Simone Brachtendorf

The paper identifies differences in synaptic nanoarchitectures between prefrontal and somatosensory cortices, linking loose coupling to higher order brain functions.

The paper compares synaptic properties of pyramidal neurons in M2 to those in M1 and PFC, finding M2 synapses exhibit intermediate characteristics between the two.

The paper proposes a framework to identify the presence of a series-connected replacement pool in synaptic vesicle dynamics using electrophysiological methods.

The paper measures the Ca2+ sensitivity of Syt1-triggered release in neocortical synapses and finds it has high affinity and cooperativity.