Yang Dan is Professor of Neuroscience at the University of California, Berkeley. She received her B.S. in physics from Beijing University and her Ph.D. in neurobiology from Columbia University. She is the recipient of an HHMI predoctoral fellowship and a Beckman Young Investigator Award.

Yang Dan

Professor of Neurobiology

Research Interests

Our research aims to elucidate (1) how visual information is encoded and processed in the mammalian brain, and (2) how neural circuits are shaped by visual experience. We use a multidisciplinary approach combining computational analyses and experimental studies at multiple levels, from single neurons and dendrites to animal behavior.

Current Projects

Study of cortical circuits and dynamics in slice. Patch-clamp recording experiments are performed in visual cortical slices to study the interaction between different pathways (责任编辑：泉水)