Nathan Crowder, Dalhousie University

Research

Animal behavior Cerebral cortex Decision making Electrophysiology Neural Circuits Optogenetics Perception Psychophysics

Latest papers

Fast Recovery of the Amblyopic Eye Acuity of Kittens following Brief Exposure to Total Darkness Depends on the Fellow Eye.
Neural plasticity · 2019

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Linking neural circuits to perception in mammalian visual cortex
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$118,000
Investigation of a new approach for treatment of deprivation-induced vision impairment
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$577,575
Contextual modulation in the mammalian primary visual cortex: linking neural circuits to perception
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$240,000

All 6 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Fast Recovery of the Amblyopic Eye Acuity of Kittens following Brief Exposure to Total Darkness Depends on the Fellow Eye.

Mitchell DE, Aronitz E, Bobbie-Ansah P, Crowder N, Duffy KR

Neural plasticity2019

DOI: 10.1155/2019/7624837 PMID: 31178904

Linking neural circuits to perception in mammalian visual cortex

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Crowder, Nathan

Keywords: vision; cerebral cortex; electrophysiology; psychophysics; perception; neural circuits; transgenic mice; optogenetics; decision making; animal behavior

$118,000

Investigation of a new approach for treatment of deprivation-induced vision impairment

Co-investigatorCIHR2016Project Grant

Principal investigators: Duffy, Kevin R; Mitchell, Donald E

Keywords: Amblyopia; Animal Behaviour; Critical Period; Development; Plasticity; Psychophysics; Recovery; Sensory Deprivation; Vision; Visual Cortex

$577,575

Contextual modulation in the mammalian primary visual cortex: linking neural circuits to perception

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Crowder, Nathan

$240,000

Investigations of the cause and treatment of deprivation-induced vision impairment

Co-investigatorCIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Duffy, Kevin R

Keywords: Behaviour; Neuroanatomy; Neurophysiology; Vision Deprivation; Vision Impairment; Vision Recovery

$479,170

Electrophysiology suite for extracellular recording in cat visual cortex

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Crowder, Nathan

$113,387

Adaptation and optimization of information processing in the early visual cortex

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Crowder, Nathan

$129,635

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Animal behavior Dear Professor Crowder, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Fast Recovery of the Amblyopic Eye Acuity of Kittens following Brief Exposure to Total Darkness Depends on the Fellow Eye." (2019), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Linking neural circuits to perception in mammalian visual cortex" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]