… layer is where there is relatively high flexibility or “plasticity,” even in the adult brain. Yet, thalamic … to confirm that the overlapping labels are indeed synaptic contacts. To confirm their first indications of … thalamic synapses they are likely to exhibit significant “plasticity.” Another is that the surprising benefit of …
… syndrome Fragile X Syndrome Huntington's Disease candidate plasticity genes Bipolar Disorder IGF1 mGluR5 CPG2 DNA’s … (PNAS) . I n fundamental research on mechanisms of synapticplasticity —the way neurons change their circuit … treatment strategy by performing fundamental research on synapticplasticity (which is a core research theme at The …
… 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 …
… lab in 1998. She wanted to study the molecular basis of “plasticity,” the way the brain builds and edits circuit … connections with their excitatory partners. Inhibitory synaptic connections had never been visualized live before … or shrink and grow? Doing that would require developing synaptic fluorescent markers and two-photon microscopy for …
