Lisa Giocomo
Assistant Professor
Neurobiology
Stanford University
United States of America
Biography
Lisa Giocomo is an Assistant Professor in Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University, USA. She is a member of Bio-X and Stanford Neurosciences Institute. She was awarded by Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award, The Gruber Foundation in 2012. Her research focuses on studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying the organization of cortical circuits important for spatial navigation and memory.
Research Interest
Neuroscience Systems Core
Publications
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Hardcastle K, Maheswaranathan N, Ganguli S, Giocomo LM (2017) A Multiplexed, Heterogeneous, and Adaptive Code for Navigation in Medial Entorhinal Cortex. Neuron 94: 375-387.
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Giocomo LM, Stensola T, Bonnevie T, Van Cauter T, Moser MB et al (2014) Topography of head direction cells in medial entorhinal cortex. Curr Biol 24: 252-262.
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Hardcastle K, Ganguli S, Giocomo LM (2015) Environmental boundaries as an error correction mechanism for grid cells. Neuron 86: 827-839.
