Brain-related pathologies are one of the largest contributors to disease burden worldwide. There is a need to improve our understanding of brain function in health and disease. Our research aims to unveil molecular and cellular mechanisms contributing to brain disease, and identify potential targets for therapeutic intervention.
The neuroscience anatomy group uses a wide range of methods to investigate brain structure and function at levels spanning from molecules to systems and behaviour, and develops resources for analysing, integrating, and sharing neuroscience data.
We study
Molecular mechanisms of neurotransporter dynamics and synaptic plasticity in health and disease (Danbolt, Chaudhry, Davanger).
Cell-volume regulation, gliovascular signalling, blood-brain-barrier integrity, and lymphangiopathy (Amiry-Moghaddam, Torp).
The organization of molecules, cells, and neural connections in rodent brains and transgenic models of brain disease (Bjaalie, Leergaard, Amiry-Moghaddam, Torp).
Neuroanatomy group leaders on the “Thinking floor” in Domus Medica. From left: Mahmood Amiry Moghaddam, Svend Davanger, Niels Christian Danbolt, Reidun Torp, Trygve Leergaard og Farrukh Chaudhry. Jan Bjaalie var ikke tilstede. Photo by Carina Knudsen (Institute for Basic Medical Sciences, UiO).
