Neuroscience

Making the connections

Our neuroscience research team is working on a variety of projects that make important links between the nervous system and behavior, health and sensory function. Our projects include:

• retinal neurobiology and ion channel function in synaptic communication
• hormones and behaviour 

• visual function in health and disease

• mechanisms of synaptic transmission and plasticity 

• regulation of neurotransmitter release
• sensory transduction and information encoding by mechanoreceptors and chemoreceptors
• synaptic modulation of sensory processes
• neural network structure and dynamics
• organization of the developing olfactory system
• neural control of the heart

Our team

Melina Agosto
Email: melina.agosto@dal.ca
Phone: 902-706-1292

Balwantray Chauhan
Email: balwantray.chauhan@dal.ca
Phone: 902-473-3202

Alan Fine
Email: affine@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-1251

Andrew French
Email: andrew.french@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-1302

Stefan Krueger
Email: stefankrueger@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-1614

Paivi Torkkeli
Email: paivi.torkkeli@dal.ca
Phone: 902-494-2672