Postdoctoral Associate
Matthew Bryson earned his B.S. in Neuroscience from Washington and Lee University, where he investigated the effects of organophosphate pesticides on neural development. He received his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from Emory University, where he studied plasticity in spinal sensory circuitry after SCI, establishing the potential for dorsal horn circuits to generate epileptiform activity after injury. He recorded extracellular bursting activity from dorsal roots and electric field potentials from the dorsal horn in an ex-vivo intact spinal cord preparation and developed programs for analysis of bursting activity. Matthew's research in the Grill Lab will focus on investigating the effects of spinal cord stimulation on afferent pathways in preclinical models of diabetic neuropathy. His goal is to pursue an industry career in research and development of spinal and peripheral nerve stimulation devices to treat chronic pain.
Research Interests
Spinal Cord Stimulation