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Longitudinal imaging in mouse visual cortex

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Project Description

Longitudinal calcium imaging in the visual and prefrontal cortex across development in L1 and L2/3 of the mouse visual cortex.

Program - BioScience

Division - Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering

Faculty Lab Link - https://neurocircuits.kaust.edu.sa/

Field of Study - Neuroscience

About the
Researcher

Leena Ibrahim

Assistant Professor, Bioscience (Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division)

Desired Project Deliverables

Learn how to perform surgeries in early postnatal and adult mice track same neurons across development analyze data using suite2p and characterize response changes with visual experience