Building interfaces to biological neural circuits
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Understanding how neurons function in networks is one of the key challenges facing modern neuroscience and has important implications for understanding brain function. In order to gain detailed understanding it is vital to be able to interact with neurons in the spatial and temporal domains in which they operate. These multidisciplinary projects will explore novel interfacing methods to enable real-time input and output with two dimensional biological neural networks cultured onto substrates. Candidates will work in both biological and engineering environments, gaining fundamental understanding about neuronal function, growth and maintenance of neuronal cultures, evaluation of biologically encoded optically activated molecular gates and sensors as well as evaluation and design of artificial substrate sensors and associated opto-electronic interfaces.
