Assistant Professor-in-Residence
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute
2825 50th St.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone:  (916) 703-0435
E-mail:  scnoctor@ucdavis.edu

Dr. Noctor studies development of cortical structures in the central nervous system.  The cerebral cortex consists of billions of neurons and glia that are produced over a relatively short period of time during development.  Dr. Noctor investigates factors that control proliferation of the precursor cells that produce cortical neurons and glia, and how cortical cells migrate over long distances to reach their appropriate position in the developing brain.