Blake A. Richards
Assistant Professor
Campus
UTSC
CSB Appointment
Full
Research Areas
Bioinformatics / Computational Biology, Developmental Biology, Neurobiology, Systems Biology
Education
D.Phil. University of Oxford 2010
M.Sc. University of Oxford 2007
B.Sc. University of Toronto 2004
Primary Undergraduate Department
Biological Sciences, UTSC
Graduate Programs
Cell & Systems Biology
Neuroscience
Research Description
My lab studies the neurobiology of learning and memory. We take a multidisciplinary, circuit-level approach to examine how neurons encode information about our past experiences.
Contact Information
Office Phone: 416-208-2739
Office: SW525
Lab: SW527
Email
Mailing Address
Department of Cell & Systems Biology
University of Toronto
1265 Military Trail
Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4
Canada
Publications
2015
Sensory-Evoked Spiking Behavior Emerges via an Experience-Dependent Plasticity Mechanism
van Rheede JJ, Richards BA, Akerman CJ
2015, Neuron, 87, 1050-62, 26335647
2014
Clonal Relationships Impact Neuronal Tuning within a Phylogenetically Ancient Vertebrate Brain Structure
Muldal AM, Lillicrap TP, Richards BA, Akerman CJ
2014, Current biology : CB, 24, 1929-33, 25127219
Neurons Are Recruited to a Memory Trace Based on Relative Neuronal Excitability Immediately before Training
Yiu AP, Mercaldo V, Yan C, Richards B, Rashid AJ, Hsiang HL, Pressey J, Mahadevan V, Tran MM, Kushner SA, Woodin MA, Frankland PW, Josselyn SA
2014, Neuron, 83, 722-35, 25102562