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Nathan S Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
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ABOUT THE HAMM LAB:
The neuroscience laboratory of Jordan Hamm is located at the Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research in the Emotional Brain Institute. The lab is accessible via shuttle leaving daily from either NYU or upper Manhattan and is a ≈15 minute drive from the George Washington Bridge.
We study the function of neocortex at the cell- and circuit-level, how it develops in adolescence, and how it’s altered in schizophrenia. Projects focus visual context processing, often through the lens of the predictive coding framework. We also focus on the developmental role of microglia in shaping neocortical circuitry. We work mainly in awake mouse models, both wild-type and transgenic. Primary techniques are two-photon calcium imaging, multielectrode recordings, opto/chemicogenetics, and behavior. We also carry out EEG studies in human populations, aimed at translating our rodent findings for interpretation and clinical perspective.
Please contact me directly for more information at hammj01 (at) nyu (dot) edu
or jordan.hamm (at) nki (dot) rfmh (dot) org
(or use the contact section).
News
-Summer 2025: Drs. Lital Rachmany-Raber, Adam Hockley, and Connor Gallimore have joined the Hamm lab as postdoctoral scientists!
-Spring 2025: Dr. Fumiyasu Imai has joined the Hamm lab. Dr. Imai’s background is in studies of motor cortex, corticospinal neurons, and the spinal cord in response to injury and recovery.
-Spring 2025: A new paper co-authored by Dr. Hamm titled “Slow cortical dynamics generate context processing and novelty detection” is out now in Neuron — https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2025.01.011
-Fall 2024: A book chapter authored by Anna Rader Groves, Connor Gallimore, and Dr. Hamm titled “Modern Methods for Unraveling Cell- and Circuit-Level Mechanisms of Neurophysiological Biomarkers in Psychiatry” is now available online — https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69491-2_7#DOI
-Fall 2024: A spotlight article authored by Dr. Ross and Dr. Hamm titled “An expanding repertoire of circuit mechanisms for visual prediction errors” is now out in Trends in Neurosciences — 10.1016/j.tins.2024.10.007
-Fall 2024: The Hamm lab welcomes its first new scientist in New York — Lab Technician Molly Hornick!
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