Meet Our Faculty
Discover the research interests and publications of our faculty
Meet Our Faculty
Discover the research interests and publications of our faculty
Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research
Morris K. Udall Center of Excellence for Parkinson's Disease Research
Our Labs
Learn about our innovative, multi-level, and collaborative approach to research
Our Labs
Learn about our innovative, multi-level, and collaborative approach to research

Events

Jan
11
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Mariela Zirlinger, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Jan
16
Department of Physiology Roundtable - Herbert Y. Meltzer, MD
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jan
18
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Scott C. Baraban, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feb
1
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Min Cho, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feb
8
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Kathleen Cullen, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feb
15
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Nicola Grissom, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feb
20
Department of Physiology Roundtable - Steven H. DeVries, M.D., Ph.D.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Feb
22
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Chenghua Gu, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mar
1
"Mechanism of Rapid Antidepressant Action"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mar
8
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Amanda Law, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mar
13
Department of Physiology Roundtable - Peter Penzes, Ph.D.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mar
15
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Jeanne Paz, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

News

11.20.2018Origin of Neuromodulator in the Retina Pinpointed
10.18.2018Neural Mechanism for Error Correction in Motor Activity Uncovered
10.16.2018New Discovery Opens Path to Treatments for Hearing Loss
10.15.2018How Brain-machine Interfaces are Helping Paralyzed Limbs Move

Our Department

The Department of Physiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is devoted to outstanding research and committed to excellence in education. Our faculty participate in teaching medical and graduate students and are proud of their contribution to this important enterprise.

Current Publications

Reduced ΔFosB expression in the rat nucleus accumbens has causal role in the neuropathic pain phenotype.
Pollema-Mays SL, Centeno MV, Chang Z, Apkarian AV, Martina M.
Neurosci Lett. 2018 Nov 29. pii: S0304-3940(18)30822-X. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2018.11.036. [Epub ahead of print]
The development of Bayesian integration in sensorimotor estimation.
Chambers C, Sokhey T, Gaebler-Spira D, Kording KP.
J Vis. 2018 Nov 1;18(12):8. doi: 10.1167/18.12.8.
Characterization of CNTNAP2 nanostructures on interneuronal dendrites.
Gao R, Piguel NH, Melendez-Zaidi AE, Martin-de-Saavedra MD, Yoon S, Forrest MP, Myczek K, Zhang G, Russell TA, …
Mol Psychiatry. 2018 Sep;23(9):1831. doi: 10.1038/s41380-018-0270-7. No abstract available.

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D James Surmeier, PhD
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