Research in NSB

Peter Balsam (pbalsam@barnard.edu) is exploring how animals learn about time and use it to guide behavior. He also studies the neural mechanisms that underlie this capacity.

Elizabeth Bauer (ebauer@barnard.edu) is investigating the neurophysiological underpinnings of emotions and memory.

BJ Casey (bcasey@barnard.edu) is exploring neurobiological changes during the extended period of adolescence related to emotion and cognition and their implication for justice policy. She directs the Fundamentals of the Adolescent Brain Lab (Fablab).

Maria de la Paz Fernandez (mfernand@barnard.edu) researches the neural mechanisms underlying aggressive behavior and territoriality, and the relation between the circadian clock and social behaviors. She directs the Fernandez Lab.

John Glendinning (jglendin@barnard.edu) is examining how input from different chemosensory systems (taste, tactile, odor and viscerosensory) modulates feeding responses of animals.

Gabrielle Gutierrez (ggutierr@barnard.edu) creates computational models to understand how the properties of individual neurons affect, for example, the retina’s ability to transmit high-fidelity visual information, or a motor circuit to produce coordinated rhythmic movement, or a neural circuit to adapt to changing inputs. 

Russell Romeo (rromeo@barnard.edu) focuses on how gonadal sex hormones and adrenal stress hormones influence the pubertal maturation of the nervous system and behavior. He directs the Romeo Lab. 

Rae Silver (qr@columbia.edu) is examining hormonal control of reproductive behavior and circadian rhythms in behavior. She directs the Silver Lab.

Alex White (alwhite@barnard.edu) studies visual perception and attention, with a focus on how the human brain recognizes written words. He directs the Barnard Vision Lab.