Wenbiao Gan
Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology at NYU School of Medicine and Skirball Institute, specialising in synaptic plasticity and dendritic spine dynamics and known for two-photon imaging studies of sleep-dependent synaptic change.
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Sep 1, 2021 • 42min
S2E6 Wenbiao Gan - The role of sleep in synapse formation and elimination
Wenbiao Gan, a neuroscience professor known for two-photon imaging of synaptic plasticity, discusses how sleep shapes dendritic spine formation and elimination. He covers imaging techniques, how learning and different sleep stages drive spine turnover, surprising findings about REM and non-REM roles, and ideas on why nightly pruning may improve learning and generalization.
