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Fields Lab: Section on Nervous System Development and Plasticity
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Regulation of myelination by neural impulse activity
Synaptic plasticity
Hippocampal synaptic plasticity
Regulation of gene expression by action-potential firing patterns
Last Updated Date: 11/30/2012
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Dr Douglas R Fields
Senior Investigator
Section on Nervous System Development and Plasticity
Phone: 301-480-3209
Fax: 301-480-2707
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fieldsd@mail.nih.gov
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