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Lucy Palmer

Principal Research Fellow
Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
neurosciences
neurosciences & neurology
animals
dendrites
action potentials
pyramidal cells
rats, wistar
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Projects

Displaying the 6 most recent projects by Lucy Palmer.

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The cellular basis of synaptic integration and modulation in human pyramidal neurons

2021 - 2023
Active
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ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF HUMAN DENDRITES

This project aims to determine the electrical properties of dendrites in human neurons. Dendrites are the primary site of synaptic input to ..

2019 - 2022
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The processing of sensory information within cortical circuits

This project aims to improve our knowledge of neuronal activity during sensory perception and therefore shed light on overall brain function..

2016 - 2019
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DENDRITIC ACTIVITY AND NEURONAL OUTPUT DURING SENSORY PERCEPTION

A fundamental goal of neuroscience is to understand how sensory experiences arise from activity in the brain. This is no easy feat and is th..

2016 - 2019
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THE MODULATION OF NEURONAL ACTIVITY BY INTER-CORTICAL SENSORY INPUT

For any given behaviour, the brain must merge information from all different sensory systems to generate a coherent representation of the ex..

2015 - 2018
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THE FUNCTION AND MODULATION OF BRAIN CELLS DURING SENSORY PROCESSING

Understanding how brain cells translate sensory input into behaviour is central to explaining how the brain works. My research focuses on th..

2014 - 2018
Completed

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Project Types

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Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Lucy Palmer.

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Probing Cortical Activity During Head-Fixed Behavior

Ann-Sofie Bjerre, Lucy M Palmer

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

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Two-photon imaging of dendritic calcium dynamics in vivo

LM Palmer

Book Chapter  |  2019  |  Neuromethods

© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2019. Developments in microscopes and indicators over the past dec..

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Building Bridges through Science

Thomas Lissek, Michelle Adams, John Adelman, Ehud Ahissar, Mohammed Akaaboune, Huda Akil, Mustafa a'Absi, Fazal Arain, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Deniz Atasoy, Jesus Avila, Ashraf Badawi, Hilmar Bading, Abdul Mannan Baig, Jimena Baleriola, Carlos Belmonte, Ilaria Bertocchi, Heinrich Betz, Colin Blakemore, Olaf Blanke, et al.

Journal article  |  2017  |  Neuron

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A Reward-Based Behavioral Platform to Measure Neural Activity during Head-Fixed Behavior

Andrew H Micallef, Naoya Takahashi, Matthew E Larkum, Lucy M Palmer

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) inhibits cortical dendrites

Sean C Murphy, Lucy M Palmer, Thomas Nyffeler, Rene M Mueri, Matthew E Larkum

Journal article  |  2016  |  eLife

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Dendrites: Recording from Fine Neuronal Structures Using Patch-Clamp and Imaging Techniques

Sonia Gasparini, Lucy M Palmer

Book Chapter  |  2016  |  Neuromethods

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Design and performance of an ultra-flexible two-photon microscope for in vivo research

Johannes M Mayrhofer, Florent Haiss, Dominik Haenni, Stefan Weber, Marc Zuend, Matthew JP Barrett, Kim David Ferrari, Philipp Maechler, Aiman S Saab, Jillian L Stobart, Matthias T Wyss, Helge Johannssen, Harald Osswald, Lucy M Palmer, Vincent Revol, Claus-Dieter Schuh, Claus Urban, Andrew Hall, Matthew E Larkum, Edith Rutz-Innerhofer, et al.

Journal article  |  2015  |  Biomedical Optics Express

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Dendritic integration in pyramidal neurons during network activity and disease

Lucy M Palmer

Journal article  |  2014  |  Brain Research Bulletin

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NMDA spikes enhance action potential generation during sensory input

Lucy M Palmer, Adam S Shai, James E Reeve, Harry L Anderson, Ole Paulsen, Matthew E Larkum

Journal article  |  2014  |  Nature Neuroscience

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NMDA spikes enhance action potential generation during sensory input

LM Palmer, AS Shai, JE Reeve, HL Anderson, O Paulsen, ME Larkum

Journal article  |  2014  |  Nature Neuroscience

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Keyword Analysis

Neurosciences
Expanding Knowledge
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Communication and Media Studies
Ophthalmology and Optometry

Credentials

Positions

Principal Research Fellow

Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

Australian National University

Master in Science

University of Minnesota

Bachelor of Science

University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Arts

University of Melbourne

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