Connectionists: Spines & Motif Participation | Open Brain Institute Webinar

[Mathieu Chambon]

 The Open Brain Institute Team invites you to join our second webinar of the year.
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Spines & Motif Participation
📆 Wednesday 29 April 2026 | 1:30 PM CET | 1 hour | Online
⬇️ Read the Full Abstract and Register ⬇️
 https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/286e8e3d-222e-4f89-bdb4-b0adc75653d5@c355c1d8-2b0b-4398-a8ea-b2134d2db027

Using EM data from the Allen Institute’s MICrONS project, we’re exploring whether dendritic spine anatomy is linked to the topology of local brain networks.

🔬 We’re testing two key hypotheses:

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Neuron participation in specific motifs correlates with spine density
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Connections contributing to key motifs are formed on larger spines

💡 If true:

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Spines may contribute to how non-random circuit structure is formed and maintained—extending their known role in plasticity.

Speaker:
Michael Reimann | Lead Scientist at Open Brain Institute

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🎬 Watch our previous webinar
From Ion Channel Mutations to Neuronal Dysfunction<https://youtu.be/MSl16e9B7qY?si=N6nZdLFhEj973s0l>
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Kind regards,


Mathieu Chambon

Communications Designer

Open Brain Institute - Lausanne, Switzerland 1005

https://ch.linkedin.com/company/openbraininstitute
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