Melissa C. Lu

Oct 13, 2024 | tandfonline.com | Melissa C. Lu |Andrew Kim |Mary Lingwall |Mischion Murphy

ABSTRACTMore than 100 million children and 13% of the adult population suffer from obesity globally. People with obesity experience higher risks of chronic illness, poor mental health outcomes, and premature death. Exposure to natural environments, including green spaces, encourages regular physical activity and cardiovascular exercise to combat obesity.

Aug 14, 2024 | jneurosci.org | Daniel Lee |Melissa C. Lu

Dorsoventral Heterogeneity of Synaptic Connectivity in Hippocampal CA3 Pyramidal Neurons Minghua Li, Yu-Qiu Jiang, Daniel K. Lee, Haoran Wang, Melissa C. Lu, Qian Sun Journal of Neuroscience 14 August 2024, 44 (33) e0370242024; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0370-24.2024

Jul 17, 2024 | jneurosci.org | Daniel Lee |Melissa C. Lu

AbstractThe hippocampal CA3 region plays an important role in learning and memory. CA3 pyramidal neurons (PNs) receive two prominent excitatory inputs – mossy fibers (MFs) from dentate gyrus (DG) and recurrent collaterals (RCs) from CA3 PNs – that play opposing roles in pattern separation and pattern completion, respectively.