Research Projects

A. English Lab - Entire L4 dorsal root ganglion (DRG) from a thy-1-YFP-H mouse A. English Lab - Entire L4 dorsal root ganglion (DRG) from a thy-1-YFP-H mouse


A. English Lab - Mouse dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells labeled using antibody to the neurotrophin receptor, trkB (red). Green = yellow fluorescent protein in large cells A. English Lab - Mouse dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells labeled using antibody to the neurotrophin receptor, trkB (red). Green = yellow fluorescent protein in large cells


A. English Lab - Partially reinnervated neuromuscular synapses A. English Lab - Partially reinnervated neuromuscular synapses; Red = Acetylcholine receptors labeled with alpha bungarotoxin, Green = Reinnervating motor nerve terminal marked by GFP


G. Bassell Lab - 3D Reconstruction of a hippocampal Fmr1 KO neuron G. Bassell Lab - 3D Reconstruction of a hippocampal Fmr1 KO neuron transfected with GFP-LifeAct, an actin-binding protein suitable for visualizing dendrites and spines


J. Rilling Lab - Areas that are more strongly activated when a person learns that his/her social partner has elected to not cooperate with them J. Rilling Lab - Areas that are more strongly activated when a person learns that his/her social partner has elected to not cooperate with them


J. Rilling Lab - DTI color maps from a postmortem chimpanzee (left) and bonobo (right) brain J. Rilling Lab - DTI color maps from a postmortem chimpanzee (left) and bonobo (right) brain


L. Howell Lab - Brain activation elicited by MDMA L. Howell Lab - Brain activation elicited by MDMA ("ecstasy") in a single nonhuman primate (fMRI)


L. Howell Lab - Brain activation elicited by cocaine L. Howell Lab - Brain activation elicited by cocaine in a single nonhuman primate (fMRI)


L. Ting Lab - Combining biomechanical models of posture and balance with human experimental data L. Ting Lab - Combining biomechanical models of posture and balance with human experimental data


L. Young Lab - Graduate student Sara Freeman in lab L. Young Lab - Graduate student Sara Freeman hard at work in the lab


L. Young Lab - Larry Young and graduate student Katie Barrett presenting a poster L. Young Lab - Larry Young and graduate student Katie Barrett presenting a poster


L. Young Lab - Monogamous prairie vole family L. Young Lab - Monogamous prairie vole family


L. Young Lab - Oxytocin receptors in prairie vole brains L. Young Lab - Oxytocin receptors in prairie vole brains


L. Young Lab - Pair-bonded prairie voles L. Young Lab - Pair-bonded prairie voles perusing their genome sequence


M. Wilson Lab - GABA(A) binding in the rhesus macaque M. Wilson Lab - GABA(A) binding in the rhesus macaque


S. Potter Lab S. Potter Lab - Neurons cultured on multi-electrode array


S. Potter Lab - 2-Photon Laser Scanning Microscope S. Potter Lab's homemade 2-photon laser-scanning microscope


S. Potter Lab - A stimulation headstage (circuit) designed by Neuroscience student John Rolston S. Potter Lab - A stimulation headstage (circuit) designed by Neuroscience student John Rolston (now an alumni)


S. Potter Lab - GFP neurons growing on a multi-electrode array S. Potter Lab - GFP neurons growing on a multi-electrode array


S. Potter Lab - Steve holding a multi-electrode array S. Potter Lab - Steve holding a multi-electrode array (photo by Gary Meek)


S. Potter Lab - YFP neurons on a multi-electrode array S. Potter Lab - YFP neurons on a multi-electrode array


S. Sanyal Lab - Confocal image of a Drosophila larval brain S. Sanyal Lab - Confocal image of a Drosophila larval brain stained for Rapgap1 (green) and for a genomic enhancer that expresses in a few selected motor neurons (red)


S. Sanyal Lab - Confocal image of adult Drosophila brain S. Sanyal Lab - Confocal image of adult Drosophila brain (Green (FasII) - marks the mushroom bodies; Red (Elav) - all neuronal nuclei)


S. Sanyal Lab - Neuromuscular preparation of a Drosophila larva S. Sanyal Lab - Neuromuscular preparation of a Drosophila larva showing body wall muscles (green, Phalloidin), axons (blue, MAP1B), and synapses (red, synaptotagmin)


S. Sanyal Lab - SEM Photo of a whole Drosophila head S. Sanyal Lab - SEM Photo of a whole Drosophila head


S. Sanyal Lab - Single neuromuscular synapse formed by two motor neurons S. Sanyal Lab - Single neuromuscular synapse formed by two motor neurons stained for synaptotagmin (red) and expressing GFP in one motor neuron (green)


S. Sober Lab - Bengalese Finch with headphones S. Sober Lab - Bengalese Finch with headphones. The headphones allow manipulation of the way the birds hear their own songs so that we can study how the brain processes auditory information and learns from experience.


S. Traynelis Lab - 3D Representation of a microglial cell S. Traynelis Lab - 3D Representation of a microglial cell expressing GFP under an actin promoter


S. Traynelis Lab - Confocal images of a primary microglial cell S. Traynelis Lab - Confocal images of a primary microglial cell expressing GFP under an actin promoter


S. Traynelis Lab - Tracking of microglial cell motility over time S. Traynelis Lab - Tracking of microglial cell motility over time; the lines represent the movements of the cell over a 15-minute period


X. Hu Lab - Innovative fMRI techniques X. Hu Lab - Innovative fMRI techniques


Y. Smith Lab - 3D Reconstructed Dendritic Spine in the Striatum Y. Smith Lab - 3D Reconstructed Dendritic Spine in the Striatum


Y. Smith Lab - Binding of 18F-FECNT (Dopamine Transporter Ligand) in a cross-sectional section at the level of the striatum Y. Smith Lab - Binding of 18F-FECNT (Dopamine Transporter Ligand) in a cross-sectional section at the level of the striatum (PET)


Y. Smith Lab - Binding of 18F-FECNT (Dopamine Transporter Ligand) in the monkey striatum; side view of animal's head and eyes with the striatum strongly labeled Y. Smith Lab - Binding of 18F-FECNT (Dopamine Transporter Ligand) in the monkey striatum; side view of animal's head and eyes with the striatum strongly labeled (PET)


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S. Potter Lab - Steve holding a multi-electrode array
S. Potter Lab - Steve holding a multi-electrode array (photo by Gary Meek)
S. Traynelis Lab - Tracking of microglial cell motility over time
S. Traynelis Lab - Tracking of microglial cell motility over time; the lines represent the movements of the cell over a 15-minute period
J. Rilling Lab - Areas that are more strongly activated when a person learns that his/her social partner has elected to not cooperate with them
J. Rilling Lab - Areas that are more strongly activated when a person learns that his/her social partner has elected to not cooperate with them
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