Molecular and Cellular | Picower Institute

Picower Institute scientists probe the role of genes, proteins and molecules in the physiology and action of neurons and glia, including how synaptic connections change. To learn more about these or other areas of inquiry, select them under Research Topics and you'll find relevant Picower people, discoveries and events.

April 1, 2020

News Feature

Institute researchers are advancing their work in many ways despite time away from the lab required to corral Covid-19

March 13, 2020

Research Feature

Research on how the brain processes sight has told neuroscientists much about how the brain works more broadly

January 30, 2020

Research findings

Neuroscientists identify genes that modulate the disease’s toxic effects

January 2, 2020

Research Findings

Review in Science traces progress in studying the neural substrate for storing memories

December 13, 2019

Research Findings

Plasticity underlying amblyopia found in visual cortex layer 4

November 14, 2019

Events

The inaugural symposium of the Alana Down Syndrome Center

October 18, 2019

Events

Experts from around the world discuss "Neural Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition"

October 7, 2019

News Feature

25 Years of Picower Institute research

October 3, 2019

New Research

Integrating patient-derived brain cell types with vasculature, computer models will yield powerful research platform

September 19, 2019

Research findings

Detailed observations in the lateral septum indicate region processes movement, reward information to help direct behavior

August 6, 2019

Research findings

Novel study shows protein CPG15 acts as a molecular proxy of experience to mark synapses for stabilization

May 7, 2019

Research Findings

New findings help explain the surprising discovery that exposure to flickering light reduces amyloid plaques in mice