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John Butcher is a Teaching Professor at the Aston Pharmacy School, part of the College of Health and Life Sciences at Aston University. He specializes in Neuroscience and Computational Intelligence, focusing on neuroplasticity mechanisms and biologically inspired neural networks. His work bridges neuroscience research and computational models, with applications in forensic science, robotics, and medical diagnostics.
He holds a 1st-class degree in Computer Science and Management Science from Keele University (2007), followed by a PhD on reservoir computing applied to nonlinear time-series (2010). Postdoctoral research included astrocyte roles in plasticity (2012) and imaging neuron populations in crab stomatogastric ganglia. Recent projects explore caffeine's effects on adolescent learning and forensic applications of neural networks for age estimation.
Teaching roles include co-programme director for the BSc Neuroscience and programme director for MSc Neuroscience for Drug Discovery. He teaches Computational Neuroscience, laboratory skills, and supervises research projects. His research spans astrocyte signaling, reservoir computing, and forensic entomology analysis, with over 14 peer-reviewed publications.
Notable contributions include advancing voltage-sensitive dye imaging techniques and reservoir computing applications in structural health monitoring. Collaborations span neuroscience, chemistry, and engineering disciplines.
