WVU CN Video Featured on the First Video Cover of the Journal of Neuroscience

For the first time, The Journal of Neuroscience has released a video cover for its journal, and the August 7 issue features part one of a three-part video created by a team of researchers at WVU's Center for Neuroscience. Parts two and three of the video will be featured on the August 15 and August 22 issues, respectively. 

These videos illustrate different aspects from the study, "Synaptic Inputs Compete During Rapit Formation of the Calyx of Held: a New Model System for Neural Development." The team of researchers at WVU worked with a team from the  University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to perform the study. The researchers included: Paul S. Holcomb, Brian K. Hoffpauir, Mitchell C. Hoyson, Dakota R. Jackson, Thomas J. Deerinck, Glen S. Marrs, Marlin Dehoff, Jonathan Wu, Mark H. Ellisman, and George A. Spirou.

The first video in the series can be viewed here. According to the Society for Neuroscience, this video uses nanoscale resolution images from serial block-face electron microscopy (SBEM) of the developing mouse auditory brainstem during the first few days of development. It depicts research that focuses on brainstem circuits that perform the initial calculation of source location based on delays in arrival of a sound at the two ears. The video is set to an original score by musician Bill Mallers. 

More information, including a full-length article, can be found here. This video is also featured on the homepage of the Society for Neuroscience website, which can be viewed here. 

Part two of this three-part video, as well as additional information about it, can be found here: Part Two: The Journal of Neuroscience Video Cover Shows Development of Auditory Cell.

The final video of this cover series, released on August 22, as well as additional information, can be found here: Part Three: The Journal of Neuroscience Video Cover Sheds Light on the Nature of Competition During Growth of Auditory Cell.