News
Complex brain cell connections in the cerebellum more common than believed (July 27, 2023)
https://biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/purkinje-cell-structures-cerebellum
‘Splice-switching’ strategy boosts SYNGAP1 expression (March 21, 2023)
Alleviating SYNGAP1 haploinsufficiency in disease models by redirecting alternative splicing (March 13, 2023)
https://biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/features/alleviating-syngap-haploinsufficiency-alternative-splicing
Changes in neuronal signaling in the cerebellum linked to sensory-avoidant behavior in autism (November 29, 2021).
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https://researchnews.bsd.uchicago.edu/2021/11/29/changes-in-neuronal-signaling-in-the-cerebellum-linked-to-sensory-avoidant-behavior-in-autism/
Memory Makes the Brain — Preview by Elise Wachspress (January 4, 2021)
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Neuroscientists call for more comprehensive view of how brain forms memories (July 5, 2017)
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https://sciencelife.uchospitals.edu/2017/07/05/neuroscientists-call-for-more-comprehensive-view-of-how-brain-forms-memories/
Blending science and art: A UChicago graduate student explores the artistic side of her research (Nov 3, 2016)
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https://sciencelife.uchospitals.edu/2016/11/03/blending-science-and-art-a-uchicago-graduate-student-explores-the-artistic-side-of-her-research/
Surplus of synapses may stunt motor skills in autism (Jan 5, 2015)
https://spectrumnews.org/news/surplus-of-synapses-may-stunt-motor-skills-in-autism/
Autism, Purkinje Cells, and the Cerebellum Are Intertwined (Nov 25, 2014)
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-athletes-way/201411/autism-purkinje-cells-and-the-cerebellum-are-intertwined
Hansel Lab publication indicates that motor coordination issues in autism are caused by abnormal neural connections (Nov 24, 2014)
https://neurobiology.uchicago.edu/page/hansel-lab-publication-indicates-motor-coordination-issues-autism-are-caused-abnormal-neural
A New Dial on the Neuronal Mixing Board (July 12, 2012)
https://sciencelife.uchospitals.edu/2012/07/12/a-new-dial-on-the-neuronal-mixing-board/