Neuroscience Faculty
Chair
Professor
Email: levandos@grinnell.edu
We study the molecular pharmacology of neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). These ligand-gated ion channels are the seat of nicotine addiction and are implicated in a wide range of other neurological abnormalities such as Parkinsonās disease and attention disorders. Most recently, we...
Professor
Patricia A. Johnson Professor of Neuroscience
Email: lindgren@grinnell.edu
In my laboratory, we study the chemical synapse, a specialized connection where neurons communicate with neighboring cells such as sensory receptors, muscle cells, or other neurons. Our primary goal is to unravel the mechanisms through which the presynaptic cell regulates the release of its...
Associate Professor
Email: rempelcl@grinnell.edu
I use behavioral and neuroanatomical techniques to study the role of prefrontal cortex in emotion and memory. My current work focuses on understanding the contributions of distinct regions of the rat prefrontal cortex to emotional memory.
Associate Professor
Associate Dean for Student Academic Life
Email: tracyand@grinnell.edu
My primary research interest is ingestive behavior - specifically, the role of learning in food choice and food motivation, with a particular focus on how these influence, and are influenced by, obesity. My lab uses a rat model to study the behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying these processes...
Associate Professor
Email: weinman@grinnell.edu
Courses Taught CSC 105: The Digital Age CSC 151: Functional Problem Solving with Scheme CSC 207: Algorithms and Object-Oriented Design CSC 213: Operating Systems and Parallel Algorithms CSC 261: Artificial Intelligence CSC 295: Computer Vision Primary Academic Interests Computer Vision, Machine...