Fernando Peña Ortega, Ph.D.
- Title
- Full Professor
- Department
- Department of Developmental Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
- Institution
- National Autonomous University of Mexico
- Address
- Boulevard Juriquilla 3001
- City
- Querétaro
- Country
- Mexico
- Phone
- +52 (442) 23 81 057
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://132.248.142.23/web_site/home_pages/122
- Research field
- Neuroscience
- Award year
- 2001
- Country of origin
- Mexico
- Mentor name
- Jan-Marino Ramirez, Ph.D.
Research
We are interested in revealing the cellular mechanisms involved in the generation of network activity and the changes in these mechanisms under “pathological” conditions. Currently we are studying the generation of oscillatory activity in the forebrain and its modulation by the amyloid beta protein. We are also interested in the reconfiguration of the respiratory rhythm generator under hypoxic conditions.