Contact Information

267-519-4793

Hyoung-Geol Ham

Postdoctoral Fellow

Education

Ph.D., Physiology; Hallym University, Korea

Research Summary

I am interested in the adaptation and plasticity of olfactory receptor neurons. The response that occurs following continuous stimulation (adaptation) is a feature common to all sensory neurons, including olfactory receptor neurons. Why and how does this phenomenon occur? I want to study the effect of odorant exposure on functionality and connectivity of the olfactory receptor neurons.

Keywords

olfaction, odor, transduction, ion channels, electrophysiology, neurophysiology, calcium regulation

Recent Publications

You, K.J.; Ham, H.G.; Lee, H.J.; Lang, Y.; Im, C.; Koh, C.S.; Kim, M.Y.; Shin, H.C. and Shin, H.C. (2011) “Odor Discrimination Using Neural Decoding of the Main Olfactory Bulb in Rats.” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 58.5, 1208 – 1215.