Adolescence and “Late Blooming” Synapses of the Prefrontal Cortex
The maturation of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) during adolescence is [...]
Piekarski & Boivin in Cell Press Selections
David Piekarski and Joe Boivin's work was selected to become [...]
Wren Thomas receives her PhD from the Helen Wills Neuroscience Program
Congratulations Wren!
Center for the Developing Adolescent
We have been working to develop a new Center for [...]
Mice engineered to mimic a common Val66Met polymorphism in the BDNF gene show greater sensitivity to reversal in environmental contingencies
A common human polymorphism in the gene that encodes brain [...]
Imaging Striatal Dopamine Release Using a Non-Genetically Encoded Near-Infrared Fluorescent Catecholamine Nanosensor
Neuromodulation plays a critical role in brain function in both [...]