
Faculty
Jianhua Cang
Functional development of the visual system
Daniel Dombeck
Optical dissection of the neuronal circuits underlying mammalian navigation
David McLean
Development and plasticity of motor networks
Thomas Meade
Inorganic coordination chemistry, bioinorganic chemistry
and biological molecular imaging
Nelson Spruston
Synaptic transmission and dendritic integration in hippocampal
pyramidal neurons
