Richard Kopchock III, PhD
Neuroscientist studying stroke recovery and circuit reorganization through in vivo imaging, optogenetics, and computer vision.
About Me →Projects
Open Field Behavior Analysis
Tracks distance, velocity, zone occupancy, and movement states from open-field behavior videos.
InfarQuant
Segments and quantifies stroke-induced infarcts from rodent brain immunohistochemistry images.
IRL Pokédex
A real-life Pokédex that classifies all 151 Gen 1 Pokémon using a fine-tuned CNN and reads their Pokédex entries aloud with a custom text-to-speech voice.
Research
Optogenetic Stimulation of the Lateral Cerebellar Nucleus Mitigates Stroke-Induced Disruption of Motor Cortex Activity and Behavior
Submitted•2026
Cerebellar optogenetic stimulation restores motor cortex activity and network dynamics after stroke in mice.
The sex-specific VC neurons are mechanically activated motor neurons that facilitate serotonin-induced egg laying in C. elegans
Journal of Neuroscience•2021
Mechanically activated VC motor neurons enable serotonin-induced egg laying in C. elegans.
Luminal Vascular Dysfunction Drives Rapid Blood Brain Barrier Injury in Hyperglycemic Stroke: Key Roles for Luminal Glycocalyx and Complement
Submitted•2026
Glycocalyx loss and complement activation drive blood-brain barrier breakdown in hyperglycemic stroke.