Four MIT faculty elected 2016 AAAS Fellows November 21, 2016 … mechanisms underlying activity-dependent synaptic plasticity.” Howard E. Shrobe , a principal research …
Bear earns amblyopia research award June 28, 2021 … amblyopia based on the fundamental principles of synaptic plasticity I have spent my life working to elucidate,” said …
Astrocyte cells critical for learning skilled movements March 10, 2023 … their connections with each other, a process called “plasticity” that enables learning. The interventions each …
Creating new treatments for amblyopia November 21, 2016 … that may unlock the visual cortex of children, enhance plasticity, and restore vision, she adds. The exciting …
Resolving a seeming contradiction, study advances understanding of visual recognition memory September 27, 2023 … a phenomenon they’ve dubbed “stimulus-selective response plasticity” (SRP). Data from the paper show a sharp but brief …
Study of synapse strength focuses on ‘active zones’ March 16, 2021 … to reflect learning and experience – a phenomenon called plasticity – and might also suggest ways to adjust synaptic …