Professor
Laurence F. Abbott
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Neuroscientist; Physicist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Neurosciences
Elected
2006
William Bloor Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience. Began career in particle physics and moved into computational neuroscience. Has applied theoretical and computational approaches to numerous problems in neuroscience, including the role of synaptic depression, spike-timing dependent plasticity, cortical processing, and gain modulation. Coauthor of the predominant textbook in the field.
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