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Neuroscience research at NYU includes work at the genetic, molecular, cellular, developmental, systems, cognitive, behavioral, and computational levels. The breadth and depth of our training program arises from two cooperative centers: the Center for Neural Science (CNS) located at the Washington Square campus and the Neuroscience Institute (NI) found at the School of Medicine. Please see below for more information on our faculty working in each field, highlighting the core members of our program. 

Neurogenetics & Genomics

Neuroscientists at NYU use integrative approaches, including biochemistry, DNA and RNA sequencing and computational modeling, to better understand the structure and function of genes in both health and disease.
Justin Blau
Aravinda Chakravarti

Moses Chao
Jeremy Dasen
Claude Desplan
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Gilad Evrony
Shane Liddelow
Esteban Mazzoni
Tom Neubert
Niels Ringstad
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James Salzer
Neville Sanjana
David Schoppik
Jessica Treisman
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Cellular & Molecular Neurobiology

Researchers at NYU use cutting edge techniques, including electrophysiology, fluorescence microscopy and transgenic models, to study the electrical and intracellular signaling properties of both neurons and glia.
Cristina Alberini
Chiye Aoki
Jayeeta Basu
Justin Blau​
Tom Carew
Adam Carter
Moses Chao
Jeremy Dasen
Claude Desplan
Gilad Evrony
André Fenton
Un Jung Kang
Eric Klann
Shane Liddelow
Esteban Mazzoni
Tom Neubert
Dimitris Placantonakis​
Niels Ringstad
Bernardo Rudy
James Salzer
Neville Sanjana
Einar Sigurdsson
Nicolas Tritsch
Richard Tsien
Thomas Wisniewski

Neural Circuits

NYU neuroscientists are at the forefront of studying neuronal interactions within and between brain regions, using an array of technologies such as electrophysiology and 2-photon microscopy, often combined with behavior.
Jayeeta Basu
Justin Blau
György Buzsaki
Adam Carter
Dmitri Chklovskii
Christine Constantinople
André Fenton
Robert Froemke
​Esther Gardner
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Dayu Lin
Michael Long
Katherine Nagel
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Anders Nelson
Simon Peron
Alex Reyes
Margaret Rice
Dmitry Rinberg
John Rinzel
Bernardo Rudy
Dan Sanes
David Schneider
David Schoppik
Shy Shoham
Tanya Sippy
Nicolas Tritsch
Richard Tsien

Sensation, Perception & Movement

Neuroscientists across NYU are working to understand the processes of sensing, interpreting, and acting on stimuli in the environment. Using cutting-edge techniques and novel tools, our scientists ask how we decode odors, maintain balance, perceive texture and faces, and learn vocalizations.
Karen Adolph
Dora Angelaki
Marisa Carrasco
Jeremy Dasen
Claude Desplan
Robert Froemke
Esther Gardner
Michael Hawken
Biyu He
David Heeger
Un Jung Kang
Roozbeh Kiani
Lynne Kiorpes
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Michael Landy
Eric Lang
Michael Long
Wei Ji Ma
Tony Movshon
Katherine Nagel
​Anders Nelson
Simon Peron
David Poeppel
Alex Reyes
Dmitry Rinberg
John Rinzel
Dan Sanes
David Schneider
David Schoppik
Robert Shapley
Shy Shoham
Eero Simoncelli
Tanya Sippy
Mario Svirsky
Nicolas Tritsch
Donald Wilson
Jonathan Winawer

Learning, Memory & Development

Neuroplasticity can account for much of learning, memory and development. Neuroscientists at NYU are studying how we learn and remember information over time using a myriad of approaches, including electrophysiology, imaging, and genetic sequencing and manipulations.
Karen Adolph​
Cristina Alberini
Chiye Aoki
Jayeeta Basu
György Buzsaki
Tom Carew
Marisa Carrasco
Adam Carter
Clayton Curtis
Jeremy Dasen

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Claude Desplan
André Fenton
Robert Froemke
Catherine Hartley
Lynne Kiorpes
Eric Klann
Joseph LeDoux
Margaret Rice
John Rinzel
Dan Sanes
Cristina Savin
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David Schoppik
Tanya Sippy
Regina Sullivan
Wendy Suzuki
Jessica Treisman
Richard Tsien
Xiao-Jing Wang
Donald Wilson

Motivation, Emotion & Behavioral State

Emotions are complex physiological and psychological states that drive many of our actions and behaviors. Researchers at NYU investigate how emotions arise and impact behavior using many different approaches, including genetic engineering, tracing, and functional magnetic resonance imaging techniques.
Chiye Aoki
Jayeeta Basu
György Buzsaki
Marisa Carrasco
Adam Carter
Christine Constantinople
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Robert Froemke
Catherine Hartley
Biyu He
Joseph LeDoux
Dayu Lin
David Poeppel
Margaret Rice
Helen Scharfman
Regina Sullivan
Wendy Suzuki
Jing Wang
Donald Wilson

Executive Function & Cognition

The brain gives rise to our thoughts, decisions, and sense of self. At levels of analysis ranging from molecules to humans, researchers at NYU reveal the neural substrates that underlie higher order mental processes such a consciousness, judgement and decision making, attention, working memory, inhibitory control, and cognitive flexibility.
Dora Angelaki
Marisa Carrasco
Christine Constantinople
Clayton Curtis
André Fenton
Paul Glimcher
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Todd Gureckis
Catherine Hartley
Biyu He
David Heeger
Roozbeh Kiani
Wei Ji Ma
Tony Movshon
David Poeppel
Xiao-Jing Wang
Jonathan Winawer

Neural Computation

Computational modeling can help us to understand and make predictions about molecules, cells, circuits, systems, cognition, and behavior. Often working in parallel with experimentalists, computational neuroscientists continually refine their models and make testable predictions about how the brain works.
Dora Angelaki
György Buzsaki
Dmitri Chklovskii
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SueYeon Chung
Christine Constantinople
Paul Glimcher
Todd Gureckis
Michael Hawken
Catherine Hartley
Biyu He
David Heeger
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Roozbeh Kiani
Michael Landy
Michael Long
Wei Ji Ma
Tony Movshon
Katherine Nagel
Simon Peron
Alex Reyes
Dmitry Rinberg
John Rinzel
Cristina Savin
David Schneider
David Schoppik
Robert Shapley
Shy Shoham
Eero Simoncelli
Xiao-Jing Wang
Jonathan Winawer
​Alex Williams

Disorders

Researchers at NYU are investigating disorders of the nervous system, including neurodegenerative, neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Cristina Alberini
Chiye Aoki
Adam Carter
Aravinda Chakravarti
Moses Chao
André Fenton
Robert Froemke
Paul Glimcher
Un Jung Kang
Lynne Kiorpes
Eric Klann
Joseph LeDoux
Efrat Levy
Shane Liddelow
Dayu Lin
Dimitris Placantonakis
Margaret Rice
James Salzer
Dan Sanes
Neville Sanjana
Helen Scharfman
Shy Shoham
Einar Sigurdsson
Tanya Sippy
Regina Sullivan
Mario Svirsky
Nicolas Tritsch
Richard Tsien
Jing Wang
Donald Wilson
Thomas Wisniewski


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