{"id":4865,"date":"2022-03-15T19:52:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T19:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/?p=4865"},"modified":"2022-10-07T19:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T19:53:33","slug":"can-you-hear-me-now-detangling-brain-circuits-for-hearing-and-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/2022\/03\/15\/can-you-hear-me-now-detangling-brain-circuits-for-hearing-and-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you hear me now? Detangling brain circuits for hearing and attention"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">[Past Projects]<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h2>Dr. Brett Schofield (NEOMED)<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe Schofield Lab uses microscopy to study pathways in the brain, especially pathways important in hearing and attention that use acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter. We inject fluorescent tract tracers into auditory brain areas in mice and guinea pigs, then study pathways using a fluorescent microscope. We also fluorescently label brain cells with immuno-staining, a technique where antibodies are used to recognize proteins in the brain. These techniques allow us to map brain circuits that might explain why hearing your name in a crowded room grabs your attention, or why you can easily sleep through your partner\u2019s snoring but awaken immediately at an unfamiliar noise. <em>The photo below shows cells in the auditory cortex that make descending projections to the brainstem.<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4203\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1447\/2022\/03\/Schofield-lab.cortical-cells-1024x941.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"941\" \/><figcaption>GP799 1:7-1 left AC AAVrg in L IC; scale 250 um<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nBenefits to students:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li>Observe or participate in tracer injection surgeries<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Participate in cutting of brains on a microtome and immuno-staining of brain sections<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Learn how to use a fluorescence microscope and fluorescence microscopy software<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Opportunity to participate in weekly Schofield Lab meetings<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Access to NEOMED Hearing Research Group seminars and journal clubs<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nS<strong>kills needed:<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li>None! We are happy to teach you everything you need to know to work in The Schofield Lab with us. All you need is an eagerness to learn and participate.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nTo read more about research in the Schofield lab, visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schofieldlab.org\">www.schofieldlab.org<\/a>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Past Projects] Dr. Brett Schofield (NEOMED) The Schofield Lab uses microscopy to study pathways in the brain, especially pathways important in hearing and attention that use acetylcholine as a neurotransmitter. We inject fluorescent tract tracers into auditory brain areas in mice and guinea pigs, then study pathways using a fluorescent microscope. We also fluorescently label &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/tiered-mentoring\/2022\/03\/15\/can-you-hear-me-now-detangling-brain-circuits-for-hearing-and-attention\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Can you hear me now? 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