Friday Lectures
Friday, March 9th, 2018 3:45 p.m.
Caspary Auditorium
Michael Greenberg, Ph.D.
Department Chair and Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor
Department of Neurobiology
Harvard Medical School
How Nature and Nurture Conspire to Control Brain Development and Function
Recommended Readings:
Empirical Articles
Kalish, Brian T.; Cheadle, Lucas; Hrvatin, Sinisa; et al. (2018). Single-cell transcriptomics of the developing lateral geniculate nucleus reveals insights into circuit assembly and refinement. PNAS. 115 (5): E1051-E1060
Hrvatin, Sinisa; Hochbaum, Daniel R.; Nagy, M. Aurel; et al. (2018). Single-cell analysis of experience-dependent transcriptomic states in the mouse visual cortex. NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 21 (1): 120-+
Gabel, Harrison W.; Kinde, Benyam; Stroud, Hume; et al. (2015). Disruption of DNA-methylation-dependent long gene repression in Rett syndrome. NATURE. 522 (7554): 89-U221
Malik, Athar N.; Vierbuchen, Thomas; Hemberg, Martin; et al. (2014). Genome-wide identification and characterization of functional neuronal activity-dependent enhancers. NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 17 (10): 1330-1339
West, Anne E.; Greenberg, Michael E. (2011). Neuronal Activity-Regulated Gene Transcription in Synapse Development and Cognitive Function. COLD SPRING HARBOR PERSPECTIVES IN BIOLOGY. 3 (6)
Greer, Paul L.; Hanayama, Rikinari; Bloodgood, Brenda L.; et al. (2010). The Angelman Syndrome Protein Ube3A Regulates Synapse Development by Ubiquitinating Arc. CELL. 140 (5): 704-716
Review Papers
Hardingham, Giles E.; Pruunsild, Priit; Greenberg, Michael E.; et al. (2018). Lineage divergence of activity-driven transcription and evolution of cognitive ability. NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE. 19 (1): 9-15
Ebert, Daniel H.; Greenberg, Michael E. (2013). Activity-dependent neuronal signalling and autism spectrum disorder. NATURE. 493 (7432): 327-337
Book Chapter
Flavell, Steven W.; Greenberg, Michael E. (2008). Signaling mechanisms linking neuronal activity to gene expression and plasticity of the nervous system. ANNUAL REVIEW OF NEUROSCIENCE. 31: 563-590