The SilvaLab is studying learning, memory and its disorders. Our field of study is Molecular and Cellular Cognition

We are searching for molecular, cellular and circuit processes that underlie the encoding, allocation,

storage and recall of information in the brain.

We are using this information to unravel the causes and develop treatments for cognitive deficits

associated with aging, learning disabilities and schizophrenia.  

Additionally, we hope our studies of the mechanisms underlying extraordinary cognitive function

may lead to general treatments for cognitive disorders.

Our main laboratory is located in the Gonda Neuroscience and Genetics Center and our behavioral

facilities are housed in Department of Psychology's Franz Hall.

Alcino J. Silva is a professor in the Departments of Neurobiology, Psychiatry and Psychology.

We are also affiliated with the Brain Research Institute. Key components of our work are carried

out within a collaborative network, the NIMH Silvio O. Conte Center for Plasticity and Memory (CPM).

             

1- New Nature Medicine paper on the mechanism and treatment for cognitive deficits in TSC (Click Here)

2- New JAMA paper with a promising treatment for NF1 (Click Here)

3- New Plos paper on novel apporach to screen for remote memory mutants (Click Here)

4- New JP paper on the science of research (Click Here)

5- New JN paper on the role NMDAR/CaMKII interactions. (Click Here)

6- New PNAS paper on an animal model of Schizophrenia (Click Here)

Web Master: alcinojsilva@gmail.com