Research Area: Neurobiology and Physiology
Neurobiologists and physiologists strive to understand the principles and mechanisms that regulate animal function and behavior in complex environments.
I. Neuroendocrine regulation of behavior: Researchers in this area seek to understand how genetics, development, the environment and experience converge on the brain and endocrine system to produce and modify behaviors. In SOLS, researchers study a variety of model organisms, and tend to use integrative and collaborative approaches that may span from molecular studies to field work. Interested graduate students can apply to several degree programs at ASU; most students will be enrolled in the Neuroscience or Environmental Life Sciences PhD programs, or the Biology PhD or MS programs. Click on faculty names for more information about research in individual labs and the graduate programs with which the faculty member is associated.
SOLS Faculty:
- Gro Amdam
- Pierre Deviche
- Carsten Duch
- Bert Hölldobler
- Jürgen Liebig
- Michael Moore
- Miles Orchinik
- Brian Smith
- Jamie Tyler
II. Sensory coding, motor control and neural plasticity: Some of the most exciting areas of neuroscience research are the study of mechanisms that underlie sensory coding, motor control, and neural plasticity throughout the lifespan. Researchers in SOLS investigate and model these processes in a variety of organisms in order to better understanding brain function in health and disease. Students interested in studying neural plasticity should apply to the Neuroscience or Molecular and Cellular Biology) Ph.D. programs. Students may also apply to the Biology M.S. program. Faculty in the .. participate in the Center for Adaptive Neural Systems
SOLS Faculty:
- Gro Amdam
- Sharon Crook
- Carsten Duch
- Steve Hoffman
- Lei Lei
- Miles Orchinik
- Kevin McGraw
- Brian Smith
- Jamie Tyler
III. Environmental and/or Evolutionary Physiology: Environmental and evolutionary physiologists study physiological regulation and the mechanisms by which animals respond to environmental change across varying time scales ranging from rapid behavioral changes to evolutionary diversification and the adaptations of animals to diverse physical and biotic environments. Questions are often addressed at multiple scales from the organism to the organ system to the cellular level. Graduate students interested in environmental and/or evolutionary physiology can apply to one of several degree programs. Most students will choose to apply to the Environmental Life Sciences PhD program or the Biology PhD or MS program. See individual faculty pages for the specific programs with which each faculty member is associated. SOLS faculty in environmental and/or evolutionary physiology are associated with a number of centers and institutes at Arizona State University, the CAP LTER in Urban Ecology and the Center for Social Dynamics and Complexity.
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