Research Interests
Pain; Plasticity; Regeneration; Sensory neurons; spinal cord injury; Sympathetic neurons
Dr. Ramer’s research focuses on sensory neurons by examining how low sensory information works at the spinal cord level, how signals are processed to transmit pain and manage locomotion, how sensory fibres can reconnect with the spinal cord after injury, and how uninjured fibres compensate for damaged ones. He also looks at whether exercise and growth factors can be used to improve recovery. Another major area of his work is in the profound changes in the sympathetic nervous system after spinal cord injury.