Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience (Beacon) Seminar: White Matter plasticity and myelination in the adult brain in response to learning
Dr Cassandra Sampaio Baptista (University of Oxford)
Cognitive & Behavioural Neuroscience Seminar Series
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 1pm to 2pm
Schlich Lecture Theatre, Department of Plant Sciences, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RB
Hosted by Miriam Klein-Flugge
White matter plasticity is a recently described mechanism by which experience shapes brain structure and function during adulthood. This phenomenon was first described in adult humans with complex motor skill learning using whole brain non-invasive diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). I have used rodent models in combination with imaging techniques to further investigate the underlying cellular mechanisms of white matter plasticity. I found evidence of myelin changes with learning and experience, which could, to some extent, be related to the imaging findings in humans.