Dwight E. Nelson, Ph.D. 
  

Courses

• Comparative Anatomy and Physiology

• Neurobiology

• Mind:  Moving Beyond the Black Box

• Neuroscience Seminar

Professional Interests

• Neural basis of circadian rhythmicity. Genetic and environmental regulation of mammalian circadian pacemakers.  

• Visual pathways that subserve circadian entrainment.  

• Computer vision / visual pathway modeling and restoration.  

• Quantitative analyses of mammalian behavior using locomotor, physiological and imaging assays.

Recent Publications

Student authors are in bold.

Nelson, D. E. and J. S. Takahashi.  1999.  Integration and saturation within the circadian photic entrainment pathway of hamsters. American Journal of Physiology 277(5 Pt 2):R1351‑61.

Khammanivong, A. and D. E. Nelson. 2000.  Saturating light stimulation causes a temporary reduction in the photic sensitivity of the mouse circadian system.  Journal of Biological Rhythms 15: 393 - 405.

Langseth, A., Laliberte, M., Lutterman, A. and D.E. Nelson. 2000.  Sensitivity to stimulus duration and illuminance level for the circadian photic entrainment pathway in the C57Bl/6 mouse.  (In preparation).

Sampair, C., Buhr, E. and D.E. Nelson.  2000.  Photic sensitivity measurements for mouse circadian resetting: Focus upon stimulus duration.  (In preparation).

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