Francesco Mattia Rossi is an associate professor at the Universidad de la República, Uruguay, where he leads research on visual cortex plasticity and neuroplasticity. Trained in Italy, with postdoctoral experience in France and Brazil, he has built an internationally recognized career in neuroscience. His research focuses on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying brain plasticity, with recent work on cofilin, proteomics, epigenetics, and psychedelic compounds. Rossi has held numerous scientific leadership roles in Latin America, serves on editorial boards and review panels, and has an extensive publication record. He teaches undergraduate and graduate neuroscience courses.
Francesco Mattia Rossi
Associate professor
Universidad de la República
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- “Ibogaine induces juvenile-like plasticity and modulates functional and structural regulators of plasticity in the adult mouse visual cortex” | BMC Neuroscience
- “Modulation of cofilin 1 phosphorylation induces juvenile-like plasticity in the adult mouse visual cortex” | Neuroscience
- “Fluoxetine increases plasticity and modulates the proteomic profile in the adult mouse visual cortex” | Scientific Reports
- “The transporters GlyT2 and VIAAT cooperate to determine the vesicular glycinergic phenotype” | JNeurosci
- “Abnormal functional organization in the dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus of mice lacking the beta 2 subunit of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor” | Neuron
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