University of Virginia-Main Campus · BiologyDepth Perception Lab
Jianhua Cang · Charlottesville, Virginia
Research Focus
Dr. Jianhua Cang's lab at the University of Virginia focuses on understanding how the brain processes three-dimensional vision through a study of stereopsis. Using tree shrews, the lab explores how neuronal circuits in the visual cortex react to different visual stimuli. The work aims to clarify the connections between neurons that contribute to depth perception and inform treatments for vision disorders like amblyopia and strabismus.
stereoscopic visionvisual cortexneuron connectivitydepth perceptioninhibitory neurons
Research Aims
3AIM 01Reveal the spatial organization of disparity selectivity in tree shrew primary visual cortex.
AIM 02Test the hypothesis of inhibitory neurons' tuning to disparity and their role in recurrent inhibition.
AIM 03Determine synaptic connectivity of disparity selective neurons in tree shrew and mouse visual cortex.
Skills the Lab Values
two-photon calcium imagingelectrophysiologycell culturefluorescent in situ hybridizationdendritic imaging
Output against the department
Publications93bottom 31% of dept.703rd of 1,033
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Citations4.8kbottom 37% of dept.651st of 1,033
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