I am currently investigating how the motor thalamus influences information processing in the output layer of primary motor cortex in mice trained to perform a cued forelimb motor task. Contact type Person First name Joshua Surname Dacre Title Dr. Role Postdoctoral Fellow Organisation 1 Hugh Robson Building Organisation 2 15 George Square Organisation 3 Edinburgh, EH8 9XD Work phone +44 (0) 131 650 3511 Email jdacre@ed.ac.uk Personal profile 2017 – present Postdoctoral researched – CDBS, Ian Duguid. 2012-2017 Ph.D in Neuroscience, University of Edinburgh – Ian Duguid. 2011-2012 MRes Systems Neuroscience, University of Bristol. 2007-2011 MMath, University of Warwick. Research I am currently investigating how the motor thalamus influences information processing in the output layer of primary motor cortex in mice trained to perform a cued forelimb motor task. By combining in-vivo electrophysiology, optogenetic / pharmacological manipulations and kinematic behavioural analysis I aim to elucidate the mechanisms underlying cortical control of motor behaviour. Selected publications J. Schiemann, P. Puggioni, J. Dacre, M. Pelko, A. Domanski, M. v. Rossum, I. Duguid (2015). 'Cellular mechanisms underlying behavioral state-dependent bidi- rectional modulation of motor cortex output' Cell Reports, 11(8):1319-30) This article was published on 2022-10-17
Contact type Person First name Joshua Surname Dacre Title Dr. Role Postdoctoral Fellow Organisation 1 Hugh Robson Building Organisation 2 15 George Square Organisation 3 Edinburgh, EH8 9XD Work phone +44 (0) 131 650 3511 Email jdacre@ed.ac.uk
