Research

Astrocytes in memory and plasticity We modulate astrocytic activity in brain slices and in-vivo to test their contribution to neuronal plasticity and memory processes	Astrocytes encode the location of reward We use 2-photon microscopy to image astrocytes, and see how they are involved in reward perception	Imaging Memory We image neuronal activity in recent and remote memory of mice behaving in a virtual reality.
Astrocytes and neurons in behavior We manipulate neuronal and glial activity in behaving mice using optogenetic and chemogenetic tools to examine the involvement of these cells in recent and remote memory	CLARITY of recent and remote memory We map the ensembles of recent and remote memory in clear brains	Glial modulation We are continuously creating and optimizing new viral tools aimed to deliver optogenetic and pharmacogenetic agents into glial cells
Our Toys We use state of the art molecular, electrophysiological, imaging and behavioral tools. CLICK TO SEE	Astrocytic Heterogeneity "Astrocytes" - one word for a big family... we are using state of the art molecular biology techniques to define astrocytic sub-populations, and understand their unique contributions to physiology.	Movies Watch CLARITY and 2-Photon imaging movies

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