Neurobiology

Neurobiology

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

Martha Constantine-Paton
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Martha Constantine-Paton

Professor Emerita

Martha Constantine-Paton uses a combination of classical and modern genetic tools in mice to study the contributions of specific brain regions to normal behavior.

Study finds hub linking movement and motivation in the brain

Tasting Light

BRAIN grant will fund new tools to study astrocytes

How brain cells pick which connections to keep

Speeding up drug discovery for brain diseases

Study reveals how glial cells may play key epilepsy role

Study shows how specific gene variants may raise bipolar disorder risk

Real-time readouts of thinking in rats