Robert G. Smith, Ph.D
Research Associate Professor of Neuroscience
Department: Neuroscience
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Department of Neuroscience
Rm 123, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg /6058
University of PA School of Medicine
422 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6058
Rm 123, Anatomy-Chemistry Bldg /6058
University of PA School of Medicine
422 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6058
Office: 215-573-3211
Email:
rob@retina.anatomy.upenn.edu
rob@retina.anatomy.upenn.edu
Education:
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Haverford College, 1971.
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University of Pennsylvania, College of General Studies, 1982.
Ph.D. (Neuroscience)
University of Pennsylvania, 1989.
Permanent link- (Biology)
Haverford College, 1971.
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University of Pennsylvania, College of General Studies, 1982.
Ph.D. (Neuroscience)
University of Pennsylvania, 1989.
Description of Research Expertise
Retinal circuitry. Physiology, anatomy, synaptic connectivity of the retinaDescription of Other Expertise
Programming skill in the C and C++ programming languages, numerical integration. Analog and digital electronics design.Selected Publications
Borghuis, B.G., Sterling, P. and Smith, R.G. : Loss of sensitivity in an analog neural circuit. J. Neurosci. 29: 3045-3058, 2009.Smith, R.G. and Dhingra, N.K.: Ideal observer analysis of signal quality in retinal circuits. Prog. Ret. Eye Res. 28: 263-288, doi:10.1016/j.preteyeres.2009.05.001. May, 2009 2009.
Yin L, Smith, R.G., Sterling, P. and Brainard D.H: Physiology and morphology of color-opponent ganglion cells in a retina expressing a dual gradient of S and M opsins. J. Neurosci. 29: 2706-2724, 2009.
Yin L, Smith R.G., Sterling P., Brainard, D.H.: Chromatic properties of horizontal and ganglion cell responses follow a dual gradient in cone opsin expression. J. Neurosci. 26: 12351-12361, 2006.
Borghuis BG, Ratliff CP, Smith RG, Sterling P, Balasubramanian V: Design of a Neural Array. J. Neurosci. 28: 3178-3189, 2008.
Xu Y., Dhingra N.K., Smith R.G., and Sterling P.: Sluggish and brisk ganglion cells detect contrast with similar sensitivity. J. Neurophysiol. 93: 2388-2395. 2005.
Dhingra, N.K. and Smith., R.G.: Spike generator limits efficiency of information transfer in a retinal ganglion cell. J. Neurosci. 24: 2914-2922, 2004.
Dhingra, N.K., Freed, M.A. and Smith, R.G.: Voltage-gated sodium channels improve contrast sensitivity of a retinal ganglion cell. J. Neurosci. 25: 8097-8103. 2005.
Tukker, J.J.,, Taylor, W.R. and Smith, R.G.: Direction selectivity in a model of the starburst amacrine cell. Visual Neurosci. 21: 611-625. 2004.
Smith, R.G.: Neuron-C - A simulation language for testing hypotheses about neural performance. Available at: ftp://retina.anatomy.upenn.edu/pub/nc.tgz. 2012 Notes: Described at: http://retina.anatomy.upenn.edu/~rob/neuronc.html.
Taylor, W.R. and Smith, R.G.: Transmission of scotopic signals from the rod to rod-bipolar cell in the mammalian retina. Vision Res. 44: 3269-3276, 2004.