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Harbal Rai

Virginia Tech

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Input-and cell-type-specific developmental alterations to thalamic synapses in a Dravet syndrome mouse model

Mona Safari, Rutvi Desai, Harbal Rai, Tyler J. Roberts, Rabeya Khondaker, Julia Smith, Sharon A. Swanger

This study examines synapse function in thalamic regions of Dravet syndrome mice before, during, and after seizures, revealing persistent input- and cell-type-specific synaptic deficits in adulthood.

bioRxiv · Feb 13, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience