Alonso Barrantes Freer

EDUCATION

College / University

Universidad de Costa Rica

Highest Degree

Medical Doctor

Major Subjects

Medicine and Surgery

Country

Costa Rica

Lab Experience

Training in behavioral neuroscience: Stereotaxic surgery, behavioral tests, brain and perfusion, brain neurochemistry (HPLC-EC)

Projects / Research

Practical training in 6-OHDA rat model of Parkinson's Disease, as well as in a rat model of Depression based on housing conditions. Neuroscience Research Program, University of Costa Rica

Scholarships / Awards

2007 – 2008:	Stipend by the International Max Planck Research School
1999 – 2007:	Stimulus Scholarship (exemption from tuition fees), University of Costa Rica

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS AND GOALS

My main interest is the study of biological circuits, in physiological as well as in pathological conditions. I am fascinated by the way the brain circuitry integrates different stimuli and how this input can finally be expressed as many different outputs. I think that a deeper knowledge of the anatomical-physiological configuration is extremely important for the final understanding of the brain.