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Dr. Carmen Pinon is a Senior Lecturer at the Medical School of the University of Buckingham and serves as a Stipendary Lecturer in Psychology at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. She holds a PhD in Neurosciences and a BSc in Psychology from the University of Rio de Janeiro. Her academic career includes roles at St Catherine’s, Queen’s, and Lady Margaret Hall Colleges. She teaches Neurophysiology for Prelims Experimental Psychology students and Cognitive and Behavioural Neuroscience for FHS students at Brasenose.
Dr. Pinon’s research spans neurophysiology, cognitive neuroscience, and developmental neurobiology. Early work focused on visual cortex physiology in primates and the anatomical basis of blindsight under Prof. Alan Cowey. Later, she collaborated with Prof. Zoltan Molnar on thalamocortical development and prefrontal cortex modularity. Her recent interests include cortical circuit formation and genetic influences on brain development, as seen in Pax6 mutant mouse studies.
Her publications cover topics like cortical layering defects, thalamocortical connectivity in mutant mice, and subplate neuron integration. Though no formal awards are listed, her work contributes to understanding neurodevelopmental disorders and circuit formation. She advises no listed students but has collaborated with teams at Oxford and international institutions.
Dr. Pinon’s research integrates experimental and genetic approaches, often using mouse models to study cortical development. Her work bridges clinical and basic neuroscience, with implications for understanding conditions like lissencephaly and sensory processing disorders.
