Moritz Helmstaedter

Director, Department of Connectomics
Max Planck Institute for Brain Research

Moritz Helmstaedter is director of the connectomics department at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt, Germany.

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1 August 2022

7 min read

Of mice and human interneurons: Q&A with Moritz Helmstaedter

People’s brains have a larger network of inhibitory interneurons than mouse brains do, according to a new study. Changes to that network could contribute to autism or other conditions, says lead investigator Moritz Helmstaedter.

Inhibitory signaling

Of mice and human interneurons: Q&A with Moritz Helmstaedter

By Angie Voyles Askham

1 August 2022 | 7 min read

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