Welcome to the Buffalo Lab
Our research is aimed at understanding the neural mechanisms that support learning and memory. Using neurophysiological techniques, we record simultaneously from multiple electrodes in the hippocampus and surrounding cortex in awake, behaving monkeys. We investigate how changes in neuronal activity correlate with the monkey's ability to learn and remember. We are particularly interested in the activity of neuronal networks that underlie learning and memory processes. We use spectral analysis techniques to investigate the role of oscillatory activity and neuronal synchronization in cognition.
Latest News and Publications
- November 11, 2011
Postdoctoral Position in Neurophysiology. A postdoctoral position funded by the NIH is immediately available at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory University to study the neural mechanisms underlying memory formation and retrieval in awake, behaving monkeys. The project, led by Elizabeth Buffalo,will involve single neuron and LFP recordings as well as microstimulation and inactivation of medial temporal lobe areas involved in memory. [Read More] - February 23, 2012
Funding for High School Summer Research Program. Dr. Buffalo, along with Dr. Kyle Frantz and Dr. Chris Goode, has been awarded funding from the Emory Neuroscience Initiative to direct the Institute on Neuroscience (ION)@Yerkes, a Summer research program for high school students and high school science teachers. [Read More]