Douglas G. McMahon
Douglas G. McMahon is a professor of Biological Sciences and Pharmacology at Vanderbilt University. McMahon has contributed several important discoveries to the field of chronobiology and vision. His research focuses on connecting the anatomical location in the brain to specific behaviors. As a graduate student under Gene Block, McMahon identified that the basal retinal neurons (BRNs) of the molluscan eye exhibited circadian rhythms in spike frequency and membrane potential, indicating they are the clock neurons. He became the 1986 winner of the Society for Neuroscience's Donald B. Lindsley Prize in Behavioral Neuroscience for his work. Later, he moved on to investigate visual, circadian, and serotonergic mechanisms of neuroplasticity. In addition, he helped find that constant light can desynchronize the circadian cells in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). He has always been interested in the underlying causes of behavior and examining the long term changes in behavior and physiology in the neurological modular system. McMahon helped identifying a retrograde neurotransmission system in the retina involving the melanopsin containing ganglion cells and the retinal dopaminergic amacrine neurons. Provided by Wikipedia-
1by Justin K. Siemann, Justin K. Siemann, Noah H. Green, Noah H. Green, Nikhil Reddy, Douglas G. McMahon, Douglas G. McMahon, Douglas G. McMahon, Douglas G. McMahonGet full text
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8by Heng Dai, Chad R. Jackson, Gwynne L. Davis, Randy D. Blakely, Douglas G. McMahonGet full text
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Published 2012-01-01
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Published 2016-01-01
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12by Lauw J Klaassen, Ziyi Sun, Marvin N Steijaert, Petra Bolte, Iris Fahrenfort, Trijntje Sjoerdsma, Jan Klooster, Yvonne Claassen, Colleen R Shields, Huub M M Ten Eikelder, Ulrike Janssen-Bienhold, Georg Zoidl, Douglas G McMahon, Maarten KamermansGet full text
Published 2011-07-01
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13by Karen L Gamble, Alison A Motsinger-Reif, Akiko Hida, Hugo M Borsetti, Stein V Servick, Christopher M Ciarleglio, Sam Robbins, Jennifer Hicks, Krista Carver, Nalo Hamilton, Nancy Wells, Marshall L Summar, Douglas G McMahon, Carl Hirschie JohnsonGet full text
Published 2011-04-01
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