Updated: Wed, 10/02/2024 - 13:45

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors. Many classes will be held online. Remote work required where possible. See Campus Public Safety website for details.

Du samedi 5 octobre au lundi 7 octobre, le campus du centre-ville et le campus Macdonald ne seront accessibles qu’aux étudiants et aux membres du personnel de l’Université McGill, ainsi qu’aux visiteurs essentiels. De nombreux cours auront lieu en ligne. Le personnel devra travailler à distance, si possible. Voir le site Web de la Direction de la protection et de la prévention pour plus de détails.

McGill.CA / Research in Neuroscience / Research Labs

Keith Murai

Contact information

Email: keith.murai [at] mcgill.ca
Tel.: 514-934-1934 ext. 43477

Academic affiliations

Director | School of Biomedical Sciences

Associate Dean | Faculty of Medicine

Professor | Neurology & Neurosurgery, Medicine (Dept. & Faculty)

Researcher | Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Publications

Research

Our research is focused on understanding how neural connections are formed, remodeled, and maintained in the brain and its relevance for cognition and disease. Our work is recognized for (1) uncovering the importance of communication between neurons and astrocytes in the brain, and (2) identifying novel signaling mechanisms underlying synaptic plasticity. In particular, our studies have identified new forms of bidirectional signaling between neurons and astrocytes that regulate both developing and mature synapses and uncovered specific pathways that determine where, when, and how glutamate receptors are produced and regulated to confer synaptic plasticity and learning/memory processes.

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