Peter Wenner

Fascin in Dendritic Protrusions is Required for Synaptic Plasticity

This study shows fascin is present in dendritic spines and regulates synaptic plasticity, challenging previous assumptions about its role in neurons.

Whisker deprivation triggers a distinct form of cortical homeostatic plasticity that is impaired in the Fmr1 KO

This study shows that Fmr1 KO mice exhibit impaired homeostatic plasticity after whisker deprivation, affecting neuronal recruitment and excitability thresholds.

GABAergic synaptic scaling is triggered by changes in spiking activity rather than AMPA receptor activation

The paper shows that GABAergic synaptic scaling, not AMPAergic scaling, homeostatically controls spiking levels by responding to changes in spiking activity rather than direct receptor activation.

The type 2 diabetes factor methylglyoxal mediates axon initial segment shortening and neuronal network activity changes

This study shows that methylglyoxal, a metabolite of glucose, reduces axon initial segment length and modulates neuronal network activity in type 2 diabetic mice.

Homeostatic recovery of embryonic spinal activity initiated by compensatory changes in resting membrane potential.

The paper identifies depolarization of resting membrane potential as a fast homeostatic mechanism for recovery of embryonic spinal network activity following neurotransmitter receptor blockade.