Ailie McWhinnie

Interests

I am interested in dopamine heterogeneity and will be focussing on the connectivity and physiology of the dopaminergic neurons in the olfactory bulb, with some comparison to those in the midbrain.

Using tracing, optogenetics and patch clamp electrophysiology I will be looking at who these cells are talking to, and how.

Research Focus

Equipment

Behavioural analysis

Confocal microscopy

Electrophysiological recording techniques

Whole cell patch clamp