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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)

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.