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Dr. Leena Williams

  • Research Fellow

Organisation Associations

School of Neurological and Cardiovascular Sciences
Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences
Edinburgh Neuroscience

Current research interests

  • Synaptic plasticity mechanisms underpinning sensory gating and perceptual learning in the somatosensory cortex. 
  • Impact of cortical circuit dysfunction on sensory experience. 
  • Unraveling the cortical circuit dysfunction underpinning tactile impairments in rodent models of autism. 

Full research profile, including publications