Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience

Neuroscience

front image Cambridge has a strong tradition in Neuroscience, having hosted the first analyses of neural signalling in the 1930's (Matthews, Adrian), determination of the mechanisms of action potential generation in the 1950's (Hodgkin & Huxley), and some of the first theoretical approaches to function in brain circuits since the 1960's (Marr, Barlow). Neuroscience at Cambridge continues to grow and to incorporate new ideas and new approaches. This breadth of interest and expertise is reflected in the diversity of research in the merged department, with integration across disciplines and departments. For descriptive purposes our Neuroscience research can be divided into three 'levels', cellular & molecular, systems and behavioural.

  • At Cellular and Molecular Level we have substantial strength with groups working on synaptic transmission, local network properties and plasticity in local neural circuits (Jones, Parker, Robinson), aspects of molecular signalling and sensory transduction (Crawford, Hardie, Matthews, Schwiening, Thomas) and developmental neurobiologists working on problems associated with building the brain (Adams, Baker, Brand, Bray, Cook, Harris, Holt, Keynes, Rogers).
  • At Neural Systems Level strong groupings work on the representation and processing of information in sensory systems (Barlow, Mason, Patterson, Tolhurst, Winter) in motor systems (Carpenter, Edgley & Parker) and in neuroendocrine systems (Colledge, Dyball).
  • At the level of Behaviour, we have groups working on aspects of motivation and cognition (Barlow, Carpenter, Herbert, Roberts, Schultz).
Research investigators
Adams, Richard
Baker, Clare
Barlow, Horace
Brand, Andrea
Bray, Dennis
Bray, Sarah
Carpenter, Roger
Colledge, Bill
Crawford, Andrew
Dyball, Richard
 Edgley, Steve
Franze, Kristian
Hardie, Roger
Harris, Bill
Holt, Christine
Jones, Susan
Keynes, Roger
Lew, Virgilio
Mason, Matthew
Parker, David
Patterson, Roy
 Paulsen, Ole
Roberts, Angela
Robinson, Hugh
Rogers, John
Schultz, Wolfram
Schwiening, Christof
Thomas, Roger
Tolhurst, David
Voiculescu, Octavian
Winter, Ian

PDN Research Themes
Cellular and Systems Physiology
Developmental Biology and Reproduction
Form and Function
Neuroscience
School of Biological Sciences Research Theme Links
Cancer
Cardiovascular science and medicine
Developmental and regenerative biology and medicine
Ecology and conservation
Epidemiology and public health
Evolutionary biology
Functional genomics, systems biology and genetic medicine
Infection and immunity
Medical imaging
Metabolic medicine, integrative and comparative physiology
Neuroscience, psychology and mental health
Plant biology
Structural and molecular cell biology
Women's health