Overview

Our home is in the Department of Neuroscience @ the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL

Our lab’s Principal Investigator (PI) is Karina Alviña Ph.D., Associate Professor of Neuroscience.

We are a neuroscience research lab interested in neural mechanisms altered by diverse environmental factors such as stress, diet and exercise. We are also interested in uncovering how these mechanisms can sometimes lead to unhealthy cognitive aging and neurodegenerative disorders.

To tackle these important questions, we use animal models (rodents) and a combination of techniques including electrophysiology, behavioral analysis, viral genetic manipulation and pharmacology.

  

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