Researchers

Juan Varela

447 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0345
phone: 303-735-0077
fax: 303-492-8063
email:
Juan.Varela@Colorado.EDU

Recent Publications

Research Interests:

Electrophysiological andcomputational studies studies of synaptic and intrisinc modulation of plasticity by Dopamine and its effects on behavior in the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex.

Selected Publications:

1. Varela JA, Hirsch SJ, Chapman D, Leverich LS, Greene RW (2009). D1/D5 modulation of synaptic NMDA receptor currents. J Neurosci. 2009 Mar 11;29(10):3109-19.
PMID: 19279248 | pubmed abstract |

2. Abbott LF, Varela JA, Sen K, Nelson SB. Synaptic depression and cortical gain control. Science. 1997 Jan 10;275(5297):220-4.
PMID: 8985017 | pubmed abstract |

3. Varela JA, Sen K, Gibson J, Fost J, Abbott LF, Nelson SB. A quantitative description of short-term plasticity at excitatory synapses in layer 2/3 of rat primary visual cortex. J Neurosci. 1997 Oct 15;17(20):7926-40.
PMID: 9315911| pubmed abstract |