BS 150 Seth Grant Explores the Synaptome

BS 150 is my 4th interview with Dr. Seth Grant, the molecular
biologist who has discovered surprising things about the
evolution of the synapse, including the fact that vertebrates
have much more complex synapses than invertebrates. In this
interview we talk about his latest paper in Neuron in which his
team has developed a method for mapping the synapses across the
entire mouse brain. This is called a synaptome and reveals that
there is surprising diversity depending on which part of the
brain is examined. We discuss the implications of this discovery
and how it suggests a new theory of how memory works.


Even though this is a follow up to last year's interview (BS
137), Dr. Grant provides all the background that a new listener
will need to appreciate his work.


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