Matthew Colonnese, PhD

Professor
Primary Department
Pharmacology & Physiology
Affiliation
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Research Interests

Research interests include: The Developmental Origin of Brain States Supporting Consciousness The Neonatal Rodent as a Model of Fetal Human Brain Development Neural Circuit Function in the Diseased Fetal, Infant and Juvenile Brain

Keywords

Neuroscience, Visual system, Fetal brain development, Electrophysiology, Neurodevelopmental Disorders , Neurology , Pharmacology & Physiology

Research Level
T0 / T1: Basic Science Discovery and Initial Translation to Humans
Research Method(s)
  • In vivo electrophysiology in rodents using dense multi-electrode arrays and patch clamp.
  • In vivo imaging of cortical activity using calcium imaging.
  • Computational analysis of brain activity patterns.
  • Manipulation of neural activity in vivo using chemogenetics and optogenetics.