Meet Our Faculty
Discover the research interests and publications of our faculty
Meet Our Faculty
Discover the research interests and publications of our faculty
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
29
“From Aristoteles to Kubrick: a brain odyssey”
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Jan
31
"Functional Architecture and Neuromodulation of Thalamo-cortico-striatal Circuits"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feb
6
"What do Mitochondrial Patients tell us about Parkinson's disease?"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feb
7
"Modulation of Neurotransmitter Release - Synaptic Integration in the Presynaptic Terminal"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feb
12
Department of Physiology Roundtable - CJ Heckman, Ph.D.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Feb
14
Department of Physiology Seminar - Adam Hantmann, Ph.D.
CANCELLED
Feb
21
"Neuromodulation and the Balance between Goal-directed and Reactive Behavior"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Feb
28
Department of Physiology Seminar - Andrew Singleton, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mar
6
Department of Physiology Seminar - Alexandra Nelson, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Mar
18
Department of Physiology Roundtable - Lee Miller, Ph.D.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mar
27
Department of Physiology Seminar - Megan Carey, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Apr
3
Center for Translational Pain Research Seminar - Theodore Price, PhD
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Apr
15
Department of Physiology Roundtable - Yongling Zhu, Ph.D.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Apr
17
Department of Physiology Seminar - Jill Letugeb, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Apr
24
Department of Physiology Seminar - Peter Rapp, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

News

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

Area 2 of primary somatosensory cortex encodes kinematics of the whole arm.
Chowdhury RH, Glaser JI, Miller LE.
Elife. 2020 Jan 23;9. pii: e48198. doi: 10.7554/eLife.48198.
Manual dexterity of mice during food-handling involves the thumb and a set of fast basic movements.
Barrett JM, Raineri Tapies MG, Shepherd GMG.
PLoS One. 2020 Jan 15;15(1):e0226774. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226774. eCollection 2020.
Prognostics for pain in osteoarthritis: Do clinical measures predict pain after total joint replacement?
Barroso J, Wakaizumi K, Reckziegel D, Pinto-Ramos J, Schnitzer T, Galhardo V, Apkarian AV.
PLoS One. 2020 Jan 8;15(1):e0222370. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222370. eCollection 2020.

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D James Surmeier, PhD
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