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A Signature Brain Wave That Signals Windows of Brain Plasticity

By January 31, 2023No Comments

Researchers from the Hensch Lab—led by MCB faculty Takao Hensch, Curriculum and Pedagogy Manager Kathleen Quast (Ph.D. ‘13), and then graduate student Rebecca Reh (Ph.D. ‘15)—have identified biomarkers that herald neuronal plasticity in the cerebral cortex. Their results appeared in a recent issue of the journal PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences).