Neurobiology

Neurobiology

synapse formation, maintenance, and pruning • learning and memory • behavior • neuronal cell fate and diversity • axonal guidance • diseases of the nervous system

Matthew A. Wilson
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Matthew A. Wilson

Sherman Fairchild Professor of Neuroscience and Picower Scholar

Matthew Wilson studies rodent learning and memory by recording and manipulating the activity of neurons during behavior and sleep.

Neural activity helps circuit connections mature into optimal signal transmitters

Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten

Manipulating time with torpor

Cellular interactions help explain vascular complications due to COVID-19 virus infection

Study suggests how the brain, with sleep, learns meaningful maps of spaces

Research findings: Open technology platform enables new versatility for neuroscience research with more naturalistic behavior

A cell protector collaborates with a killer

Bat cells possess a unique antiviral mechanism, preventing the SARS-CoV-2 virus from taking control