The primary focus of the Basura Lab is to investigate central auditory and non-auditory brain plasticity in human participants with tinnitus, or phantom sound perception in the absence of a sound stimulus and in those participants with single-sided or unilateral deafness pre- and post-cochlear device implant.
The Cunningham Lab is interested in understanding the sensory and neural biology of the vertebrate auditory system, and in developing biological therapies for hearing loss.
The goal of the Insanally Lab is to understand the neural basis of auditory learning, perception, and plasticity.
The McGovern Lab uses molecular biology and molecular genetics approaches to investigate the circumstances that are necessary to reprogram cells in the mature mammalian inner ear into sensory hair cells.
The mission of the RELIEF (Research on Esophageal Learning & Intervention for Eructation & Foregut Function) Lab is to better characterize cricopharyngeal dysfunction, understand why traditional interventions are ineffective in some patients, and assess the efficacy of behavioral interventions to supplement traditional management.
The Santa Maria Lab has an evolving track record of addressing problems in hearing loss and turning them into potential new treatments by investigating, developing, and trialing innovative medical devices and therapeutics aimed at restoring hearing to patients.
Our lab has been focused on the synaptic and intrinsic properties and plasticity of brain circuits and neurons. We have discovered novel synaptic and intrinsic mechanisms in the auditory brainstem, thalamus and cortex, as well as their effects during normal and pathological auditory processing in animal models of hearing loss and tinnitus. Moreover, we are pursuing drug discovery and gene therapy for tinnitus and hearing loss.
The Williamson Laboratory of Neural Circuits & Behavior in Health and Disease is dedicated to understanding how the flow of sensory information through brain-wide neural networks gives rise to purposeful behavior in models of health and disease.