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Morphological Correlates Of Learning And Memory In this Laboratory, our research is concerned with the identification of neural mechanisms underlying learning and memory; the particular focus is on their morphological correlates. Most projects require intracellular recording from identified neurons, intracellular…

What is the nature of the human mind and how did it evolve? This age-old philosophical question now holds center stage among evolutionarily-oriented anthropologists and psychologists. My own approaches to these issues have long been multi-pronged. One focus has been…

Learning And Cognition The research programs in my laboratory are concerned with learning and memory processes of animals and humans. Visual list memory is being tested in monkeys, pigeons, and humans in nearly identical tasks. Currently we are focused on exploring…

Plasticity Of Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis Catecholamine neurotransmitters, dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine (adrenalin) are involved in a broad range of regulatory and CNS functions, as well as, Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, manic depressive illnesses, and Parkinson’s disease). Research in the Waymire laboratory examines…

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Diego Gutnisky, a graduate student with the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has been selected to receive the Presidents’ Research Scholarship. Larry R. Kaiser, President of The University of Texas Health…

Proleta Datta, a student in Dr. Ruth Heidelberger’s laboratory within the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, has been selected to receive the Sam Taub and Beatrice Burton Endowed Fellowship in Vision…