Tim Spellman is a neurobiologist focused on the physiological substrates of executive functioning within higher-order association areas of the brain. Dr. Spellman uses a range of cutting-edge tools, including optogenetics, chemogenetics, extra-cellular electrophysiology, 2-photon and light field imaging, calcium and voltage indicators, pharmacology, custom robotics, and advanced statistics to investigate how the coordinated activity of […]
Traffic Jams in Parkinson’s Disease – Yulan Xiong
As posted in UConn Today September 15, 2021 | Kim Krieger UConn Communications Mutations in a protein known to cause Parkinson’s Disease derange transportation in and out of brain cells, reports a team of UConn Health researchers in the 27 July issue of Science Signaling. The toxic traffic jams that result eventually lead to […]
Patent With Alzheimer’s Promise – Riqiang Yan
As posted in UConn Today, August 13, 2021 August 9, 2021 | Anna Zarra Aldrich ’20 (CLAS), Office of the Vice President for Research UConn Patents Novel Combination Approach for Alzheimer’s Treatment Dr. Riqiang Yan, professor and chair of the Department of Neuroscience, has published a paper putting forth a novel combination of compounds that could […]