Graduate Program in Neurobiology & Behavior

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N&B Focus Groups

• Behavioral Neuroscience
• Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
• Computational Neuroscience
• Developmental Neuroscience
• Disorders of the Nervous System
• Excitable Membranes and Synaptic Transmission
• Invertebrate Neurobiology
• Motor Systems and Sensorimotor Integration
• Neuroendocrinology
• Neurotransmitters, Modulators, Transporters and Receptors
• Sensory Systems

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Chris Diorio

diorio@cs.washington.edu    206-543-7165
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering; Adjunct, Department of Electrical Engineering

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1. Learning chips:
   We are developing CMOS learning circuits, modeled after neurobiology, to study how engineers might build smart systems. We have built silicon devices that mimic the local synaptic plasticity seen in nerve tissue, and are investigating local learning in arrays of these devices.
2. Implantable electronics:
   We are developing miniature standalone computers for implantation into and onto animals, to correlate neuronal signaling and control with environmental stimuli and behavior. The long-term goal of this research is to better understand the neural substrates of behavior.