David A. McCormick PhD

Dorys McConnell Duberg Professor of Neurobiology; Vice Director, Yale Kavli Institute for Neuroscience

Departments & Organizations

Affiliated Faculty

Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience

Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program

Neurobiology: Kavli Institute for Neuroscience | Swartz Program in Theoretical Neurobiology

Biography

B.A., B.S. 1979 Mathematics and Psychology from Purdue University
Ph.D. 1983 from Stanford University
Faculty, Yale University School of Medicine 1987 to present.

Interests: Cellular mechanisms by which the cerebral cortex operates, both normally and abnormally, using a variety of electrophysiological and advanced imaging techniques.

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Education

Ph.D., Stanford University , 1983

Selected Publication

Tahvildari B, Wölfel M, Duque A, McCormick DA. Selective functional interactions between excitatory and inhibitory cortical neurons and differential contribution to persistent activity of the slow oscillation. J Neurosci. 2012 Aug 29;32(35):12165-79.

Latest Honor and Recognition

Predoctoral Fellowship(1981) , NIMH

Articles

May/June 2008

A scientific assault on brain diseases

The School of Medicine is home to outstanding research programs in cell biology and neurobiology, and members of its...

New Duberg Professor explores the brain’s intricate networks

David A. McCormick, Ph.D., an expert on the cellular networks of the brain’s cerebral cortex and thalamus, has been...