John Tukker
EDUCATION
College / University
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Monash University, Australia
Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Highest Degree
Master of Science equivalent
Major Subjects
Cognitive Artificial Intelligence, Neuroscience
Country
The Netherlands
Projects / Research
- 2004: Vesicle recycling in hippocampal neurons. Dr. J. Klingauf, Dept. of Membrane Biophysics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
- 2002-2004: Direction selectivity in the starburst amacrine cell. Dr. R.G. Smith, Dept. of Neuroscience, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- 2001: Simulating motion detection: a bilocal model. Master thesis, Dr. M.J.M. Lankheet, Dept. of Comparative Physiology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
- Role of Morphology in Direction Selectivity in the Starburst Amacrine Cell (2003) R.G. Smith, J.J. Tukker, R.W. Taylor. ARVO Meeting Abstracts 44:4130
- Direction Selectivity in a Model of the Starburst Amacrine Cell (2004) J.J. Tukker, R.W. Taylor, R.G. Smith. Visual Neuroscience 21:4:611-625
Scholarships / Awards
2004 – 2005: | Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School |
2001: | Trajectum scholarship |