Neuroscience is a broad field of enquiry which focuses on central, peripheral and autonomic nervous systems. Several focused projects are ongoing at the School of Medicine.
Research Projects
Sacral Neuromodulation For Faecal Incontinence
In collaboration with Prof Ronan O’Connell, Professor of Surgery, UCD we are attempting to explore the neurophysiological basis for sacral nerve stimulation applied to incontinence.
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
In collaboration with Dr Mark Pickering, Lecturer/Assistant Professor we are utilising a mouse model of this hereditary neuropathy and in particular examining how peripheral nerves accommodate stretch
Mechanotransduction
This project examines how mammalian tissues such as atrial volume receptors transduce mechanical stimuli to action potentials.
Artificial Muscles
In collaboration with Donal Holland and Eoin O’Cearbhaill from the School of Mechanical Engineering we are inventing various artificial but anatomically accurate limb muscles.
Academic Staff
| Professor James Jones | Professor of Anatomy | Profile |
| Dr Mark Pickering | Lecturer / Assistant Professor of Anatomy | Profile |
| Dr Thomas Campbell | Lecturer / Assistant Professor of Anatomy | Profile |