“Coupling and Reconfiguration of Rhythmic Motor Networks.”

PI: Stephen Johnson

Agency: NINDS. (NS-051580)

Period: 4/1/06 – 3/31/08

Direct costs = $180,000

Total costs = $264,600

Aims : The goal is to develop a novel microfluidic chamber that combines high spatiotemporal control of fluid application to in vitro brain slices with multichannel extracellular recording techniques.

 

“Respiratory Network Organization and Cellular Mechanisms.”

PI: Stephen JohnsonAgency: National Science Foundation.

Period: 8/1/05 to 7/31/08

Direct costs = $286,830

Aims: The goal is to test whether the turtle respiratory rhythm generator is composed of multiple coupled oscillators that are driven by pacemaker neurons.