Matthew A. Wilson

Matthew A. Wilson

Sherman Fairchild Professor of Neuroscience and Picower Scholar

Matthew Wilson studies rodent learning and memory by recording and manipulating the activity of neurons during behavior and sleep.

617-253-2046

Phone

46-5233

Office

Neuroscience Complex

Location

Education

  • PhD, 1991, California Institute of Technology
  • BS, 1983, Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Research Summary

Our laboratory studies the neural processes within the hippocampus and neocortex that enable memories to form and persist over time. We use a technique that allows us to simultaneously record the activity of hundreds of individual neurons across multiple brain regions in freely behaving animals. When combined with genetic, pharmacological and behavioral manipulations, these recordings allow us to gain a mechanistic understanding of how animals learn and remember.

Awards

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Fellow, 2012

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