Plasticity – Asian Scientist Magazine

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plasticity

In the Lab

Competition Between Synapses Shapes Brain Circuitry

Brain plasticity, essential for learning and memory, is controlled by competition for a limited protein resource.

An Alternative Path To Restore Sight

The visual processing system is more adaptable than previously thought, and an MRI study may have identified the region of the brain responsible.

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10 Years Of Celebrating Asia’s Researchers

Every year, Asian Scientist Magazine publishes Asian Scientist 100, a carefully curated list of the best and brightest researchers and leaders in SETM in Asia. This year we complete a decade of doing so.
Learning From Environmental Defenders

Drawing on traditional knowledge systems, environmental researchers and policymakers in Asia are working with indigenous communities to design better strategies for environmental conservation.
The Equalizers

Across Asia, people with disabilities are breaking physical and social barriers to STEM fields, opening the way for others.