Massachusetts Institute of Technology · PsychologyThe Vision Circuit Lab
Mark F Bear · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Research Focus
Professor Mark F. Bear's lab at MIT focuses on understanding visual processing and memory in the brain, especially relating to conditions like amblyopia. The research explores how visual experiences shape the brain's neural circuits, aiming to develop new treatments for visual disorders. By studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind synaptic changes, the lab addresses both basic neuroscience and potential clinical applications.
visual cortexamblyopiasynaptic plasticityvisual memoryneuropsychiatric disordersbehavioral neuroscienceneural circuitsmemory storagereward recognition
Research Aims
5AIM 01Investigate how retinal silencing influences synaptic strength in the visual cortex of adult amblyopia
AIM 02Uncover the mechanisms that enable recovery from amblyopia
AIM 03Identify how visual stimuli are recognized and remembered in the brain
AIM 04Map the synaptic modifications that underlie visual recognition memory
AIM 05Explore the effects of sensory experience on neural circuit adaptation.
Skills the Lab Values
electrophysiologyanimal modelsbehavioral testingimmunohistochemistryconfocal microscopydata analysis in neuroscienceoptogeneticsin vivo imagingmolecular biology techniquesstatistical modeling
Output against the department
Publications401top 8% of dept.24th of 296
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Citations53ktop 3% of dept.9th of 296
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