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Professor Ferster's recent studies have focused on the manner in which excitatory and inhibitory inputs interact, the mechanisms of oscillatory firing and the origin of orientation and direction selectivity in cortical cells.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Harvard University
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Medical Scientist Training Program
Chetkovich, D. M., Ardehali, H., Ferster, D. L., Green, K. J., Hauser, A. R., Kessler, J., Lamb, R. A., McGee, R., Rice, S. E. & Schnaper, H. W.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/1/16 → 6/30/17
Project: Research project
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Medical Scientist Training Program
Chetkovich, D. M., Ardehali, H., Ferster, D. L., Green, K. J., Hauser, A. R., Kessler, J., Lamb, R. A., McGee, R., Rice, S. E. & Schnaper, H. W.
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
7/1/12 → 6/30/16
Project: Research project
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Chemical and Genetic Manipulation of Circadian Systems (U.Penn Subcontract)
Ferster, D. L. & Vitaterna, M. H.
National Institute of Mental Health
9/15/05 → 7/31/10
Project: Research project
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Chemical and Genetic Manipulation of Circadian Systems (U.Penn Subcontract)
Ferster, D. L. & Vitaterna, M. H.
National Institute of Mental Health
9/15/05 → 7/31/10
Project: Research project
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Functional coupling from simple to complex cells in the visually driven cortical circuit
Yu, J. & Ferster, D., 2013, In: Journal of Neuroscience. 33, 48, p. 18855-18866 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
21 Scopus citations -
Feedforward Origins of Response Variability Underlying Contrast Invariant Orientation Tuning in Cat Visual Cortex
Sadagopan, S. & Ferster, D., Jun 7 2012, In: Neuron. 74, 5, p. 911-923 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access38 Scopus citations -
Mechanisms of Neuronal Computation in Mammalian Visual Cortex
Priebe, N. J. & Ferster, D., Jul 26 2012, In: Neuron. 75, 2, p. 194-208 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access137 Scopus citations -
Puzzled!
Ferster, D., Feb 21 2011, In: Nation. 292, 8, 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review
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Mechanisms of direction selectivity in cat primary visual cortex as revealed by visual adaptation
Priebe, N. J., Lampl, I. & Ferster, D., Nov 2010, In: Journal of neurophysiology. 104, 5, p. 2615-2623 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
16 Scopus citations