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.

Neuroscientists identify brain circuit that encodes timing of events

Aspiring physician explores the many levels of human health

Scientists identify specific brain region and circuits controlling attention

New gene regulation model provides insight into brain development

To distinguish contexts, animals think probabilistically, study suggests

Seemingly similar, two neurons show distinct styles as they interact with the same muscle partner

How planarians rewire their eyes to their brains after injury

The story behind the science: How discovery develops