“Sensory-Motor Development in Chicks and
Novel Polymer-Based Neuronal Implants”

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - 12:00 Noon
Pharmacology Conference Room 3313 - 801 N. Rutledge
SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

Summary: Sensory experience is a necessary component of normal development that ultimately gives rise to the structure of the adult nervous system. My laboratory studies the developing chick in order to gain understanding of the integration of sensory-motor systems. Our research is guided by two basic questions. 1) How does sensory information modulate motor behavior during development? 2) What role does sensory information play in forming proper neural circuitry at the core of motor behavior? Additionally, we are interested in facilitating the development of technologies to interface with the nervous system for both research and future therapeutic devices.

Hosted by Dr. Randolph Elble (545-7381)