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

Oct
17
What causes the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease?
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Oct
19
"Parkinson’s Disease: Environmental Clues and Transporter Blues"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Nov
16
"Mechanisms of Epilepsy"
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Nov
30
“Circuit Defects Underlying Impaired Perceptual Learning in Fragile X Syndrome”
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dec
7
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Charles Wilson, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Dec
14
Department of Physiology Seminar Series - Tim Cope, Ph.D.
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
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

News

10.10.2018Podcast: Chronic Pain and the Placebo Effect with A. Vania Apkarian, PhD
09.17.2018Sugar Pills Relieve Pain for Chronic Pain Patients
09.12.2018Habitually Curious: The Neurological Basis for Habit Formation
08.30.2018Mapping Dopamine Neuron Projections

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

Cortical population activity within a preserved neural manifold underlies multiple motor behaviors.
Gallego JA, Perich MG, Naufel SN, Ethier C, Solla SA, Miller LE.
Nat Commun. 2018 Oct 12;9(1):4233. doi: 10.1038/s41467-018-06560-z.
Differential responsivity of neurons in perirhinal cortex, lateral entorhinal cortex and dentate gyrus during time-bridging learning.
Suter EE, Weiss C, Disterhoft JF.
Hippocampus. 2018 Oct 12. doi: 10.1002/hipo.23041. [Epub ahead of print]
Linear-nonlinear-time-warp-poisson models of neural activity.
Lawlor PN, Perich MG, Miller LE, Kording KP.
J Comput Neurosci. 2018 Oct 8. doi: 10.1007/s10827-018-0696-6. [Epub ahead of print]

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D James Surmeier, PhD
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