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Dr Katrina Deane
Name:
Dr Katrina Deane
Job title:
Postdoctoral Scholar of auditory neurophysiology and neuroethology
Place of work / study:
University of California, Riverside
Area of Research:
Neuroscience, electro-physiology, auditory cortex microcircuitry, optogenetic manipulation of synaptic dynamics.
How is your work funded:
WGL/LIN Special project – 2018-2021
Tell us a little about yourself:
I’m a neuroscientist studying systems physiology of the auditory cortex. I’m very interested in the mesoscopic scale of the auditory cortex: populations of excitatory neurons and inhibitory interneurons working collectively, a nested complex adaptive system, to process and respond to the sound of the world around us. The exciting emergence of synchronized behavior out of our own chaotic brains drives me. I’m especially interested in working in bat auditory sensory processing questions because bats have an extraordinarily advance auditory cortex due to echolocation and rich social communication.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
I have enjoyed several fun jobs but one of my favourites: I was a tour guide one summer in the copper mine, Adventure Mine. This job included rappelling further down the mine shaft.
Why did you choose to work in dementia?
I don’t currently work with dementia directly but I wouldn’t rule out going that way in the future. As a basic researcher, I’m happy to know that my research exists in what will hopefully become the foundation of further understanding dementia.
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