Daniel A. Butts

Position:	Assistant Professor
Departments:	Biology
Lab:	NeuroTheory Lab http://biology.umd.edu/ntlab
Research Areas:	Auditory Neuroscience, Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Neuroscience, Network Models and Pattern Recognition
Research Levels:	Systems Neuroscience, Theory and Computational Modeling
Research Approaches:	Neurophysiology, Theory/Modeling
Research Note:	The NeuroTheory Lab at University of Maryland operates at the interface of neuroscience experiment and theory, using experiments performed by collaborators to ground and validate conceptual frameworks and analytical methodology, and theory to guide experiment design and analysis. Our projects are largely focused on the visual system, where we are studying visual computation in the context of simulated natural vision experiments across multiple visual areas (retina, LGN, cortex). There are also projects in other areas including the auditory system, as well as studying synaptic plasticity and brain development. A key component of these projects is the study of how the computations performed by neurons explicitly use time: for example in the temporal patterns of spikes, the relationship to brain rhythms, and particular patterns of activity across neurons.
NACS Status:	Regular
Contact:	BRB 1118 College Park, MD 20742 301-405-9890 dab@umd.edu http://biology.umd.edu/ntlab