Dr Nathalie Dehorter - QBI: "Control of the Interneuron Function during Brain Development"
Speaker: Dr Nathalie Dehorter
Queensland Brain Institute
University of Queensland
Title: Control of the Interneuron Function during Brain Development.
Interneurons display functional diversity with unique gene expression profiles and distinct electrophysiological signatures which are essential to maintain the excitation-inhibition balance in neuronal networks. Yet, there is a profound lack of insight into how specific subclasses of interneurons adjust their activity via activity-dependent transcriptional programs to ultimately shape circuit development and homeostasis in health and disease. For this talk, I will present how the ETV1/ER81 transcription factor represents a master regulator of interneuron function and will show how targeting interneurons in autism spectrum disorder represents a viable target to treat the deleterious symptoms of this condition.
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Neuroscience seminars at the QBI play a major role in the advancement of neuroscience in the Asia-Pacific region. The primary goal of these seminars is to promote excellence in neuroscience through the exchange of ideas, establishing new collaborations and augmenting partnerships already in place.
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