Nigel Emptage

My group is interested in synaptic transmission at excitatory synapses in the central nervous system of mammals. We wish to understand the way in which these synapses behave when functioning normally but also the way changes occur during memory formation or when the nervous system is impacted by diseases such as Schizophrenia or Alzheimer’s. We work with physicists and engineers in Oxford and elsewhere to develop new methods of optical microscopy as essential tools for observing neural function.

Please see my group's research page or send me an email to find out more.