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Morgan Sheng

… mental illnesses. Parkinson's disease Glia synaptic plasticity neurodegeneration therapeutics psychiatric … on the molecular cellular biology of synapses and synaptic plasticity, and pathogenic mechanisms of neurodegenerative … in the postsynaptic membrane that regulate the remarkable plasticity of neuronal connections. At Genentech he built and …

Orthogonal scanning microscope

… & Inventions The brain’s ability to learn comes from “plasticity,” in which neurons constantly edit and remodel the … they make with other neurons to form circuits. To study plasticity, neuroscientists seek to track it at high resolution across whole cells, but plasticity doesn’t wait for slow microscopes to keep pace, …

Colloquium on the Brain and Cognition with Michelle Monje, MD, PhD, Stanford University

… activity is a critical regulator of development and plasticity. Activity-dependent proliferation of healthy glial … oligodendrocytes contributes to adaptive myelination. This plasticity of myelin tunes neural circuit function and … that dysregulated or “hijacked” mechanisms of myelin plasticity might similarly promote malignant cell …

Picower Lecture with Fred "Rusty" Gage, PhD

… , MA 02139 United States The Picower Lectures Neural Plasticity Public Event Fred "Rusty" Gage, PhD is a Professor … on the adult central nervous system, and unexpected plasticity and adaptability to environmental stimulation that …

How synapses change

… the brain flexible and adaptable (a property called “plasticity”). If it weren’t, we couldn’t learn or remember … and “post-” synaptic sides of a synapse interact to set plasticity in motion. In 2005, for example, Littleton and lab … the same muscle differ in their ability to engage in plasticity. Phasic neurons, which emit big bursts of the …

Two Decades of Discovery and Impact

… and Memory Motivation and Behavior Neural Circuits Neural Plasticity Public Event Join us in celebrating the Picower … Neuroscience" 10:45-11:45 - SESSION 2 - DEVELOPMENT & PLASTICITY (Moderated by Morgan Sheng , Professor, Broad … Chen , Boston University, "Investigating Learning and Plasticity Through Vertically Integrated Neuroscience" …
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