… Inhibitory synapse dynamics Brain function depends on neural communication in circuits, which … closer to the cell body. When they examined how inhibitory synapse patterns changed with experience (e.g. when an …
… Lab. Essentially, by meticulously mapping every thalamic synapse on 15 neurons in layer 2/3 of the visual cortex in … individual visual cortex neurons. The variance in thalamic synapse numbers was not just at a cellular level, but also …
… a constraint that shapes information flow and circuit function, including plasticity. To address this hypothesis it … are organized within polarized neurons to support synaptic function, 2) How glycolytic energy states within single neurons influence their function and plasticity during behavior, and 3) How …
… Alzheimer’s degrades their structure and therefore their function A new MIT study finds that Alzheimer’s disease … for hosting incoming connections (measured in terms of synapse-hosting spines protruding from the vine-like … Research Article visual cortex , neurodegeneration , synapse , gamma Print Share In the media Genetic Engineering …
… fluorescence (center). The overall likelihood of each synapse releasing neurotransmitter is mapped (right). Work is … move around the cortex and what that means for brain function. Khona presented models of how timing relationships …
… Brain Cell Type Diversity Abstract: To understand the function of the brain and how its dysfunction leads to brain … with each other and what their roles are in circuit function. At the Allen Institute, we have built multiple … and integrative investigations of cellular and circuit function, development, and evolution of the mammalian brain. …