James Chrobak

Professor and Associate Department Head of Undergraduate Studies

Psychological Sciences

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Education

Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, 1988, UNC-Chapel Hill

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Research Interests

Dr. Chrobak is currently focused on 1) describing variation in neuronal synchronization across the septotemporal axis of the hippocampus, 2) how that variation is altered by environmental phenomenon, the animals behavior as well as pharmacological manipulations and 3) how that variation may relate to episodic memory formation. His other interests include: 

• Making memories in the mammalian brain
• The physiology and function of the hippocampus and interconnected forebrain circuits.

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Teaching

General Psychology 1 (Psyc 1100)

Physiological Psychology (PSYC 2200)

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Publications

Recent 

Honeycutt J.A., Keary K.M, Kania V.M & Chrobak, J.J. (2016) Developmental age differentially mediates the calcium-binding proteins paravalbumin in the rat: evidence for a selective decrease in hippocampal parvalbumin cell counts. Developmental Neuroscience, doi 10.1159/000444447.

Long L.L., Bunce J.G, & Chrobak, J.J. (2015) Theta variation and spatiotemporal scaling along the septotemporal axis of the hippocampus. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience Mar 16; 9:37, doi 10,3389./fnsys.2015,00037. eCollection 2015.

Representative

Long L.L.,Hinman J.R., Chen C-M., Stevenson I.H., Read H.L., Escabi, M.A. & Chrobak, J.J. (2014) Novel acoustic stimuli can alter locomotor speed to hippocampal theta relationship. Hippocampus.2014 Sep; 24(9):1053-8. doi: 10.1002/hipo.22308.

Long L.L, Hinman J.R., Chen C-M., Escabi, M.A. & Chrobak, J.J. (2014) Theta dynamics in rat: speed and acceleration across the septotemporal axis. PLoS One May 19; 9(5: e97987. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097987.

Penley, S.C., Hinman J.R., Long L.L., Markus, E.M., Escabi, M.A. & Chrobak, J.J. (2013) Novel space alters theta and gamma synchrony across the longitudinal axis of the hippocampus. Frontiers in Systems Neuroscence, Jun 25; 7:20. doi: 10.3389/fnsys.2013.00020. eCollection 2013.

Hinman, J.R., Penley, S.C., Escabi, M.A. & Chrobak, J.J. (2012)Ketamine disrupts theta synchrony across the septotemporal axis of the CA1 region of hippocampus. Journal of Neurophysiology 109:570-9.

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Honors and Awards

Grant Review Panels: NINDS NST-1; NIH BRAIN Initiative

Journal Reviewing: JNeuroscience, Hippocampus, Frontiers in Neuroscience, J NeurophysiologyAdvisory

Panels: National Scientific Advisory Council AFAR