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Jessica Cardin | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania |
| Known for | Combined optogenetics and electrophysiology, behavioral state dependency of cortical neural circuit function |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuroscience |
| Institutions | Yale School of Medicine |
Jessica Cardin is an American neuroscientist who is an associate professor of neuroscience at Yale University School of Medicine. Cardin's lab studies local circuits within the primary visual cortex to understand how cellular and synaptic interactions flexibly adapt to different behavioral states and contexts to give rise to visual perceptions and drive motivated behaviors. Cardin's lab applies their knowledge of adaptive cortical circuit regulation to probe how circuit dysfunction manifests in disease models.