Dr. Majewska uses in vivo two-photon microscopy, a state-of-the-art cellular imaging technology which allows the imaging of the live brain in real time with tremendous resolution, to try to understand neural function by observing structures in live tissue. Dr. Majewska's research is aimed at understanding how single-cell structure changes dynamically over time to influence nervous system function, in particular how the structure of tiny compartments (synapses) which allow communication between different cells changes as a result of learning and adapting to the outside world. read on...