Laura Moreno Velasquez

This study shows binge feeding increases food intake by suppressing olfactory flavor representation in the anterior piriform cortex through specific neuronal activity patterns.

The paper investigates connectivity between thorny and athorny CA3 pyramidal neurons and finds asymmetric input patterns that may explain their sequential activation during sharp waves.

This study investigates the role of synapsin isoforms in presynaptic plasticity at hippocampal mossy fiber boutons in male mice, finding decreased short-term and increased long-term plasticity upon synapsin deletion.

The paper identifies primate-specific CAMK2B splice variants regulated by branch point weakening, showing their role in long-term potentiation and learning.

This paper introduces a CRISPR-Cas9-engineered mouse model for GPI-anchor deficiency that mirrors human phenotypes, including cognitive impairments and epilepsy, and identifies synaptic transmission deficits.

The paper introduces synaptoPAC, an optogenetic tool that induces presynaptic plasticity by increasing transmitter release at specific brain synapses.

This study investigates circuit-specific dendritic development in the piriform cortex, finding distinct developmental phases and functional mechanisms in layer 2a and 2b neurons.

This study shows RIM-BP2 has different roles in neurotransmitter release at hippocampal mossy fiber and pyramidal CA3-CA1 synapses, with RIM-BP2 promoting vesicle docking/priming at mossy fibers by recruiting Munc13-1.