Control of spatial coding by NMDAR co-agonists and astrocytic signaling (B03)

• Subject Area: Molecular Biology and Physiology of Neurons and Glial Cells
• Term: since 2013
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 227953431

The project builds on previous data regarding hippocampal astrocyte-neuron crosstalk, and will now establish how neuronal and astrocytic activity is coordinated in vivo, and how their crosstalk contributes to neuronal place-related firing and spatial coding. The project will also address the role of astrocytic Ca2+ transients driven by neuromodulators for hippocampal function.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1089: Synaptic Micronetworks in Health and Disease
• Applicant Institution: Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Heinz Beck, until 6/2017; Professor Dr. Dirk Dietrich, until 6/2021; Professor Dr. Christian Henneberger