Neurobiology

Neurobiology

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

Susumu Tonegawa
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Susumu Tonegawa

Picower Professor of Biology and Neuroscience; Director, RIKEN-MIT Laboratory for Neural Circuit Genetics

Susumu Tonegawa investigates the biological underpinnings of learning and memory in rodents.

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

Brain cell types are affected differently by Rett Syndrome mutation

Whitehead Institute researchers uncover a new clue toward understanding the molecular basis of Parkinson’s disease

New approach enables a closer look at brain cell organelle