Primary Recipient

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, THE

Amount

$32,258.00

Award Date

7/21/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

The long-term goal of this proposal is to define molecular mechanisms that control synaptic strength. Synapses are dynamic-once formed, neural circuits evolve by the addition and elimination of synaptic connections and the modification of their strength.