Professor of Biomedical Engineering
David Packard Chair of Engineering
Director, Center for Neural Engineering
Nonlinear systems analysis of hippocampal neuron/network properties, neural prostheses for cognitive/memory function, biologically-based signal processing.
Office: DRB 146
Phone: (213) 740-8017 / (213) 740-9361
Fax: (213) 740-6174
Email:
berger@bmsr.usc.edu
Selected Publications
Berger, T.W., Baudry, M., Brinton, R.D., Liaw, J-S., Marmarelis, V.Z., Park, Y., Sheu, B.J., and Tanguay, Jr., A.R. Brain-implantable biomimetic electronics as the next era in neural prosthetics. Proceedings of the IEEE, 2001, 89, 993-1012.
Wang, Z., Song, D., and Berger, T.W. Contribution of NMDA receptor channels to the expression of LTP in the hippocampal dentate gyrus. Hippocampus, 2002, 12, 680-688.
Song, D., Wang, Z., and Berger, T.W. Contribution of T-type VDCCs to TEA-induced long-term synaptic modification in hippocampal CA1 and dentate gyrus. Hippocampus, 2002, 12, 689-697.
Chauvet, G.A. and Berger, T.W. A hierarchical model of the population dynamics of hippocampal dentate granule cells. Hippocampus, 2002, 12, 698-712.
Namarvar, H.H., and Berger, T.W. An efficient training algorithm for dynamic synapse neural networks using trust region methods. Neural Networks, 2003, 16, 585-591.
Berger, T.W., and Glanzman, D.L. Toward Replacement Parts for the Brain: Implantable Biomimetic Electronics as the Next Era in Neural Prosthetics. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005.
Berger, T.W., Ahuja, A., Courellis, S.H., Deadwyler, S.A., Erinjippurath, G., Gerhardt, G.A., Gholmeih, G, Granacki, J.J., Hampson, R., Hsiao, M-C., LaCoss, J., Marmarelis, V.Z., Nasiatka, P., Srinivasan, V., Song, S., Tanguay, Jr., A.R., Wills, J. Hippocampal-cortical neural prostheses to restore lost cognitive function. IEEE EMBS Special Issue: Toward Biomimetic Microelectronics as Neural Prostheses, 2005, 24, 30-44.
Marmarelis, V.Z., and Berger, T.W. General methodology for nonlinear modeling of neural systems with point-process inputs. Mathematical Biosciences, 2005, 196, 1-13.
Gholmieh, G., Soussou, W., Han, M., Ahuja, A., Hsiao, M.-C., Song, D., Tanguay, Jr., A.R., and Berger, T.W. Custom-designed, high-density conformal planar multielectrode arrays for brain slice electrophysiology. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 2006, 152, 116-129.
Soussou, W., Youn, Geoffrey, Brinton, R.D., Berger, T.W. Neuronal network morphology and electrophysiology hippocampal neurons cultured on surface-treated multielectrode arrays. IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering, in press.
