Lab awarded $2.5 million grant from National Eye Institute to study "Booster" circuits in
While we understand much about the specialized circuits that produce activity in the fetal retina, and the consequences of disruption of...


A chronology of activity in the developing cortex: From silence to continuity
Daily changes in the activity of developing mouse cortex until postnatal day (P)24.


A cortico-thalamic 'booster' circuit amplifies and conditions weak sensory inputs to the fet
The study published today in the journal eLIFE describes a unique specialization of the fetal brain for ensuring reliable transmission of ea


Lab Awarded $1.9 Million Federal Grant to Study Activity in Cortical Networks from the National Eye
The project, titled “Emergence of Visual Alertness in Cortical Networks,” is focused on understanding how activity and circuit properties...

Lab awarded grant to study neonatal activity in Fragile X from the Clinical and Translational Scienc
With support from Children's and a gift from Dr Jack and Shirley Kaplan to George Washington University, this study is using a rat model...