In a new publication, MPFI Scientists demonstrate that ALS-linked protein VAP anchors mitochondria near dendritic spines...
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A Molecular Anchor: Scientists identify ALS-linked protein VAP as key stabilizer of mitochondria
Internationally Recognized Leader in Biosensor Development to Join Jupiter’s Max Planck
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) announces that neuroscientist Dr. Lin Tian has been appointed as its...
Insulin-like hormones critical for brain plasticity
Research from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience has identified a mechanism through which insulin-like...
A Butterfly Effect
New Research finds that Protein Kinase C delta activity triggered by the plasticity of just a few synapses regulates cell...
Max Planck Florida Researcher Receives Prestigious NIH New Innovator Award
Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) announces that Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki has been awarded an NIH...
Experience Required: A role for vision in the development of inhibitory networks
Brain function, much like many other areas of life, is all about balance. Excitatory neurons that increase the activity of...
Spot the difference: Brain changes that enable fine visual discrimination learning
Our visual perception of the world is often thought of as relatively stable. However, like all of our cognitive functions...
Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award
Nominations are now open! The Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award recognizes a young neuroscience investigator for...
Ready, Set … GO!
Scientists discover a brain circuit that triggers the execution of planned movement. Planned movement is essential to our...
Understanding Binocular Vision: How MPFI Researchers are Working to Understand How Vision Comes Together
Everything we see, from a work of art to the laugh lines on a loved one’s face, are seen not only with our eyes but...
Cartography of the Visual Cortex: Charting a New Course for the Organization of Visual Space
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) have uncovered a surprisingly complex yet...
Local supply chains in neurons: who gets the goods?
Scientists discover a tight relationship between the local protein synthesis machinery and its nascent protein products in...
Imaging Single Spine Structural Plasticity at the Nanoscale Level
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) have developed a new imaging technique capable of...
Molecular Bridge Mediates Inhibitory Synapse Specificity in the Cortex
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) have discovered that the cell adhesion protein...
Small Cluster, Big Implications: Specialized Inhibitory Cluster Gates Plasticity during Fear Learning
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) have uncovered a new role for a distinct...
Gold Digger: Neural Networks at the Nexus of Data Science and Electron microscopy
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience used machine learning to develop a new, fully automated...
Max Planck Florida and Zeiss Announce Research Partnership
Max Planck Florida announces that it has formed a research collaboration partnership with Zeiss. Using an LSM 980 NLO next...
New approach reveals structure and function of individual synapses
An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a novel...
Molecular break on learning: uncovering a potential therapeutic strategy to prevent memory loss
Researchers from the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience Uncover a Surprising New Role for the Protein Centaurin...
Early visual experience drives precise alignment of cortical networks critical for binocular vision
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience identify three distinct cortical representations that...
In Vivo Imaging of CREB Dynamics: Coupling Sensory Experience to Activity
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have developed a first-of-its-kind approach for studying...
Uncovering the presynaptic distribution and profile of mitochondria
Scientists from Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience (MPFI) and the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine...
MPFI Researchers Develop Newly Devised Strategy that Allows the Linking of Phenotype to Genotype
The power and convenience of modern-day word-processing programs, like Microsoft Word, have revolutionized our daily tasks...
Unexpected Mechanism Allows CaMKII to Decode Calcium Signal
In an increasingly connected world, translators and interpreters play a key role in the exchange of ideas and information...
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Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award
Nominations are now open! The Peter Gruss Young Investigator Award recognizes a young neuroscience investigator for...
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A Molecular Anchor: Scientists identify ALS-linked protein VAP as key stabilizer of mitochondria
In a new publication, MPFI Scientists demonstrate that ALS-linked protein VAP anchors mitochondria near dendritic spines...
Amygdala Intercalated Cells: Gatekeepers and Conveyors of Internal State to the Circuits of Emotion
Generating adaptive behavioral responses to emotionally salient stimuli requires evaluation of complex associations...
What and Where: Location-Dependent Feature Sensitivity as a Canonical Organizing Principle of the Visual System
Traditionally, functional representations in early visual areas are conceived as retinotopic maps preserving ego-centric...
A sinusoidal transformation of the visual field is the basis for periodic maps in area V2
Retinotopic maps of many visual areas are thought to follow the fundamental principles described for the primary visual...
Rapid Ultrastructural Changes in the PSD and Surrounding Membrane after Induction of Structural LTP in Single Dendritic Spines
The structural plasticity of dendritic spines is considered to be an important basis of synaptic plasticity, learning, and...
Deletion of ErbB4 Disrupts Synaptic Transmission and Long-Term Potentiation of Thalamic Input to Amygdalar Medial Paracapsular Intercalated Cells
Identification of candidate risk genes and alteration in the expression of proteins involved in regulating inhibitory...
Imaging neuronal protein signaling dynamics in vivo
The activity patterns of Individual neurons are highly coordinated and synchronized within neuronal circuits in the brain...
IgSF11 homophilic adhesion proteins promote layer-specific synaptic assembly of the cortical interneuron subtype
The most prominent structural hallmark of the mammalian neocortical circuitry is the layer-based organization of specific...
Autonomous Purkinje cell activation instructs bidirectional motor learning through evoked dendritic calcium signaling
The signals in cerebellar Purkinje cells sufficient to instruct motor learning have not been systematically determined...
Viral Injection and Cranial Window Implantation for In Vivo Two-Photon Imaging
Abstract Two-photon (2P) imaging has proven to be a powerful tool for investigating neural structure and function both in...
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IMPRS for Synapses and Circuits
The International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Synapses and Circuits provides innovative and individualized...