Institute of Neuroscience

The Institute of Neuroscience (ION) is a group of biologists, psychologists, and human physiologists at theUniversity of Oregon that has pooled its expertise to tackle fundamental questions in neuroscience questions such as, "How do neural stem cells choose between self-renewal and differentiation?" "What mechanisms generate the large diversity of neurons within the brain?" "How do these neurons 'wire up' into functional circuits?" "How do neural circuits produce behavior?"

These questions are being explored at all levels of organization from the relatively simple nervous systems of Drosophila, C. elegans, and zebrafish to the more complex networks in mice, owls, and humans.

ION boasts a highly collaborativefacultywith expertise in genetics, development, electrophysiology, optogenetics, and functional MRI. As a result, students enrolled in ourPhD programcome away with the broad conceptual and technical skills necessary to run an independent neuroscience research lab or pursue many other related career paths. Our state-of-the-artfacilitiesand excellent support staff allow ION members to progress rapidly by making exploratory or pilot experiments accessible.

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