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Harvey Karten, MD, Pathology, La Jolla, CA

Harvey Jules Karten MD


Professor, Neurosciences, UC San Diego Sch. of Medicine

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  • Univ Of Ca Dept N M 008La Jolla, CA 92093

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Education & Training

  • National Capital Consortium
    National Capital ConsortiumPost-Doctoral Fellowship, 1961 - 1965
  • University of Colorado
    University of ColoradoResidency, Psychiatry, 1960 - 1961
  • University of Utah Health
    University of Utah HealthInternship, Internal Medicine, 1959 - 1960
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1959

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Member National Academy of Sciences, 2015
  • Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2005
  • Palay Award Society for Neuroscience, 2005
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • “Shepherd’s Crook” Neurons Drive and Synchronize the Enhancing and Suppressive Mechanisms of the Midbrain Stimulus Selection Network  
    Harvey Karten, MD, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Press Mentions

  • Stronger for Life Movie Review
    Stronger for Life Movie ReviewJuly 18th, 2021
  • Our Brains Are More like Birds' Than We Thought
    Our Brains Are More like Birds' Than We ThoughtJuly 5th, 2010

Grant Support

  • Tectopulvinar System: Motion Detection And EvolutionNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2001–2004
  • Dvr--Visual Pathways And The Origins Of NeocortexNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1992–1999
  • Building A Neuron Oriented Database Of The RetinaNational Institute Of Mental Health1998
  • Cholinergic Modulation Of Retinal Ganglion CellsNational Eye Institute1995–1998
  • Morphological And Chemical Specificity Of Ganglion CellsNational Eye Institute1994
  • Dvr: Visual Pathways And The Origins Of NeocortexNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1990–1993
  • Morphological &Chemical Specificity Of Ganglion CellsNational Eye Institute1990–1993
  • Organotopic Specificity In Autonomic PathwaysNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1986–1989
  • Lamination Of IPL And Target Specific Ganglion CellsNational Eye Institute1985–1989
  • Organotopic Specificity In Autonomic PathwaysNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke1985
  • Lamination Of IPL And Target Specific Ganglion CellsNational Eye Institute1985

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