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Martin Raymond serves as a Postdoctoral Associate within the Neuroscience PhD Program at Brandeis University, conducting research from the Bassine Science Building (Room 344). His work investigates neural mechanisms of sensory perception with emphasis on gustatory and olfactory systems using rodent models and advanced neuroscientific methodologies.
His academic credentials include:
- B.S. in Psychology from Eastern Michigan University (2016)
- M.S. in Experimental Psychology from Eastern Michigan University (2018)
- Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2024)
Raymond's research centers on neural plasticity in sensory processing, specifically examining how experience and behavior modulate cortical representations in taste and smell pathways. His experimental approaches integrate electrophysiology, optogenetics, and behavioral analysis to decode neural coding mechanisms in freely moving animals, with particular focus on conditioned responses and sensory adaptation.
Publication analysis reveals consistent investigation of gustatory-thalamic-cortical circuitry and experience-dependent plasticity. Recent work explores conditioned taste aversion dynamics, thalamic relay organization, and odor representation modulation in piriform cortex, demonstrating methodological innovation through open-source hardware development for precise behavioral quantification.
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He maintains active collaborations with neuroscience research groups led by John Boughter, Michael Fletcher, and John Breza, focusing on molecular, cellular, and systems-level investigations of sensory processing.
