Tim Viney · @VineyTJ
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My group investigates and defines cell types and neural circuits of the #thalamus, #hippocampus, and #cortex that contribute to spatial #memory processes.
These processes break down in #Alzheimer's disease. To understand the causes/triggers of #neurodegeneration, we study early-stage #Tau #pathology in the human #brain and in mouse models.
I previously defined various types of retinal ganglion cells using ex vivo #patchclamp recordings during my PhD in #Basel, before moving to #Oxford to work on #GABAergic #neurons of the #hippocampus, followed by the #medialseptum. My favourite technique is in vivo #extracellular recordings and #juxtacellular labelling as it enables identification of single #cells based on their firing patterns, #axon terminal distribution, and #neurochemical profile.
As an #experimentalist, my expertise is primarily in vivo #neurophysiology and #neuroanatomy. I am also interested in #consciousness, the origins of #memory, and regulation of #neuronal activity and #behaviour by #neuropeptides.
#introduction #thalamus #hippocampus #cortex #memory #alzheimer #neurodegeneration #tau #pathology #brain #patchclamp #basel #oxford #gabaergic #neurons #medialseptum #extracellular #juxtacellular #cells #axon #neurochemical #experimentalist #neurophysiology #neuroanatomy #consciousness #neuronal #behaviour #neuropeptides