Jean-Marie Bouteiller

Post-doctoral Research Associate

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Dr. Bouteiller received his bachelor's degree in Physics and Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Science of Montpellier, France. He then received his PhD in Neuroscience from USC in 2002.

Research interest

Our research focus consists in modeling hippocampal synaptic nonlinear dynamics and understanding their challenging complexity. Such modeling consists in understanding the role of the elements that comprise a synapse and participate in the transmission of information from the presynaptic terminal to post-synaptic density and more generally from a neuron to another. Such modeling also involves understanding the different interactions that exist between these elements and how geometry affects synaptic response.
Our research is done through a modeling platform called EONS (Elementary Objects of the Nervous System). This platform consists of a graphical interface in which elements that comprise a single glutamatergic synapse (both pre- and post-synaptically), their behavior as well as the underlying synaptic geometry can be modified to study their role on synaptic strength and plasticity.

The EONS modeling platform is part of the BMSR effort and can be accessed from http://bmsr.usc.edu.

Contact Information
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Jean-Marie C. Bouteiller, PhD.
Univ. Of Southern California
Olin Hall of Engineering, Room 500
Biomedical Engineering Dept.
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone: 213 740 8062