… deletion syndrome is caused by the absence of about 27 genes on chromosome 16. This deletion is characterized by … of specific mutations that cause autism. One of the genes in the 16p11.2 deletion region regulates the inhibitory … Award recognizes Professor Mark Bear’s synaptic plasticity research, its translation to potential amblyopia …
… allowing us to adapt to and learn from experience. This “plasticity” requires not only the flexibility to remove or … with consequential roles in activity-dependent neural plasticity. In several papers since, she has discovered …
… Deficiencies in synaptic development and change, or plasticity, have a role in many brain diseases such as autism … to an animal’s experience. By tinkering with different genes that modulate the degree of neuronal firing, they found …
… circuits based on experience, a property called “plasticity,” to help people improve their sensory abilities. … in brain tissue, for instance to study how it changes with plasticity. “I have long been interested in sensory-motor … lab’s expertise on experience-dependent visual cortical plasticity to explore interventional strategies for restoring …