… Award honors Elly Nedivi’s research on cortical plasticity November 6, 2023 Picower People The Krieg Cortical … that enable the brain to adapt to experience CPG15 candidateplasticitygenes CPG2 multiphoton microscopy visual cortex synaptic …
… the cellular mechanisms that underlie activity-dependent plasticity in the developing and adult brain through studies … structural dynamics, identification of the participating genes, and characterization of the proteins they encode. Her work to identify “candidateplasticitygenes” has yielded many insights, …
… ’s lab, which started at MIT in 1998, has discovered genes underlying plasticity – the capability of the central nervous system to … or weaker. Nedivi wanted to know how. She set out to find “candidateplasticitygenes.” Nedivi’s screens led to hundreds …
… 14, 2022 Research Feature A Picower Institute primer on ‘plasticity,’ the brain’s amazing ability to constantly adapt to and learn from experience plasticitycandidateplasticitygenes IGF1 autism A Picower Institute primer on ‘plasticity,’ …