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Asht Mishra, Ph.D.
Biography
We are interested in understanding the physiology, anatomy, and behavior of motor functions in the corticospinal motor system. To study physiology, we use electrical stimulation of intact as well as injured brain and spinal cord circuit to study plasticity in the system. These studies are done in anesthetized as well as awake animals. In anesthetized animals, with paired brain and spinal cord stimulation study demonstrates plasticity in the intact corticospinal motor tract by repetitive pairing of brain and spinal cord stimulation that occurs at the level of spinal cord. In awake behaving animals, with paired brain and spinal cord stimulation study we are performing experiments to standardize material and design for developing implantable spinal cord stimulating electrodes to create plasticity in the intact corticospinal motor tract by repetitive pairing of brain and spinal cord stimulation. We will perform these studies in animals with injured corticospinal motor tract.
Previous Positions
Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University, CT
with Hal Blumenfeld, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Research Scientist, Yale University, CTÂ
with Hal Blumenfeld, M.D., Ph.D.