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… consequences. “What started in 2016 with optogenetic and visual stimulation in mice has expanded to a multitude of … of brain atrophy, in one case, and changes in immune system activity in another. So far, sensory studies have not … regulating circulation and indeed the brain’s vasculature system. A hypothesis of Tsai’s lab right now is that sensory …

… Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition" hippocampus cortex visual system multiphoton microscopy Though the neuroscience … or calm – varies the ability of neurons in circuits of the visual cortex to encode information and showed how a …

… technology that makes neurons controllable with flashes of visual light, to directly manipulate neural functions in … a therapeutic strategy for amblyopia, a developmental visual disorder in which children who have visual impairment … if original visual impairment is corrected and the visual system is temporarily shut down, the brain essentially …

… might change over time. Researchers used a live imaging system to capture both neurons (red) and their surrounding … the brain responded using a custom-built in vivo imaging system in the lab of collaborator and co-senior author Elly … how myelin was changing over time as mice reconfigured the visual cortex as sight became deprived in one eye,” said …

…   An Emergent Model of Orientation Selectivity in Cat Visual Cortical Simple Cells A Point Process Framework for … during rapid eye movement sleep Neural mechanisms of visual working memory in the prefrontal cortex of the macaque … neurons in inferior temporal cortex during memory-guided visual search The prefrontal cortex and cognitive control …

… Mriganka Sur Heller is  studying single neurons in the visual cortex of awake, attentive subjects to understand … Specifically, she is recording from both the primary visual cortex (V1) and the hippocampal CA1 region in … learned the space, and investigating how changes in the visual stimuli induce changes in the population responses in …

… filaments. The researchers designed a genetically encoded system in which one of these subunits is continuously … events In this study, the researchers first used their system to record activation of c-fos in neurons growing in a … it with a light microscope. The researchers designed their system to be modular, so that different epitope tags can be …

… working memory-related activity across hemispheres as visual targets ‘cross’ between the left and right visual hemifields. Tushar Chauhan Mark Bear Chauhan's … to unveil the molecular mechanisms of how the nervous system senses signals from the gut and how these molecular …

… of Alzheimer’s protein via the brain’s glymphatic system, new study suggests. Alzheimer's dementia … of Alzheimer’s protein via the brain’s glymphatic system, new study suggests. Studies at MIT and elsewhere are … a hallmark of AD pathology, via the brain’s glymphatic system, a recently discovered “plumbing” network parallel to …