Claudia Pama University positionPhD student DepartmentsDepartment of Psychology and Department of Veterinary Medicine Research ThemesInterestsCurrently I am based at the Wellcome Trust – Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute in the lab of Dr Karadottir, investigating the pattern of developmental cortical myelination as well as the function of myelin in learning - under which circumstances do axons become myelinated? Can neuronal activity induce myelin formation? To examine the role of myelin in learning I am collaborating with Prof Tim Bussey and Prof Lisa Saksida.  Myelination in the mouse brain, imaged with confocal miscroscopy. Cell nuclei were stained with DAPI (blue), CUX1 for cortical layer II-III, myelin for myelin basic protein (MBP; green) Click image to view full-size Research Focus
EquipmentBehavioural analysis Confocal microscopy Electrophysiological recording techniques Fluorescence microscopy Immunohistochemistry Microscopy Optogenetics Collaborators
Associated News ItemsPublications2016Dalmaijer ES, Pama EAC, Prins S (2016), “United Kingdom: Illness should not curtail PhD funding” Nature 539(7630): 495 2013Pama EA, Colzato LS, Hommel B (2013), “Optogenetics as a neuromodulation tool in cognitive neuroscience.” Front Psychol 4:610 Details |