Without key extracellular protein, neuronal axons break and synaptic connections fall apart June 12, 2023 … protein called Perlecan. Without that protein in Drosophila fruit flies, researchers at The Picower Institute …
For high schoolers, summer starts with extra exposure to biomedical science June 23, 2022 … MIT to get information and inspiration stem cells autism drosophila neurodegeneration DEIJ Just before school was out …
Study reveals a protein’s key contribution to heterogeneity of neurons November 29, 2021 … junction synapse synapse function synapse formation drosophila NMJ https://elifesciences.org/articles/72841 …
Seemingly similar, two neurons show distinct styles as they interact with the same muscle partner July 07, 2020 … reveal distinct propensities for change, or “plasticity” drosophila synapse function synaptic plasticity …
What separates the strong from the weak among connections in the brain July 10, 2018 … imaging techniques in the model organism of the fruitfly Drosophila to focus on “active zones,” which are fundamental …
Study finds ‘volume dial’ for turning neural communication up or down May 06, 2020 … synapse function synaptic transmission synaptic plasticity drosophila https://elifesciences.org/articles/55443 …
Livestreaming the Brain March 15, 2024 … new live imaging methods for his studies of how neurons in drosophila fruit flies develop their circuit communications …
The story behind the science: How discovery develops June 25, 2020 … what it can take to publish new knowledge epilepsy drosophila calcium imaging endocytosis …