Northern Illinois University

Department of Psychology

James V. CorwinJames V. Corwin, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology

Phone: (815)753-7088
Fax: (815)753-8088
jcorwin@niu.edu
Office: 410 Psychology

EDUCATION

B.A. S.U.N.Y. at Fredonia, 1973
M.A. Memphis State University, 1975
Ph.D. University of Kentucky, 1979

 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Recovery of function following brain damage; anatomy of prefrontal cortex; neural mechanims underlying attention and spatial behavior; cerebral lateralization effects on behavior

FREQUENTLY TAUGHT CLASSES

Psych 300 Introduction to Brain and Behavior

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Brenneman, M. M., Wagner, S. J., Cheatwood, J. L., Heldt, S. A., Corwin, J. V., Reep, R. L., Kartje, G. L., Mir, A. K. & Schwab, M. E. (2008). Nogo inhibition induces recovery from neglect in rats. Behavioural Brain Research, 187, 262-272.

Kamishina, H., Yurcisin, G. H., Corwin, J. V. & Reep, R. L. (2008). Striatal projections from the rt lateral posterior thalamic nucleus. Brain Research, 1204, 24-39.

Reep, R. L., Wu, J. H., Cheatwood, J. L., Corwin, J.V., Kartje, G. L. & Mir, A. (2008). Quantification of synaptic density in corticostriatal projections from rat medial agranular cortex. Brain Research, In press.

Reep, R. L. & Corwin, J. V. (2008). Posterior parietal cortex as part of a neural network for directed attention in rats. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, In press.

Conte, W. L., Kamishina, H., Corwin, J. V. & Reep, R. L., (2008). Topography in the projections of lateral posterior thalamus to cingulate and medial agranular cortex in relation to circuitry for directed attention and neglect. Brain Research, In press.

REPRESENTATIVE GRANTS

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIMH/Behavioral & Integrative Neuroscience Grant,  "Induced plasticity and recovery from neglect in rats." 3/1/04 * 2/28/07.