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TWiN 29: Astrocytes close the critical period

  • May 2, 2022
  • Tagged as: brain circuit, critical period, metalloproteinase, neurobiology, neuroscience, synapse, visual cortex, visual plasticity

TWiN explains the finding that in the mouse visual cortex, astrocytes are key elements in the experience-dependent wiring of brain circuits.

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TWiN 4: It’s a trap!

  • January 9, 2020
  • Tagged as: ACBAR, exoxomes, gag protein, information transfer, memory, neurology, neuroscience, retrotransposon, synapse

Jason visits the TWiN studio to explain Arc Capsid Bearing Any RNAs (ACBARs), virus-like capsids that transfer genetic information between neurons.

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TWiN 2: Cells that fire together wire together

  • November 5, 2019
  • Tagged as: AMPA receptor, hippocampus, long term potentiation, memory, nervous system, neuroscience, synapse, synaptic strength, synaptic transmission

The TWiN team explain the basic principles of synaptic transmission, and review a classic paper demonstrating that recycling endosomes are important for modifying synaptic strength, which is involved in information storage and processing.

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TWiN 1: The ultimate challenge

  • October 26, 2019
  • Tagged as: behavior, cognitive, consciousness, learning, memory, motor, nerve, neural circuit, neuron, neuroscience, perception, sensory, synapse

The synaptics launch the first episode of TWiN by revealing their training, research interests, and goals for the podcast.

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