We’re using 2-photon microscopy to record neuronal activity with single-cell resolution in the hippocampus of awake, behaving mice. Taking advantage of cell type-specific viral targeting of various biosensors, our goal is to better understand how distinct populations of excitatory and inhibitory neurons are recruited during network oscillations in the healthy brain, and during pathological activity such as seizures in the epileptic brain.
Postdoctoral Researcher
Jordan Farrell
Jordan is studying the role of the hypothalamus in executing exploratory locomotion and how activity is relayed to brain regions involved in spatial navigation. He is also interested in the networks underlying seizures and how the endocannabinoid system controls local neural activity and vascular physiology.
Email:jsfarrel@stanford.edu