Synaptic, Cellular, and Systems Neuroscience
How do experiences become stable memories—and how do those circuits change in depression?
The Robinson Lab studies how coordinated groups of neurons build, stabilize, and communicate memories across brain circuits. As we prepare to launch in the Université de Montréal neuroscience community, we connect molecular and cellular mechanisms with neural dynamics and behavior.
Our approach
We investigate the hippocampal-prefrontal circuits that support memory reactivation and consolidation. By bridging synapses, cell types, neural assemblies, and behavior, we seek to understand why particular neurons join an experience-linked ensemble, how that ensemble persists, and how circuit dysfunction may contribute to depression-like behavior.
Research at a glance
Recent Work
Large sharp-wave ripples promote hippocampo-cortical memory reactivation and consolidation during sleep.
Neuregulin 1 and ErbB4 Kinase Actively Regulate Sharp Wave Ripples in the Hippocampus.
Dynamic ErbB4 Activity in Hippocampal-Prefrontal Synchrony and Top-Down Attention in Rodents.
Large sharp-wave ripples promote hippocampo-cortical memory reactivation and consolidation during sleep.
Neuregulin 1 and ErbB4 Kinase Actively Regulate Sharp Wave Ripples in the Hippocampus.
Dynamic ErbB4 Activity in Hippocampal-Prefrontal Synchrony and Top-Down Attention in Rodents.
Principal investigator
Heath Larsson Robinson, PhD
Founder and Principal Investigator
Dr. Robinson is a neuroscientist studying hippocampal circuits, sharp-wave ripples, memory reactivation, and long-range neural communication. He earned his PhD in Neuroscience from Case Western Reserve University and is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in Cornell University’s Department of Neurobiology and Behavior.