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Ted William Berger is the David Packard Chair and a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California. His research focuses on neurophysiology, memory, and learning, particularly in the context of the hippocampus and its essential role in memory functions. Berger's work integrates both experimental and theoretical methods to develop biologically constrained mathematical models of mammalian neural systems. Key research interests include the relationship between cellular and molecular processes and system-level functions, alterations in the dynamics of neural systems due to activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, and the hardware representation of neural system functions. He employs advanced electrophysiological recording techniques in both in vivo and in vitro studies, addressing issues such as the processing capabilities of hippocampal neurons and the synaptic mechanisms underlying changes in neuronal connectivity and signal processing. His collaborative research extends to various institutions and disciplines, incorporating insights from electrical engineering to advance understanding of hippocampal-like neural networks.
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