In vivo investigation of synaptic mechanisms controlling interneuron function in the primary visual cortex of mice

My doctoral research focuses on the synaptic mechanisms that control interneurons in the primary visual cortex, specifically somatostatin and parvalbumin interneurons, in both adults and during development. It also investigates how NMDA receptors control the function of cortical PV-INs and how dysfunctions in these mechanisms in interneurons contribute to ASD in adult and young mice. This research uses in vivo two-photon imaging during visual stimulation.