Schechtman, Eitan, PhD
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Sleep lab (or CogNoS for short) uses neuroimaging, behavioral manipulations, and computational methods to explore memory […]
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Sleep lab (or CogNoS for short) uses neuroimaging, behavioral manipulations, and computational methods to explore memory […]
Research Interests: Motivated behavior, Reward, Addiction and Substance Abuse, Dopamine, Decision Making 3111 Gillespie Neuroscience Research FacilityIrvine, Ca. 92697
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating, inherited neurological disorder that causes psychiatric, cognitive and movement deficits.The Thompson laboratory is actively
Our lab uses multi-omic approaches to understand molecular mechanism of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and Fronto-temporal dementia (FTD). We
In order to attain a natural reward like food, water, or sex, animals must know what and where rewards are,
Work in my laboratory is divided into three main research areas: 1) define the functional contributions of chemokines and chemokine
At the Spatial Neuroscience lab, we study human path integration, spatial memory, and large-scale navigation in complex environments. Our lab
For any new Alzheimer’s disease drug to achieve FDA approval and widespread clinical use, it must be tested in human
Since starting my own lab in 2011, I have focused on microglia, the immune cell of the brain. We discovered
Long-term memory storage is an essential process to human life. Without long-term memory, we would not be able to remember