Research

Integrative Neuroscience at Dartmouth features research across a wide range of research specialties ranging from Molecular, Cellular, Circuits, Systems, Perception, Behavior, Computation and Clinical Neuroscience.

Barbara Jobst, Jobst Lab
Lauren Panzera, Hoppa Lab
Emma Spikol, Halpern Lab
Kate Nautiyal, Nautiyal Lab
Robert Hill, Hill Lab
Madhumala Sadanandappa, Bosco Lab

This wide range of scientific specialties is housed in the Departments of Biochemistry, Biology, Epidemiology, Psychological and Brain Sciences, Molecular and Systems Biology, Neurology, Psychiatry, and Neurosurgery.

Our Faculty

Emily Behrman, PhD

Behavioral Evolution

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Krzysztof Bujarski, MD
Krzysztof Bujarski, MD

Cognitive/behavioral consequences of epilepsy

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Ta Yuan Chang, PhD
Ta Yuan Chang, PhD

Cholesterol biology-based novel therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

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Wilder Doucette, MD PhD
Wilder Doucette, MD PhD

Neuropsychiatric disorders and brain network activity

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Arti Gaur, PhD
Arti Gaur, PhD

Role of microRNAs in neurological pathologies

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Francesca Gilli, PhD
Francesca Gilli, PhD

Pathways of neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

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Dipon Ghosh, PhD

Molecular and cellular processes driving behavior

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Allan Gulledge, PhD
Allan Gulledge, PhD

Cellular mechanisms of information processing in the cortex

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Marnie Halpern, PhD
Marnie Halpern, PhD

Development of left/right differences in the brain and neural connectivity

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Matt Havrda, PhD
Matt Havrda, PhD

Gene-environment interactions, neurodegeneration, and brain cancer

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Robert Hill, PhD
Robert Hill, PhD

Development, plasticity, and regeneration of oligodendrocytes

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Paul Holtzheimer, MD
Paul Holtzheimer, MD

Neurobiology and treatment of mood, anxiety and stress disorders

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Jennifer Hong, MD
Jennifer Hong, MD

Treatment of peripheral nerve injuries in patients

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Mike Hoppa, DPhil
Mike Hoppa, DPhil

Synaptic transmission, plasticity and cell biology

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Barbara Jobst, MD
Barbara Jobst, MD

Clinical epileptology and central neurophysiology

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Erik Kobylarz, MD PhD
Erik Kobylarz, MD PhD

Clinical neurophysiology and neurophysiology

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Dean Madden, PhD
Dean Madden, PhD

Structure-function relationship of postsynaptic receptors and ion channels

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Kate Nautiyal, PhD
Kate Nautiyal, PhD

Neural basis of impulsive behavior

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Crystal Noller, PhD
Crystal Noller, PhD

Functional recovery after neurotrauma and PTSD

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Kelli Pointer, MD PhD
Kelli Pointer, MD PhD

Pathways to radiation resistance in glioblastoma

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Caroline Robertson, DPhil
Caroline Robertson, DPhil

Memory, perception, autism and neurodiversity

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Lucas Salas, MD PhD
Lucas Salas, MD PhD

Epigenetics in cancer and neurological diseases

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Alex Skorput, PhD
Alex Skorput, PhD

Circuit physiology and neuroimmune interactions in chronic pain

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Viola Stoermer, PhD

Cognitive and neural mechanisms of human perception, attention and memory

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Kyle Smith, PhD
Kyle Smith, PhD

Neural activity underlying goal-directed behavior and reward

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Elijah Stommel, MD PhD
Elijah Stommel, MD PhD

Environmental toxins and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis)

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Xiaonan (Richard) Sun, MD PhD

Neural Activity Imaging

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Jeffrey Taube, PhD
Jeffrey Taube, PhD

Spatial cognition and the neural correlates of learning and memory

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Matthijs van der Meer, PhD
Matthijs van der Meer, PhD

Brain mechanisms of the interplay between learning, memory, and decision-making

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Tor Wager, PhD
Tor Wager, PhD

Neurophysiology of pain, emotion, stress, and empathy

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Lauren Walker, PhD

Cellular and Molecular mechanisms of axon targeting

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Shelley Warlow, PhD

Uncovering the neural mechanisms mediating reward vs. aversion

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Hermes Yeh, PhD
Hermes Yeh, PhD

Neurotransmitter interactions and their plasticity in the adult and developing brain

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