(https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-70319-4) Calcium imaging is a crucial and widely-used tool in modern systems neuroscience for monitoring neuronal activity. Typically, researchers assume that calcium transients reflect action potential firing. However, new findings by Milicevic et al. reveal that the strongest optical signals are generated when an action potential occurs on top of a plateau potential. Additionally, their […]
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Trakhtenberg lab discovers novel mechanism of axon regeneration
A new discovery from Trakhtenberg lab, recently published in Experimental Neurology, revealed a novel class of molecular regulators of axon regeneration. The discovery was covered in the news article, UConn Health Researchers Find that Youthful Proteins Help Nerves Regrow (by Kim Krieger, published in UConn Today). The study was funded by the NIH National Eye […]
Ashiti Damania (Trakhtenberg lab) won University Scholar Award
Ashiti Damania from Dr. Trakhtenberg’s lab won University Scholar Award UConn undergraduate student, Ashiti Damania, who did her honors thesis and was a research assistant in Dr. Trakhtenberg’s lab over the past 3 years through graduation this Spring, won a prestigious University Scholar Award and co-authored 4 published research articles.