To date there exists a schism between the bottom up approach of developmental and molecular neuroscientists and the top down approach of system and computational neuroscientists. While developmental and molecular neuroscientists focus on the properties of individual neurons, system neuroscientists examine the emergent properties of the complex networks they form. By bringing together scientists working at both ends of the spectrum, the Smilow Neuroscience Program aims to bridge this gap.

The Smilow Neuroscience Program is an interactive research environment where the nervous system is studied at all levels. Housed in the newly dedicated Smilow Research Center, it has state-of-the-art facilities and includes scientists using a broad spectrum of methods including genetics, cellular biophysics, multiunit recording and computational neuroscience. The program is interested in combining techniques from multiple disciplines in novel ways to address fundamental questions of CNS circuitry and physiology.

Administrative Assistants: Tom Gavaris, Eileen Cordero, Wendy Martinez