Biology Faculty :: Rafael Cabeza
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Rafael Cabeza
Assistant Professor of Biology
Ph.D. 1991, McGill University; Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California-San Diego.

Tel: 641-269-4719; FAX: 641-269-4285;
Office: Science 0302; Email: cabezara@grinnell.edu

Neurobiology

Neuroscience Web Site

My major research interests center around the elucidation of the central nervous systems that regulate and control both the timing and the duration of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep. The major approach in this area is carried out using pharmacological agents with known mechanisms of action and microinjecting them into appropriate brain regions. Use of in vivo microdialysis is also employed to understand the normal release of neurotransmitters during REM Sleep.

Recent Publications
  • Coming soon.
Courses for 2008-2009
  • Fall
    BIO-150-02 Introduction to Biological Inquiry - "How Can Insects Tell Time?"
    BIO-363-01 Neurobiology w/lab
  • Spring
    NRS-250-01 Neuroscience Foundations, Future, & Fallacies
Other courses
  • BIO-150: Introduction to Biological Inquiry - "How Do Insects Tell Time?"
  • BIO-251: Molecules, Cells, & Organisms w/lab
  • BIO-363: Neurobiology w/lab
  • BIO-364: Animal Physiology w/lab
  • BIO-395: Advanced Special Topic: Principles of Pharmacology; How Drugs Work, w/lab
  • NRS-250: Neuroscience Foundations, Future, & Fallacies
  • TUT-100: Tutorial: Sleep or All Nighters

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