… Years of basic research on genes involved in synaptic plasticity led Mriganka Sur ’s lab to discover that in mouse … and circuit-specific problems in the maturation and plasticity of cortical neurons. The dysfunction, which …
… circuits based on experience, a property called “plasticity,” to help people improve their sensory abilities. … in brain tissue, for instance to study how it changes with plasticity. “I have long been interested in sensory-motor … lab’s expertise on experience-dependent visual cortical plasticity to explore interventional strategies for restoring …
… new circuit connections, via processes known as “synaptic plasticity” and “dendritic spine formation.” Importantly, … that both increased intrinsic excitability and synaptic plasticity work hand in hand to form engrams and that these …
