Brain Plasticity & Neuronal Compensation

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Which protein is responsible for the weakening of neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?

Protein Z

Protein Arc (correct)

Protein Y

Protein X

What did the researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT demonstrate in their study?

How the brain can change direction like a school of fish

How neurons compensate when some connections strengthen

How synapses strengthen and weaken in neurons (correct)

How synapses forge new connections with other neurons

According to Mriganka Sur, what is the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?

They have no relationship

They always have complex rules

They always have simple rules (correct)

They have a complex relationship

Which technique did the researchers use to activate plasticity in the visual cortex of mice?

Changing the receptive field of a neuron Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the technique used to genetically engineer the neurons in the mouse's visual cortex?

Optogenetics Signup and view all the answers

What did the researchers observe when they reopened the previously closed eye of the mouse?

Synapses related to the closed eye strengthened Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity?

To maintain a balance of synaptic resources Signup and view all the answers

According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?

Because previous studies were carried out in reduced preparations with artificial stimuli Signup and view all the answers

According to the study, how does the strengthening of synapses affect Arc?

It weakens Arc Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of Arc in neuronal circuits, according to the study?

It weakens synapses Signup and view all the answers

What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes the flexibility of our brains?

Plastic Signup and view all the answers

What happens to immediately neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?

They weaken Signup and view all the answers

How does Mriganka Sur describe the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?

They are interdependent Signup and view all the answers

According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?

The researchers lacked advanced imaging and genetic tools Signup and view all the answers

What does the study suggest about learning and memory at the individual neuron level?

Learning and memory occur through the repeated simulation of another neuron Signup and view all the answers

What did Ania Majewska, associate professor of neuroscience, say about the study's impact?

The study provides clues about how neuronal circuits develop and remodel in a physiological setting Signup and view all the answers

What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the technique used by the researchers to change a neuron's receptive field in the visual cortex of mice?

Optogenetics Signup and view all the answers

What did the researchers observe when they induced plasticity in the visual cortex of mice by changing a neuron's receptive field?

The synapses on the relevant dendrite of the neuron grew Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity, according to the study?

Arc maintains a balance of synaptic resources Signup and view all the answers

What did the researchers do to confirm their findings about the structural differences seen under the two-photon microscope?

They performed a higher-resolution electron microscope imaging Signup and view all the answers

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Which protein is responsible for the weakening of neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?

What did the researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT demonstrate in their study?

According to Mriganka Sur, what is the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?

Which technique did the researchers use to activate plasticity in the visual cortex of mice?

What is the name of the technique used to genetically engineer the neurons in the mouse's visual cortex?

What did the researchers observe when they reopened the previously closed eye of the mouse?

What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity?

According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?

According to the study, how does the strengthening of synapses affect Arc?

What is the role of Arc in neuronal circuits, according to the study?

What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?

Which term best describes the flexibility of our brains?

What happens to immediately neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?

How does Mriganka Sur describe the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?

According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?

What does the study suggest about learning and memory at the individual neuron level?

What did Ania Majewska, associate professor of neuroscience, say about the study's impact?

What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?

What is the technique used by the researchers to change a neuron's receptive field in the visual cortex of mice?

What did the researchers observe when they induced plasticity in the visual cortex of mice by changing a neuron's receptive field?

What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity, according to the study?

What did the researchers do to confirm their findings about the structural differences seen under the two-photon microscope?

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Questions and Answers

Which protein is responsible for the weakening of neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?

What did the researchers at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT demonstrate in their study?

According to Mriganka Sur, what is the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?

Which technique did the researchers use to activate plasticity in the visual cortex of mice?

What is the name of the technique used to genetically engineer the neurons in the mouse's visual cortex?

What did the researchers observe when they reopened the previously closed eye of the mouse?

What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity?

According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?

According to the study, how does the strengthening of synapses affect Arc?

What is the role of Arc in neuronal circuits, according to the study?

What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?

Which term best describes the flexibility of our brains?

What happens to immediately neighboring synapses when one synapse strengthens?

How does Mriganka Sur describe the relationship between collective behaviors of complex systems and simple rules?

According to the study, why was it previously unclear how the mechanisms identified are actually implemented in the complicated circuits that function inside a brain?

What does the study suggest about learning and memory at the individual neuron level?

What did Ania Majewska, associate professor of neuroscience, say about the study's impact?

What funding sources supported the research mentioned in the text?

What is the technique used by the researchers to change a neuron's receptive field in the visual cortex of mice?

What did the researchers observe when they induced plasticity in the visual cortex of mice by changing a neuron's receptive field?

What is the role of the protein Arc in synaptic plasticity, according to the study?

What did the researchers do to confirm their findings about the structural differences seen under the two-photon microscope?

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