Elizabeth Gould

Position
Dorman T. Warren Professor
Role
Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Office Phone
Office
A56 Princeton Neuroscience Institute
Education

Ph.D., UCLA

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Bio/Description

 

 

New neurons (red) and microglia (green) in the hippocampus

My laboratory studies structural plasticity in the adult mammalian brain. We are interested in identifying the environmental, hormonal and neural stimuli that drive changes in the number, shape and size of neurons, astrocytes and microglia. The ultimate goals of our work are to determine the impact changes in brain structure have on cognition and anxiety regulation, as well as to identify factors that enhance plasticity and cell survival in the developing and adult mammalian brain.