Christopher I. Moore is a neuroscientist at

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Early life and education

Moore studied philosophy and neuroscience at

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, where he received his A.B., and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received his Ph.D.

Research

Before working at

, Moore was a member of MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research and an associate professor in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences. At

, he studies the neural mechanisms of perception, in particular the rapid dynamic changes in cortical activity that underlie touch perception. His research includes electrophysiological and

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studies in rodents, particularly the whisker system, a widely studied model for understanding tactile perception. He also studies human touch perception using behavioral and imaging methods. One of his current interests is the neural basis of gamma waves, which have been linked to conscious perception and which are altered in disorders such as schizophrenia. Moore also studies blood flow within the brain. He is a proponent of the Hemo-Neural Hypothesis, which proposes that changes in cerebral blood flow not only reflect but also influence neural activity.The hemo-neural hypothesis: on the role of blood flow in information processing. Moore CI, Cao R. J Neurophysiol. 2008 May;99(5):2035-47.

References

External links

Moore lab web site

McGovern Institute for Brain Research

High-speed video of rat whiskers
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