… synapses to transiently change connections (“short-term synapticplasticity”) produced neural activity patterns that mimicked … from intermittent neural activity backed up by short-term synapticplasticity. “You need these kinds of mechanisms to …
… change in response to experience, a capability known as “plasticity.” In 2006, for example, Bear and co-authors … Lab led the discovery that reduced sensory input weakens synaptic connections by a mechanism called long-term … the normal, or “fellow,” eye resets the threshold for synapticplasticity, allowing incoming sensory input to …
… to reflect learning and experience – a phenomenon called plasticity – and might also suggest ways to adjust synaptic strength when it is atypical in disorders such as … principles as fundamental elements of how neurons control synaptic growth and development,” he said. “Depending on …
… for amblyopia based on the fundamental principles of synapticplasticity I have spent my life working to elucidate,” said … for Neuroscience Award recognizes Professor Mark Bear’s synapticplasticity research, its translation to potential …
… revolutionary study in which he demonstrated the brain’s “plasticity” by showing how a developing ferret’s brain would … from the ears, Sur’s lab has gone on to study cortical plasticity intensely. His lab has produced powerful … lab showed how a protein that is crucial for regulating synapticplasticity is lacking in the developmental condition …