Neurogenesis in the mammalian hippocampus persists throughout adulthood, but the function of newly-born hippocampal cells remains largely unknown. This dissertation investigates the effects of neurogenesis …
Learning to perceptually discriminate chemical signals in our environment (olfactory perceptual learning) is critical for survival. Multiple mechanisms have been implicated in olfactory perceptual learning, …
Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis (AHN) is the process through which newborn neurons are born and integrated into brain circuitry. Patients with conditions like Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) …
Population over the age of 65 is at a high risk of neurodegenerative diseases, especially Alzhiemer’s disease (AD), but there are currently no effective therapeutics …
Muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK) is a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase first found at the post-synaptic domains of neuromuscular junctions (NMJs). It has long been known …
The mammalian brain relies on neural stem cells (NSCs) to regenerate and replenish its many different cells throughout the organism’s lifetime, in a process known …
Neural stem cells (NSCs) are multipotent cells that have the potential to differentiate into multiple lineages that ultimately populate the brain with a mosaic of …