Vanessa J. Li

Activity-dependent alteration of early myelin ensheathment in a developing sensory circuit

This study investigates how patterned visual experience affects early myelin ensheathment in Xenopus tadpoles by manipulating neuronal activity with strobe light and measuring calcium responses.

Sodium-Calcium Exchanger Mediates Sensory-Evoked Glial Calcium Transients in the Developing Retinotectal System

The paper shows that sodium-calcium exchangers (NCX) are critical for visually-evoked calcium transients in radial astrocytes during Xenopus laevis retinotectal development.

The effects of the NMDAR co-agonist D-serine on the structure and function of the optic tectum

This study examines how chronic D-serine administration affects the structure and function of the developing optic tectum in Xenopus, showing changes in dendritic morphology and retinotopic map organization.