Dostrovsky J.O. Home Welcome Annual Report News Grad Program Undergrad Faculty Links FIP Search J.O. Dostrovsky Ph.D. 1974. Most of the studies employ extracellular single unit recordings although some anatomical and psychophysical techniques are also used.
Projects involve both animal and human studies.
The human studies involve primarily neuronal recordings and microstimulation in awake patients undergoing functional stereotactic surgery. Our lab is part of the sensorimotor group within the Dept. of Physiology and has strong ties with researchers in the Dental School and at the Toronto Hospital. Exp Brain Res. Quantitative analysis of orofacial thermoreceptive neurons in superficial medullary dorsal horn of the rat. Globus pallidus stimulation activates the cortical motor system during alleviation of parkinsonian symptoms.