Larry Abbott
Larry Abbott
His PhD from Brandeis University and his postdoc at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center were in theoretical particle physics. He was a professor of physics at Brandeis when, in 1989, he transitioned to neuroscience research, joining the Biology Department in 1993. In 2005, he moved to Columbia University, and he is currently the William Bloor Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia's Zuckerman Mind, Brain, Behavior Institute, USA.
Larry Abbott is a physicist-turned-neuroscientist who uses mathematical modeling to study neural circuits responsible for sensation, action and behavior. In addition to theoretical work on neural network and synaptic dynamics, he has collaborated with numerous experimental colleagues on a variety of topics and systems, including vision, olfaction, electrosensing, motor control, memory and navigation.
In collaboration with Eve Marder, he developed the dynamic clamp, a tool of experimental electrophysiology, and he is the co-author with Peter Dayan of a widely used textbook on theoretical neuroscience. His current work includes connectome-based circuit modeling of neural circuits in Drosophila.
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