Cha-Min Tang

Cha-Min Tang is a Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He holds a secondary appointment in Physiology and combines clinical medicine with fundamental neuroscience research and technology development. His work spans the creation of novel optical techniques for neural stimulation and imaging, with applications in understanding dementia and schizophrenia.

• Primary: Neurology
• Secondary: Physiology

Research Interests:

• Feedforward Memory: Short-term memory mechanisms without synaptic plasticity, using optical technology to study computational deficits in neurological disorders.
• Anisotropic Scattering Imaging: A method for mapping brain connections, focusing on unmyelinated fiber tracts.
• Coherence Gated Doppler: Vessel detection during neurosurgery and dental diagnostics.
• 3D-Holographic Photolysis: Advanced optical tools for neural stimulation and dendritic analysis.

Publications: Recent work includes studies on dendritic integration, hippocampal networks, and brain imaging technologies.

Contact:
Email: ctang@som.umaryland.edu
Location: 655 W. Baltimore Street, BRB, 12-029