Thursday, October 4, 2018
\nMarisela Morales (NIDA) discusses the anatomical and functional complexity of VTA projections, including the distinctive synaptic architecture of dual GABAergic glutamatergic synapses in the habenula, and the indispensability of electron microscopy for understanding the diversity of brain circuits.
\nDuration: 43 minutes
\nDiscussants:(in alphabetical order)
\nCarlos Paladini (Professor, UTSA)
\nSalma Quraishi (Research Asst Prof, UTSA)
\nTodd Troyer (Assoc Prof, UTSA)
\nMatt Wanat (Asst Prof, UTSA)
\nCharles Wilson (Ewing Halsell Chair, UTSA)
\nacknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.