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Donald A Wilson, Ph.D. Phone: 405-325-0527 |
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We've moved! New contact information (as of July 1, 2008)
Emotional Brain Institute, Nathan Kline Institute, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, New York 10962
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Child Study Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 577 First Avenue, New York, New York 10016
email: dwilson@nki.rfmh.org OR donald.wilson@nyumc.org
Research Interests
My students and I are interested in how the
mammalian
brain processes and remembers information. As a model system we focus
on rat discrimination and memory for odors.
Using
electrophysiological, behavioral, neuroanatomical and pharmacological approaches, we
explore
the neurobiology of memory and the role of experience in sensory
system function. The underlying hypothesis of much of our work is
that
memory plays a critical role in even basic sensory discrimination.
In
addition, we are interested in how experience early in life can
influence sensory system functional development. For example, we are interested in how disruptions of even very simple neural mechanisms during early development can lead to a cascade of long-lasting consequences for brain and behavior. Our current research is funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation and Autism Speaks. More detail can be found on the links above.
If you are interested in joining our lab as a post-doc, graduate student or undergraduate, please contact me.
BOOK: Wilson, D.A. and Stevenson, R. J. Learning to Smell: Olfactory Perception from Neurobiology to Behavior. Johns Hopkins Press, 336 pages, 2006.
Reviews of "Learning to Smell"
"A landmark that may reshape efforts in this field",
Khan and Sobel, Nature Neuroscience,
2007, 10:7.
"Essential reading for any student or researcher
entering, or already working, in the field of olfaction." Graham Bell, ChemoSense, 2006.
See link above to order.
Teaching
INTRODUCTION TO NEUROBIOLOGY ZOO4833/5833
NEUROBIOLOGY OF MEMORY ZOO4853
SENSORY FUNCTIONS ZOO3043
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY ZOO2124
Last update 7/2008