January 10, 2024
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET
Purpose: The synaptic basis of neuroplasticity may involve long term potentiation or depression (LTP/LTD), but there are also many possible polysynaptic, cellular, circuit, and behavioral mechanisms. In the visual system alone, myriad concepts guide research at the various levels of inquiry including: synapse formation/maintenance, adaptive/maladaptive, experience dependent/homeostatic, familiarity/learning and memory/recovery of function. The goal of this workshop is to bring together various lines of investigation for a better understanding of the full process.
The workshop will be virtual, and is free to attend. The event will be live captioned. For questions or other reasonable accommodations to participate, please contact Alicia Kerr (alicia.kerr@nih.gov) at least 72 hours prior to the event.

Sessions, Topics and Speakers:
Session 1: Cortical cellular mechanisms
Lindsey Glickfeld, Chair
Ocular dominance plasticity, Betsy Quinlan
Ensemble formation through intrinsic plasticity, Rafa Yuste
Neuronal tuning via diverse synaptic inputs, David Fitzpatrick
Session 2: Functional reorganization
Marlene Behrmann, Chair
Neural adaptations in visual impairment, Ione Fine
Perceptual development in sight recovery, Pawan Sinha
Oculomotor rehabilitation, Tara Alverez
Session 3: Subcortical mechanisms
JC Cang, Chair
Sensory plasticity beyond the critical period, Hey-Kyoung Lee
Synaptic tuning in visual thalamus, Chinfei Chen
Experience-dependence in superior colliculus, Jennifer Hoy
Session 4: Retinal remodeling
Alapakkam Sampath, Chair
Cellular responses to photoreceptor degeneration, Bryan Jones
Adaptive compensatory mechanisms, Greg Field
Preservation of function, Daniel Kerschensteiner
Astrocytes in synapse formation and maintenance, Cagla Eroglu