Systems Neuroscience

The laboratories that form the Systems Neuroscience group investigate the structure and function of the nervous system. Lines of investigation include:

• organization of the auditory system
• organization of the visual pathways in mammals
• the control of voluntary movement
• neuroendocrine interactions
• cellular mechanisms of neuronal genesis and death.

While the work of different laboratories is focused on different parts of the nervous system, and on different research questions, they are united by a common question, "what is the relationship between brain activity and behaviour"? In summary, what makes us feel, act, think, and change, across the lifetime

With 10 full-time staff investigating different aspects of brain function, the Department of Physiology of Monash University is the home of one of the strongest Systems Neuroscience groups in Australia. This is illustrated not only by a large number of original papers and invited reviews published in high-impact factor journals and books, but also by an impressive number of ongoing competitive research grants.