I am interested in the cortical mechanisms of early visual processing. This requires an understanding of the anatomy of the visual pathways, of the intrinsic properties of neurons and of the visual response properties of neurons at various stages in this system. Because primary visual cortex is one of the most extensively examined brain areas, it is the best place to begin combined anatomical-functional investigations. Currently I am pursuing these interests as a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Neural Science (CNS) at New York University from where I also received my doctorate. My thesis work involved the development and application of a technique for recording from and staining individual neurons in macaque primary visual cortex in vivo. This was conducted under the guidance of Prof. Michael Hawken . The following links provide more details about this work.