A fundamental question in neuroscience is how synapses are assembled in living animals to produce behaviors and store memories. Dr. Daniel Colón-Ramos and his lab address these questions by studying the cell biology of the neuronal synapse. In the first part of his seminar series, he introduces approaches his group has pioneered and implemented to image and manipulate synapses in vivo and with single-cell resolution in the nematode C.elegans. He also discusses fundamental aspects of genetics, cell biology and neuroscience which are necessary for understanding his research program and, more generally, for understanding how scientists make use of model organisms to generate new knowledge.
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Cell Biology of the Neuronal Synapse and Behavior in C. elegans
How is the neuronal synapse assembled to produce specific behaviors and store memories? Dr. Colon-Ramos studies C. elegans to address this fundamental question. (Talk recorded in July 2017)
- Part 1: Cell Biology of the Neuronal Synapse and Behavior in C. elegansAudience:
- Student
- Researcher
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:34:04 - Part 2: Mechanisms of Neuronal Synapse Assembly and Function: Lessons from C. elegansAudience:
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:38:27 - Part 3: Actuating Memory: How C. elegans Remembers a Learned Behavioral PreferenceAudience:
- Educators of H. School / Intro Undergrad
- Educators of Adv. Undergrad / Grad
Duration: 00:37:57