Assistant Professor
Graduate Training: Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine
Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy
West Virginia University School of Medicine
One Medical Center Drive
PO Box 9128 Health Sciences Center
Morgantown, WV 26506-9128
t: 304-293-0590
f: 304-293-8159
e: bramsden@hsc.wvu.edu
Research Interests
Organization of cortical function at submillimeter scale
How is the cortex organized at a submillimeter scale? What are the mechanisms that engage neural circuitry during visual processing to construct this intricate functional organization? We investigate these issues in the visual cortex by combining three methodological approaches: 1) high resolution intrinsic optical imaging, 2) single unit extracellular electrophysiology, and 3) correlative neuroanatomy.
Advanced cortical imaging acquisition and analysis
Recent developments in cortical imaging offer the best view yet of living cortical tissue, but there are still a number of methodological constraints that limit final image quality. We use engineering and computational approaches to improve our visualization of the cortex "at work."
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Teaching
Undergraduate Program
VETS411: Lab Animal Science (Davis College of Agriculture)
EE425: Intro to Bioengineering (College of Engineering/Mineral Resources)
Neuroscience Graduate Program
CCMD 793A: SPTP:Fundamentals of Integrated Systems (Vision)
CCMD 793D: SPTP:Neuroscience 2 (Vision)
NBAN 795: Systems Neuroscience (Vision/Neuroscience Methods)
Health Sciences Professional Program
MS1 PBL: Problem Based Learning
CCMD 775: Neurobiology
The students and post-docs in the Ramsden lab gain a broad
The students and post-docs in the Ramsden lab gain a broad yet comprehensive experience with multiple approaches in systems neuroscience. These include neurosurgical techniques, lab animal care, imaging and electrophysiological data acquisition, image analysis methods, and biomedical instrumentation developments. Come join us!
