Kaiyu Zheng

The paper shows that sensory experience increases glutamate release and strengthens synaptic connections in the barrel cortex, leading to changes in the functional connectome.

The paper shows that sensory-stimulation LTP increases synaptic fidelity while reducing excitation at thalamocortical connections, generating spatially intersecting glutamate discharges.

This study shows that LTP induces astroglial withdrawal, increasing glutamate spillover and inter-synaptic communication.

The paper uses multiplex imaging to simultaneously measure presynaptic Ca2+ and glutamate release at multiple synapses in situ.

This study uses multiplexed multiphoton imaging to examine the relationship between synaptic activity and astroglial responses in the intact brain, finding that astrocytic Ca2+ elevations often precede presynaptic Ca2+ signals.