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Blaine Schneider
Ph.D. 2011
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Current Position:
Undergraduate Institution and Major/Degree:
- University of Minnesota, BS, Biomedical Engineering, 2005
Major Advisor(s):
Research Description:
Primarily interested in the internal representations of timed behaviors. Non-human primates are trained in an eye movement task in which the timing of their eye movements is critical for reward. Electrophysiological recordings are collected from brain regions thought to contribute to the production of these timed eye movements, namely the Lateral Intraparietal Area (LIP). These recordings are then analyzed for timed components that contribute to the animal's behavior.
Lab Rotations:
- Paul Iaizzo
- Walter Low
- Tim Ebner
- Bin He
Courses Taken Beyond the Core Courses:
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STAT 5021: Statistical Analysis
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BMEN 5910: Special Topics in BMEn (BioMEMS)
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NSC 8217: Systems and Computational Neuroscience
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BMEN: 8401: New Product Design and Business Development
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BMEN 8402: New Product Design and Business Development
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BMEN: 8602: Biomedical Engineering Seminar
Conferences Attended and Presentations:
- Design for Medical Devices Conference - 2005
- Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting - 2005, 2009, 2010
- International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems - 2009
Committee Members:
- Jim Ashe
- Geoff Ghose (Advisor)
- Paul Schrater
- John Soechting (Chair)
Selected Publications:
- Schneider, B. & Ghose, G. (2012) “Temporal production signals in parietal cortex”. PLOS Biology (*in Press)
- Schneider, B. & Ghose, G. (2012) “Effects of microstimulation of LIP on motor timing”. Nature (*in Review)
Awards and Honors:
- NIH-NPCS (Roadmap) Graduate Training Fellowship Recipient (05-07)
- Admissions Committee Student Representative (08–10)
- Stark Travel Award Recipient (09)
- Visual Neuroscience Graduate Training Fellowship Recipient (09-10)
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