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Charles F. Stevens, M.D., Ph.D.

Charles F. Stevens

Dr. Stevens is also Vincent J. Coates Professor of Molecular Neurobiology at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and of Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine. He received his B.A. degree in psychology at Harvard University, his M.D. degree at Yale University, and his Ph.D. degree in biophysics at the Rockefeller University for studies with Keffer Harline. He was a member of the faculties at the University of Washington Medical School and at Yale Medical School before joining the Salk Institute. Dr. Stevens is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.



RESEARCH ABSTRACT SUMMARY:

Charles Stevens uses electrophysiology, molecular biology, functional imaging, electron and light microscopy, comparative neuroanatomy, and theoretic approaches to elucidate how neuronal circuits compute.

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HHMI INVESTIGATOR
1986–2007
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies


Research Abstract
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Short-Term Synaptic Plasticity as a Switch for Weighting Important Neural Information

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