Cellular Neuroscience, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) is a cross-disciplinary research institution that combines basic science research with graduate education. Our scientists perform theoretical and experimental research in Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Information and System Sciences. They are organized in small to medium-size research groups that interact with each other across the boundaries of traditional disciplines.
Source: https://ist.ac.at/en/research/ (11/21/2023)
使用增强功能电子显微镜研究大脑切片中的突触
神经科学的一个基本问题就是突触的结构与其功能特性之间有何关系?过去几十年,电生理学揭示了突触传递机制,而电子显微镜(EM)深入探索了突触形态。用于关联突触生理学和超微结构的方法可以追溯到20世纪中叶。目标是获得突触传递的快照,即捕获电子显微照片中的动态过程。