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Edward Ruthazer

Academic title(s): 

Professor

Associate member Psychology, Physiology, and Anatomy & Cell Biology

Edward Ruthazer
Department: 
Neurology & Neurosurgery
Contact Information
Email address: 
edward.ruthazer [at] mcgill.ca
Areas of expertise: 

We study how neuronal circuits assemble in the developing brain, with a special focus on the role of neural activity and sensory experience in refining brain wiring as on well as neuron-glia interactions. The lab combines in vivo multiphoton structural and functional imaging of neurons and glia and whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology to study visual system development in translucent species like zebrafish and Xenopus, which are amenable to non-invasive time lapse imaging of brain circuit development.

Research areas: 
Neural Circuits
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