Neurobiology

Neurobiology

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

Elly Nedivi
Faculty Spotlight

Elly Nedivi

William R. (1964) and Linda R. Young Professor of Neuroscience

Elly Nedivi studies the mechanisms underlying brain circuit plasticity — characterizing the genes and proteins involved, as well as visualizing synaptic and neuronal remodeling in the living mouse brain.

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Microscope system sharpens scientists’ view of neural circuit connections

New findings activate a better understanding of Rett syndrome’s causes

Meet the MIT Bio Faculty: Sara Prescott

Individual neurons mix multiple RNA edits of key synapse protein, study finds

Individual neurons mix multiple RNA edits of key synapse protein, fly study finds

Study connects neural gene expression differences to functional distinctions

Brady Weissbourd named Klingenstein-Simons Fellow