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John Allman Frank P. Hixon Professor of Neurobiology B.A., University of Virginia, 1965; A.M., University of Chicago, 1968; Ph.D., 1971. phone: 626-395-6808; alt phone: 626-395-6814 |
| Neurophysiology, Vision, Audition, Olfaction My
interests lie in the evolutionary and ontogenetic development of
brain. My colleagues and I are continuing to examine the function
and developmental timeline of anterior cingulate cortex, particularly
the uniquely-homonoid anterior cingulate spindle cells. We are
using a variety of histological methods to visualize the complex
structure of these cells and will be performing computer simulations
of the cells activity in living brain. We are also pursuing several
lines of research investigating evolutionary pressures and scaling
relationships in mammalian brains. We have performed computer-assisted
imaging of living and fixed brains of modern species as well
as subfossil and fossil samples of extinct species. These images
are being used to reconstruct the brain in three dimensions and
to make measurements of cortical surface areas and volumes. Finally,
we are continuing research on the visual system of primates.
We are particularly interested primitive primates, whose visual
systems may provide insights into the early evolution of the
primate lineage.
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