Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have gained new insight into the genetic and
neuronal circuit mechanisms that may contribute to impaired sociability in some forms of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Not exact matches
«This is a step in understanding how the
neuronal mechanisms of memory and early sensory experiences form brain
circuits in the early developmental stage, not only in birds, but also in humans and other species.»
«This
mechanism could also be used in many other
neuronal circuits, where one input regulates how another input moves through the network,» Dr. Augustinaite said.
Our group focuses on some of the fundamental
mechanisms underlying the development of
neuronal circuits in the cerebral cortex.
Dr. Jessell, the Claire Tow professor in the departments of Neuroscience and Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics at Columbia University, was selected for his pioneering work in discovering the principles of the molecular
mechanisms that direct
neuronal diversity and
circuit assembly in the vertebrate central nervous system.
A persistent challenge in unraveling
mechanisms that regulate memory function is how to bridge the gap between inter-molecular dynamics of single proteins, activity of individual synapses and emerging properties of
neuronal circuits.
Luchkina is working on determining how
neuronal synaptic and
circuit - level
mechanisms encode fear and extinction memories, and Missig is researching the
mechanisms of how autoimmune - related inflammation during pregnancy may be associated with autism spectrum disorders.