George Dragoi, MD, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
My
main scientific interest is to understand how the neuronal circuits of the
normal brain form and express an internal representation of the external
environment. An important feature of an internal representation is that once it
is formed (learned) it can be expressed (recalled) even in the absence of the
complete input once required for its formation. A good animal model of this
phenomenon is the rodent representation of spatial information in the
hippocampus. Understanding the dynamics of spatial map formation and maintenance
is fundamental to understanding the neuronal basis of learning and memory
representation.
Publications
| Title | Journal | Date | Authors |
| Place representation within hippocampal networks is modified by long-term potentiation. | Neuron. 39:843-53 | 2003 | Dragoi G, Harris KD, Buzsaki G. |
| Organization of cell assemblies in the hippocampus. | Nature. 424:552-6 | 2003 | Harris KD, Csicsvari J, Hirase H, Dragoi G, Buzsaki G. |
| Interactions between Hippocampus and Medial Septum during Sharp Waves and Theta Oscillation in the Behaving Rat. | J Neurosci. 19:6191-6199 | 1999 |
Dragoi G, |
Scholastic Achievements
| Dates | School | Degree |
| 09/2003 - Present | M.I.T. Cambridge, MA |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 05/02-08/03 | Rutgers
University Newark, NJ |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 09/96-04/02 | Rutgers
University Newark, NJ |
Ph.D. Neuroscience |
| 09/88-09/94 | “Gr.
T. Popa” Univ. of Medicine & Pharmacy, |
M.D. |
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