The Sensory Neuroscience Research Center is a multidisciplinary group of scientists studying sensation at levels of organization ranging from molecules to perception. Our mission is to link biological processes across levels of organization and among sensory systems to their functions in perception, as a basis to develop solutions and assistive technologies for human sensory disorders.

We are organized along the premise that comparing biological mechanisms across sensory systems is a key to understanding each individual system. SNRC faculty study normal function and development of sensory systems, and explore the genetic basis and loss of function resulting from congenital sensory disorders.

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The mission of the Cognitive Neuroscience Group is to understand how the brain perceives and analyzes the external world, in terms of behavior and basic underlying neurophysiology. Both the normal and diseased brain are studied across spatial scales to develop better screening procedures for central nervous system disorders, and ultimately improve treatment. Multiple techniques (for example, structural MRI, functional MRI, MR spectroscopy, electrophysiology, and transcranial magnetic stimulation) are employed to understand the functions of the living brain and how central nervous system disorders disrupt sensory integration and cognition.

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James O'Donnell, PhD, Director

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This group of scientists studies brain inflammation and cell death in response to traumas such as stroke, alcohol abuse, or toxic chemical exposure. The involvement of the blood/brain barrier in these pathologies is an integral part of these investigations.

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