John I. Johnson, Ph.D.
Purdue University; Professor

Research interest is in the diversity and evolution of mammalian brains: correlation of specializations in brain sensory systems with specialized behavioral and structural adaptations. Current methods in use include comparisons, across species, genuses, families, orders and classes, of brain structures, using the extensive Michigan State collection of mammalian and other vertebrate brains; experimentation with various methods of electronic imaging of brain structures, especially as related to quantitative assessment of structural specializations; and correlation of brain diversity with computerized analysis of phylogenetic relationships.

Brain Biodiversity Bank